According to the Law of the Republic
of Azerbaijan “On exit from, entry to the country, and passports”,
foreign nationals and stateless persons (hereinafter referred to as
foreigners) can come to the Republic of Azerbaijan with their passports
and on the basis of visas issued in accordance with international
agreements provided that they enter the country through border
checkpoints.
For citizens of certain countries
there is a visa-free procedure of travel to the Republic of Azerbaijan
determined in accordance with interstate agreements entered into by the
Republic of Azerbaijan
Foreigners who have received
permission for temporary or permanent residence in the Republic of
Azerbaijan may travel to and from the Republic of Azerbaijan on the
basis of their passports and permits for temporary or permanent
residence issued by the State Migration Service of the Republic of
Azerbaijan (visa-free).
Entry visas are issued to foreigners
for entry to the Republic of Azerbaijan within ordinary procedure.
Single entry-exit visas are valid for a term of three days to three
months, while multiple entry-exit visas are valid for a term of one to
two years. If a visa remains unused during its validity period, it
becomes null and void.
Transit visas are issued to
foreigners traveling to other countries via the Republic of Azerbaijan. A
transit visa allows its holder to stay a maximum of five days in the
Republic of Azerbaijan.
Multiple-entry visas are issued for a
period of one to two years to foreigners working at diplomatic and
other representative offices of foreign countries in the Republic of
Azerbaijan, those working for consulates and branch offices
of international organizations and their family members, those
traveling to the Republic of Azerbaijan to receive education or attend
courses for raising qualifications or other foreigners traveling to the
Republic of Azerbaijan in connection with its interests on the basis of a
list approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Azerbaijan.
Embassies and consulates of the
Republic of Azerbaijan may issue multiple-entry visas to the Republic of
Azerbaijan in accordance with bilateral agreements and on the basis of instructions from the Ministry of Foreign affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
According to Decision No 153 of the
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On approving the
description and specification of visa forms issued to foreigners by
embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions of the Republic of
Azerbaijan” dated 1 December 2003, the type of the visa (entry or
transit), number of entries (single or multiple), category (ordinary,
service, diplomatic) and purpose (tourism, business, transit, etc.) must
be specified on the visa along with other information.
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