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Armenia Temporary Residence — Employment

8 facts quoted from the official source

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

Route type
Work
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
4
each quoted below
Who qualifies

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.

4 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Labour authority consentThe employer submits the vacant position and completes the foreign national data after labour-authority consent.
  • EAEU worker exceptionEAEU citizens and their family members are exempt from the permitting-document requirement and use the separate legal-residence process.
  • High-qualified specialties exempt from work permitAnnex 4 names vocational and higher-education specialties and separately covers foreign holders of a scientific degree who may work without a work permit.via arlis.am · Government Decision N 493-N, Annex 4
  • Work permit or exemptionThe platform identifies cases where additional documents or a profession-based exemption applies.
Also stated by the source
  • Employer-led online applicationEmployers submit employment-based residence applications exclusively online.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Fees
1 proven from the official source.
  • Temporary residence card feeThe general temporary card fee is AMD 105,000; reciprocal fees for US citizens are AMD 85,000 initially and AMD 1,000 for extension, while the MCS lists foreign teaching staff and lecturers as fee-exempt.via mfa.am · checked 2026-07-25
Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • Residence-card validityTemporary residence is issued for one year with the possibility of one-year extension.via mfa.am
Processing time
1 proven from the official source.
  • Processing timeThe residence card is issued within 30 days after the employer submits the application.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Armenia?
The official source states: Employer-led online application for employment-based temporary residence. Labour consent and a work-permit process apply unless the occupation or worker is exempt.

Every answer is quoted from the official migration.mia.gov.am page for this route, last read 2026-07-25.

We checked 8 points against the official source; 8 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.

See the 0 open points

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

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.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-25 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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