Visa policy of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan entry stamp

Visitors to Azerbaijan must obtain a visa from one of the Azerbaijani diplomatic missions, or an E-Visa through one of 68 tourist agencies, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Azerbaijan

  Republic of Azerbaijan

  Visa free for all passports

  Visa issued upon arrival for ordinary passports and visa free for diplomatic and service passports

  Visa on arrival under special conditions for ordinary passports and visa free for diplomatic and service passports

  Visa free for diplomatic and/or service passports

  Visa required prior to arrival or E-Visa

  Entry banned

General Visa Requirements

Azerbaijan visa

The passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the expiry date of the Azerbaijani visa applied for.^[1] If there is less than 3 months for the expiry of a foreign citizen's passport, a visa will not be granted.^[2] Citizens of specific countries listed, who are required to obtain a visa with an ordinary passport or with a service passport, have to obtain a visa before travelling to Azerbaijan. Visas are issued in at an embassy or consulate of the Republic of Azerbaijan or upon arrival at the border crossing points of the Republic of Azerbaijan.^[3]

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 9 countries can visit Azerbaijan without a visa for up to 90 days:^[4][5]

Belarus  Georgia  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Moldova

Russia  Tajikistan  Ukraine  Uzbekistan

Additionally holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Macedonia, Morocco, Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vietnam and only holders of diplomatic passports of Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Spain and Sweden do not require a visa to visit Azerbaijan.^[6]

Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following countries can obtain a visa for Azerbaijan on arrival:

Bahrain^1  China^1  Israel (60 days)  Japan^1  Kuwait^1  Malaysia^1

Oman^1  Qatar^1  Saudi Arabia^1  Singapore^1  South Korea^1  United Arab Emirates^1

_{1 – visa on arrival valid for 30 days obtainable only at any international airport.^[7][8]}

Limited visa on arrival

Citizens of  Iran can obtain a 15 days visa on arrival only for the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.^[9]

Citizens of  Turkey can obtain a 30 days visa on arrival only at Heydar Aliyev International Airport.^[10]

Citizens of  United States can obtain a 30 days visa on arrival only if arriving on a direct flight of Azerbaijan Airlines from New York.^[11]

Holders of an official invitation letter issued by the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan (or other Azerbaijan government authority) can obtain a visa on arrival. Staff of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and their dependents can obtain a visa on arrival if holding an official invitation letter from the ADB.

Visa facilitation

Azerbaijan concluded a visa facilitation agreement with the  European Union (excluding Denmark, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom) which reduces the number of documents sufficient for justifying the purpose of the trip, envisages issuance of multiple-entry visas, limits the length of processing and reduces the issuing fee or waives it entirely for many categories of EU citizens.^[12]

Bans

Due to a state of war with the Republic of Armenia, the Government of Azerbaijan bans the entry of citizens from  Armenia, as well as citizens of any other country who are of Armenian descent, to the Republic of Azerbaijan.^[13][14]

The Government of Azerbaijan strictly bans any visit of foreign citizens to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh (the de facto Nagorno-Karabakh Republic), its surrounding territories and the Azerbaijani exclaves of Karki, Yuxarı Əskipara, Barxudarlı and Sofulu which are de jure part of Azerbaijan but under control of Armenia, without prior consent of the Government of Azerbaijan. Foreign citizens who enter these occupied territories, will be permanently banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan and will be included into the "list of persona non grata".^[15]

See also

• Azerbaijani passport
• Visa requirements for Azerbaijani citizens

External links

• Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (English)

References

1. Azerbaijan Tourist Visa / Azerbaijan Visa Requirements
2. Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Visa Requirements - Documents required for granting visa
3. Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Visa Requirements
5. "Visa Information". Timatic. IATA. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
7. Visa centers to open in Azerbaijani airports
8. Azerbaijan Simplified Visa Policy for Citizens of Certain Countries. Haqqin.az. 25 January 2016.
9. Iranian tourists can get Nakhichevan visa at border
10. Travel announcement for Azerbaijan - Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkish)
11. US citizens traveling by the New York – Baku direct flight on AZAL are eligible to obtain Azerbaijani visa upon arrival at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku
12. AGREEMENT between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
13. Azerbaijan Country Page. NCSJ: Advocates on Behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States & Eurasia. Accessed 23 May 2010.
14. Azerbaijan doesn't allow Armenians in the country - Panarmenian.net
15. The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Romania - Consular Issues - Visa Section