Mukhamejanova examines the repatriation experiences of female ethnic Kazakh returnees (“kandas”) from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan. Using qualitative interviews, the chapter identifies key barriers in linguistic adaptation, bureaucratic procedures, gendered social inequality, and labour market access. It situates the kandas programme within Kazakhstan’s nation-building strategy, demographic objectives, and evolving migration law. The focus on women reveals intersectional vulnerabilities often obscured in broader repatriation studies. The chapter highlights both the challenges—such as cultural adjustment, financial insecurity, and legal complexities—and the resilience strategies employed by female returnees. It calls for more gender-sensitive integration policies and better alignment between state objectives and lived migrant realities.