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Temporary Residence — Business Activity

ArmeniaStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

This route is for a person engaging in entrepreneurial activities in Armenia: it is one of the officially listed valid reasons a foreign national can rely on to justify a stay of one year or more for temporary residence status.

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  • Requirements
    To acquire temporary residence status in the Republic of Armenia, a person shall substantiate that there are valid reasons justifying their stay in Armenia for a period of one year or more. Such reasons may include: studying, engaging in entrepreneurial activities, being of Armenian origin, being the spouse or a close relative of a citizen of Armenia or of a person holding temporary or permanent residence status, possessing a work permit, or performing voluntary work under a contract concluded in accordance with the law

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The applicant must submit documents substantiating the grounds relied on for temporary residence status, here engaging in entrepreneurial activities. The official source does not state what business plan, company, clients, contracts or other activity must be shown.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not specify which documents must be submitted to substantiate entrepreneurial activity for this route.
  • Required documents
    documents substantiating the grounds for acquiring (or extending) residence status in the Republic of Armenia

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The page states no minimum investment, capital, income or revenue threshold for this ground.

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Limits of the record
  • The page states no minimum investment, capital, income or revenue figure for the entrepreneurial-activities ground.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what business activity the holder may conduct, any restrictions, or the family position for this route.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not describe restrictions on the business activity the holder may conduct, nor the family position of holders.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

Application is made in person at the Migration and Citizenship Service (14 Tairov Street) after an online appointment; the residence card is issued within 30 days (extendable by 30 days) for up to one year, with the possibility of extension. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction for this route.

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  • Page intro
    After submitting the application for temporary residence status, the foreign national receives a document certifying their residence – a temporary residence card. It is issued for a period of up to one year, with the possibility of extension.
  • Processing time and procedure
    A residence card is issued within 30 days after the application is submitted. In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On Fundamentals of Administrative Action and Administrative Proceedings,” the period may be extended for an additional 30 days.
  • Service fee and Payment procedure
    To acquire temporary residence status, a fee of AMD 105,000 shall be paid.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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