Visa policy of Azerbaijan

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Visitors to Azerbaijan must obtain a visa from one of the Azerbaijani diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries, or citizens eligible for an electronic visa on arrival, or citizens eligible for an electronic visa.

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All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 3 months.

Overview

The applicant's passport must be valid for at least 3 months longer than the expected validity period of the visa requested. [1]

If the applicant's passport has less than 3 months remaining before the expiry date, the visa will not be issued. [2]

All entrants who plan to stay for more than 15 days are required to register their location with the State Migration Service on arrival (except citizens of Kazakhstan, who are only required to register if they intend to stay more than 30 days). [3]

Visa policy map

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Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries may enter Azerbaijan without a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted): [4] [5]

ID - May enter with an ID card in lieu of a passport. [6]
1 - 30 days

Non-ordinary passports

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  Azerbaijan
  Diplomatic, Official, Service or Special passports
  Diplomatic passports
  Temporarily suspended
  Admission refused

Holders of diplomatic, official, service or special passports of the following countries and territories may enter Azerbaijan without a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted): [4] [5] [9]

D - Diplomatic passports
O - Official passports
S - Service passports
Sp - Special passports
1 - 30 days
2 - 14 days
3 - Temporarily suspended.
4 - Although it is not included in Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan data, it is listed as visa-exempt on Singapore's ICA site.

Future changes

Azerbaijan has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

CountryPassportsAgreement signed on
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania [10] AllMarch 2024
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco [11] AllMay 2024

Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following countries may obtain an electronic visa, valid for a maximum stay of 30 days, on arrival at any international airport: [12] [13]

The cost of an electronic visa on arrival is US$30. Citizens of Japan may obtain an electronic visa on arrival free of charge. [14]

Citizens of the United States could formerly obtain a visa on arrival in Azerbaijan if arriving on a direct flight from New York City, valid for a maximum stay of 30 days. [12] However, Azerbaijan Airlines, the last operator of the route, scrapped the route in 2019. [15] As of 2024, no airline operates direct flights between New York and Baku, [16] so U.S citizens are not eligible to obtain a visa on arrival unless they meet another condition.

Conditional visa on arrival

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Azerbaijan introduced an e-Visa in January 2017. The system is known as the ASAN viza and visas are issued for a single-entry visit of up to 30 days. [18] The e-Visa should be printed and presented together with the visitor's passport (which must be valid for at least three months beyond the expiry date of the visa) at the border checkpoint. [19]

There are 2 types of e-Visa application: a standard application, which costs 20 USD and takes up to 3 working days, and an urgent application, which costs 55 USD and is processed within 3 hours. [20] In addition to the visa fee, applicants must pay a 5 USD service fee. [21]

Citizens of the following countries and territories may obtain an e-Visa: [22]

In 2017, British travel magazine Wanderlust rated Azerbaijan's electronic visa as the easiest visa to obtain in the world. [23]

There are plans to expand the ASAN system to issue electronic visas for Azerbaijani citizens travelling abroad. As of January 2018, Morocco was selected, and negotiations were also underway with Lithuania. [24]

Visa required in advance

Standard process

If a traveler does not meet the citizenship requirements for a visa exemption, visa on arrival, or electronic visa or wishes to work or study, they must apply for a physical visa with their nearest Azerbaijani diplomatic mission. [25] Visitors may apply by mail or appointment, and the application form may be filled out online. [1] Single-entry and transit visas cost 20 USD and multiple-entry visas cost 250 USD. [26]

When applying for a visa, the applicant must present the following: [1] [27]

Invitation

In addition, for all visas except transit visas, the applicant must present a valid invitation. [27] [28] The required invitational documents differ depending on the type of visa applied for. For tourist visas, the applicant must provide proof of a hotel booking within Azerbaijan and confirmed flights in and out of the country. [1] For private visit visas, the applicant's host in Azerbaijan must provide a notarized copy of both their identity card and an invitation letter. [29] For all other visa types, they must receive permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before applying for a visa. [1]

To obtain permission, the inviting party in Azerbaijan must file the following documents in person at the MFA office in Baku: [30]

If a legal representative submits the documents, they must also provide proof of the power of attorney and a copy of their identity card. If the inviting party is an individual, they must also present a copy of their tax number registration letter and proof of address. [30]

Visa facilitation

In 2013, Azerbaijan concluded a visa facilitation agreement with the European Union (excluding Ireland) which reduces the number of documents required to justify the purpose of the trip, provides for the issuance of multiple-entry visas, limits the processing time and reduces or eliminates fees for many categories of European Union citizens. [31]

Admission restrictions

Due to the state of war with Armenia, Azerbaijan prohibits entry and transit to citizens of Armenia and other countries of Armenian descent. Exceptions have been made during certain high-profile international events, such as the Europa League. [32] [33] [34]

The Government of Azerbaijan strictly prohibits the entry and transit of foreign citizens to the exclaves of Karki, Yuxarı Əskipara, Barxudarlı and Sofulu, which are de jure part of Azerbaijan but under the control of Armenia, without the prior consent of the Government of Azerbaijan.

Foreign citizens who entered these territories without permission may be denied entry and transit to Azerbaijan and may be included in the "list of persona non grata".

Entry and transit is refused to citizens of Kosovo, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight. Azerbaijan also does not recognize the passports of Abkhazia, the Sahrawi Republic, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in Azerbaijan were from the following countries of nationality:

Country [36] 20212020
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Increase2.svg 258,315225,201
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Increase2.svg 197,907160,504
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Increase2.svg 125,35872,783
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Decrease2.svg 62,666184,228
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Increase2.svg 17,42816,953
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Increase2.svg 17,3207,951
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Increase2.svg 9,4287,051
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Decrease2.svg 8,83411,945
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Decrease2.svg 6,9288,498
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Increase2.svg 6,6554,238
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Increase2.svg 5,9223,531
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Decrease2.svg 5,7306,036
Flag of India.svg  India Decrease2.svg 5,11712,731
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Increase2.svg 4,4092,604
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Decrease2.svg 4,2135,283
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Increase2.svg 3,4982,820
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Increase2.svg 3,3311,198
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Decrease2.svg 3,2248,752
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Decrease2.svg 3,2126,119
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Increase2.svg 3,0812,201
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Decrease2.svg 2,7388,257
Flag of France.svg  France Decrease2.svg 2,2781,506
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Increase2.svg 1,7811,532
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Decrease2.svg 413681
Flag of the United Nations.svg Other countries
and Statelessness 		Decrease2.svg 27,121167,284
TotalDecrease2.svg 791,751795,722

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