Armenia Refugee Status and Asylum
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.
- Route type
- Humanitarian protection
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 3 each quoted below
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
3 requirements quoted from the official source.
- Ground for protection
The MCS publishes both Convention-style persecution grounds and broader conflict or public-order grounds.
- Supporting evidence
The service lists an application, photo and identity document if available.
- Where and how to apply
Asylum may be requested at border points, within Armenia through the MCS or Police, or through detention administration.
1 exclusion quoted from the official source.
- Grounds that exclude protection
The MCS publishes exclusion and safe-third-country grounds.
- Appeal available
A rejected applicant has two months to appeal and remains an asylum seeker during judicial review.
Who you can bring
What the source prices
- Government fee
The asylum procedure is free of charge.
checked 2026-07-25
- Processing time
The application is reviewed within three months and may be extended by another three months.
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Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Armenia?
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.
Every answer is quoted from the official migration.mia.gov.am page for this route, last read 2026-07-25.
We checked 7 points against the official source; 7 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
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Validity is not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Where every quote comes from
Official government source migration.mia.gov.amLast read 2026-07-25 Every quote on this page is from this Armenia government page.Other humanitarian protection routes to Armenia
1 other humanitarian protection route to Armenia.
Humanitarian protection routes in other countries
182 other countries publish at least one humanitarian protection route. Nearest first.
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