ArmeniaWork
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This route is for a foreign employee hired to fill a vacant job position in Armenia.
Since January 1, 2022, employers who wish to hire a foreign employee shall submit an application for acquiring employment-based residence status exclusively online.
A job offer from an employer is required: the employer applies online through the electronic work-permit system, entering the vacant job-position information and confirming the application; authorised representatives of the employer's executive body may act on the platform. After the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs consents to the hire, the employer must complete the foreign national's personal data within 15 working days.
apply online through the electronic work permit system (workpermit.am) as an employer (authorized representatives of the employer’s executive body may act on the platform)
The official page does not state occupation, qualification, experience, salary or skill-level criteria. The route is tied to an employer's application for a vacant job position, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs must consent to employing the foreign national; certain cases, listed in the 'Professions included in the exemption list' section of the application form, are issued on additional documents.
There are specific cases where the work permit is issued based on additional documents. These cases are listed in the “Professions included in the exemption list” section of the application form.
The whole procedure is built around a specific employer's vacant job-position application, so the permission is tied to that employer's hiring application, though the page does not explicitly state a formal restriction against changing employer, occupation or sector. The page does not address family accompaniment for this route.
apply online through the electronic work permit system (workpermit.am) as an employer (authorized representatives of the employer’s executive body may act on the platform)
This employment-based route leads to Armenia's general temporary residence status: a work permit is one of the valid grounds for temporary residence status, and the resulting temporary residence card is issued for up to one year, with the possibility of extension. The official sources do not describe the renewal procedure or any longer-term or permanent-residence direction.
It is issued for a period of up to one year, with the possibility of extension.
possessing a work permit, or performing voluntary work under a contract concluded in accordance with the law
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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