Armenia

Employer-led online application for employment-based temporary residence. Labour consent and a work-permit process apply unless the occupation or worker is exempt.

Permanent residence based on entrepreneurial activity in Armenia.

Temporary residence based on documented entrepreneurial or business activity in Armenia.

Discretionary special residence granted by the Prime Minister to distinguished foreigners who provided significant service to Armenia or who are engaged in economic or cultural activity in Armenia.

Temporary residence based on study in Armenia, supported by documents proving the study ground and the common residence documents.

Permanent residence for the spouse or close relative of an Armenian citizen or Special Residence holder who has housing and means of subsistence and has legally resided in Armenia for at least three years.

Temporary residence for qualifying relatives of an Armenian citizen, a Special Passport holder, or a foreign temporary-residence holder.

Temporary residence for published fee-exempt family categories: family members of government-invited foreign specialists, family members of diplomatic or consular personnel, and close relatives of a recognised refugee arriving in Armenia.

Statement confirming legal residence for a family member of an EAEU citizen working in Armenia.

Certificate confirming legal residence for a citizen of an EAEU member state working in Armenia. EAEU workers are exempt from the Armenian work-permit requirement.

Temporary residence based on voluntary work performed under a legally concluded contract; applications are submitted through the employment platform under the Volunteer section.

Temporary visa exemption for nationals on the official 111-country list who hold an eligible residence permit issued by the United States, an EU or Schengen state, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or Oman, valid for at least six months from entry.

Short-stay visa exemption for ordinary-passport holders covered by Armenia’s unilateral exemption list or by a bilateral or multilateral agreement applying to all passport types.

Visitor visa for tourism, family visits, business, transportation, medical treatment or another short-term purpose. Some nationalities may apply only through an Armenian diplomatic mission with an invitation.

Protection procedure for a person with a well-founded fear of persecution or displaced by aggression, conflict, widespread violence, massive human-rights violations or serious public-order disruption.

Temporary protection for cohorts defined by Government Decision No. 1864-N, including persons registered or resident in Nagorno-Karabakh who were forcibly displaced following the September 2023 military operations.

For a foreign national of Armenian origin who can document that descent; Armenian origin is an independent ground for permanent residence, without the prior-residence condition applied to the family route.

For a foreign national of Armenian descent able to prove it through a validated baptism record, an apostilled origin record or relatives' birth or identity documents; granted at the discretion of the Prime Minister.

For a foreign national who can prove Armenian origin through a validated baptism record, an apostilled foreign record or the birth or identity documents of specified relatives, and who is staying lawfully in Armenia.

Transit through Armenia to a third country, with a third-country visa where required.

Official or diplomatic entry visa issued through institutional channels.

Institutional temporary residence for persons providing humanitarian or technical assistance, government-invited foreign specialists, diplomatic or consular personnel, and officials or delegation members invited by specified Armenian authorities.

Visa exemption for holders of a valid United Nations Laissez-Passer or European Union Laissez-Passer.

Institutional visa exemption for holders of the exact official travel-document category covered by an Armenian agreement.