How to Stay in RA
Enter in RA with Visa Free or Visa :
The Immigration Rules in RA are Soft and Easier than Majority of Foreign countres, European Passport Holders are allowed to Stay 6 Months in a Row in the RA.
Depending on your Passport issuing Country you are entitle to Enter with Visa Free or with a Visa in the RA.
Visa Conditions to enter the RA For Foreign Citizens
VIsa Policy Evisa, Visa in Consulate or Airport Desk on Arrival :
- 21 Days with VISA for Tourism or Business it cost 3000 AMD.
- 120 Days with Visa for Tourism or Business it cost 15 000 AMD.
With the Possibility to Extend for 60 Days this VISA - at the Passport and Visa office in Yerevan only, address : Yerevan, Davtashen, 4th District, 17/10 Building
E-visa Online Application : https://evisa.mfa.am/
The Visa Application require a Minimum packet of Documents that your can find online (usually Tickets and Purpose of entry and Financial Means for Stay Duration)
During 1 to 3 days the E-VISA Must be accepted or rejected by the competent authorities.
IN 2024 REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA DO NOT GIVE E-VISA ON THE ANTARCTICA PASSPORT. (recommand not to apply)
Cost of application is 3005 AMD (around 7 EUR) but there is no results guaranteed, rate of approval is unknown.
EXAMPLE of an E-VISA Rejection with a ANTARCTICA WORLD PASSPORT, French, Paris 2022 Version. (i scan only the page with my picture)
Reason Given : Lack of Data (it is recommanded to scan all pages of the Passport)
SECOND REJECTION with the German - Russian Version 2020 of the ANTARCTICA WORLD PASSPORT (all pages were scanned)
Date Of Application 03.04.2024
Residence Permit in RA ? :
Residence Permit are Granted for 1 or 5 Years to Foreigners that Meet the Legal Requirements (An Article about the Residence Permit in the RA will be Set)
Currently of the form of a Plastic Card with Foreigner Data.
The Application for a Residence Permit is Straightforward and Require a Minimum Packet of Documents.
Permanent Resident Permit 5 Years application cost 140 000 AMD and decision is taken during 1 to 3 Months.
Temporary Residence Permit 1 Year application cost 105 000 AMD and decision is taken during 1 to 3 Months.
Sample of Temporary Residence permit in Armenia
The Address to Apply for a Residence Permit is the Main MIgration Directorate, Passport and Visa Office
Yerevan, Davtashen, 4th District, 17/10 Building
Registration Services in RA (at Migration and Passport Office) :
It is Possible to extend your Stay in RA, if you are ground for this you Can REGISTER and get a prolongation of your Stay in RA.
With an EUROPEAN Passport you can usually stay up to 180 days per year in the RA, You can extend the stay if you have grounds like a work or a company in Armenia or others legally binding grounds.
List of Usual Documents to register in Armenia :
Registration is placed in a Passport, In the Presence of the Owner, arrange with the Owner of the appartment to register you.
Go with the Owner to the Police office of the administrative District and apply for a residence permit (you must book an appointment on the website of the passport office , pay a fee of 1 100 AMD in the Terminal, then a District Police officer wil check your residency within 15 days).
Get approval of the Police and they will put a Stamp in your Passport
You need a Notarized Armenian Translation of your Passport.
You also can do this without the owner of the Flat or House but you need to inform him or her :
Translation of your Passport in Armenian Language Notarized (it'is easy it usually cost 5000 AMD, around 12 EUR)
An Application for Registration writting in Armenian in the Passport and Migration Office.
Passport copy of the Owner of the House or appartment where you intend to Register, if there are several owners all of them must be present and bring Passports.
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