AzerbaijanStarting a business
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The route is a temporary-residence ground based on entrepreneurship activity in Azerbaijan.
In case they engage in entrepreneurship activity in the Republic of Azerbaijan;
The applicant must engage in entrepreneurship activity in Azerbaijan. The official source does not state whether a business plan, company, clients or contracts must be shown.
In case they engage in entrepreneurship activity in the Republic of Azerbaijan;
Under a Decision of the Collegium of the Ministry of Economy in effect from 16 January 2024, an individual entrepreneur renewing a temporary residence permit after residing at least 1 year in Azerbaijan on the entrepreneurship-activity ground must show turnover of at least 50,000 AZN (manats) in the last 1 year; for a permanent residence permit on the same ground, last-year turnover must be at least 100,000 AZN. Tax-authority documents confirming annual turnover are required at application. These thresholds do not apply to entrepreneurship entities holding an investment-promotion document or Startup certificate, or operating in the Karabakh and East Zangezur economic regions.
in order to issue (extend) a new temporary residence permit to foreigners who have temporarily lived in the Republic of Azerbaijan on the basis of engaging in entrepreneurship activity for at least 1 year, the turnover of that person (individual entrepreneur) in the last 1 year must be 50 thousand manats
For issuance of a permanent residence permit on the same ground, the turnover in the last 1 year is determined in the amount of 100,000 manats
Persons engaged in entrepreneurship activity in Azerbaijan are listed among those not required to obtain a work permit. The official source does not state further restrictions or the family position.
those engaged in entrepreneurship activity in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
The general temporary-residence period is up to one year, extendable up to two years when the ground remains. A permanent residence permit on the same ground is provided for, subject to a last-year turnover threshold. The official source does not state the application sequence.
Permit for temporary residence on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan is issued for the period mentioned on the application of an applicant, but for the period not exceeding 1 year, except the cases set forth in Article 45.1.2 and 45.1.4-1 (concerning highly skilled migrants) of the Migration Code, and it can be extended each time for the period not exceeding 2 years, if there is a relevant ground.
in order to issue (extend) a new temporary residence permit to foreigners who have temporarily lived in the Republic of Azerbaijan on the basis of engaging in entrepreneurship activity for at least 1 year, the turnover of that person (individual entrepreneur) in the last 1 year must be 50 thousand manats
For issuance of a permanent residence permit on the same ground, the turnover in the last 1 year is determined in the amount of 100,000 manats
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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