Governmental Decree No. 19 “On approval of the Rules for issuing permits for access to the territorial waters (sea) and internal waters of the Republic of Kazakhstan of Kazakhstan low-size self-propelled and non-self-propelled (surface and underwater) vessels (vehicles) and vehicles on ice”.

This Governmental Decree establishes the procedure for issuing permits for access to the territorial waters (sea) and internal waters of the Republic of Kazakhstan of Kazakhstan low-size self-propelled and non-self-propelled (surface and underwater) vessels (vehicles) and vehicles on ice by the officials of the Border Guard of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. At the request of the aforesaid officials natural and legal persons must show permits and personal identification documents. Officials of the Border Guard of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the course and search and rescue operations shall have the authority to restrict or suspend the issued permits. In order to obtain permits legal entity or individual entrepreneur must submit in electronic format though web-portal of e-government to the Border Guard of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan the following documentation: (a) application in accordance with the form contained in the Annex 1; (b) copies of permits for fisheries, research and other activities in territorial sea and inland waters. The period of validity of permits shall correspond to the period of validity of permits for the authorized respective activities, but shall not exceed the period of one calendar year. After the expire of the authorized period the permit expires automatically.