Migration Rules

Temporary staying period of foreigners and stateless persons, who enter the Republic of Azerbaijan upon visa, cannot be more than the staying period indicated on the visa. If temporary staying period of foreigners and stateless persons in the country is not extended, they are not granted temporary residence permit, or no application for the extension of temporary staying period or issuance of temporary residence permit has been received by the end of that period, they have to leave the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Foreigners or stateless persons temporarily staying in the Republic of Azerbaijan for more than 15 days (as well as when they change their place of stay) should apply to the management of the place he/she stays (hotel, sanatorium, rest home, boarding house, camping, tourist base, hospital or other similar public places) or the owner of the apartment or other place of accommodation in order to get registered upon place of stay by the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan without paying any state fee.

Foreigners and stateless persons who overstay the period indicated on the e-visa or do not get registered upon place of stay (in case of staying more than 15 days) or do not obey the rules of registration upon place of stay(registration within 5 working days from the date of arrival at the new place of stay) when moving from one place to another are hold liable in a way defined by the law (Violation of these rules results in administrative liability according to Article 575 of the Administrative Offences Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan).

E-visa does not give the right to foreigners and stateless persons to engage in paid labour activity in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Foreigners and stateless persons intending to engage in paid labour activity in the Republic of Azerbaijan should obtain labour visa (the period of stay in the country is defined up to 90 days) in a way envisaged by the Migration Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Foreigners and stateless persons intending both to reside temporarily and to engage in paid labour activity in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan should obtain work permit along with the permit for temporary residence in a way defined by the Migration Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Duration of Stay

Foreigners and stateless persons staying in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan have to observe declared purposes of their entry and leave the territory of the country after the expiration of the defined period.

Temporary staying period of foreigners and stateless persons, who enter the Republic of Azerbaijan upon visa, cannot be more than the staying period indicated on the visa, while temporary staying period of those who enter the Republic of Azerbaijan under visa-free regime, cannot be more than 90 days except for the cases envisaged by the international agreements that the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party to.

If temporary staying period of foreigners and stateless persons in the country is not extended, they are not granted temporary residence permit, or no application for the extension of temporary staying period or issuance of temporary residence permit has been received by the end of that period, they have to leave the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

In case of termination of person’s citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan, who holds citizenship of other state (states) along with citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan, that person have to leave the country within 30 days from the date of receipt of the official information about it or have to apply to the relevant executive authority for obtaining a permit for temporary residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in case of existence of relevant grounds according to Article 45 of this Code. During the processing period of such an application the person’s temporary stay in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan is considered legal.

Upon legal requests of the employees of the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, foreigners and stateless persons have to present their identity documents, as well as the documents certifying their legal stay or residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

 

Purpose of Visa

The rights and obligations of foreigners and stateless persons on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan are defined by the Migration Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. According to Article 76.3 of the Migration Code, foreigners and stateless persons on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan must adhere to the declared purposes of arrival in the country.

It should be noted that the declared purpose of the arrival of foreigners arriving in Azerbaijan on the basis of visa must correspond to the types of entry visas issued to them. Entry visas for purposes of official, business, science, education, employment, tourism, culture, sports, humanitarian, medical and private visit are issued to foreigners coming to our country.

Violation of these rules entails administrative liability in accordance with Article 575.1.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Taking into account the above, foreigners intending to obtain a permit for temporary residence on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan are recommended to comply with these rules when applying to State Migration Service.

 

You can apply for visa to Azerbaijan at Official Electronic Visa Portal Of The Republic Of Azerbaijan