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Visitor Visa — Single or Multiple Entry

ArmeniaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A visa is required for holders of national passports and travel documents that are not covered by a unilateral or agreement-based visa-free regime; eligible travellers may apply for an e-visa at evisa.mfa.am, and some nationalities may only obtain a visa with an invitation.

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What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which short-visit purposes the visitor visa covers.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state substantive eligibility criteria beyond the invitation requirement for certain nationalities.
  • Armenia — MFA, Visa page — issuing and extending authorities
    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Armenia issues and extends Official and Diplomatic visas, as well as issues e-visas . Visitor visas are extended by the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. Armenian visas are issued for a maximum of 120 days with the possibility to extend for another 60 days if no other term is defined by international agreements of the Republic of Armenia.
  • Armenia — MFA, Visa page — invitation-only nationalities
    List of countries nationals of which could apply for visitor visa only with invitation. (the list of documents required for the invitation). This limitation is obsolete for the citizens of those countries of Armenian nationality.
  • Armenia — MFA, Consular fees — items 2.1 to 2.4
    2.1 Visitor visa (up to 21 days of stay) / Non-refundable fee ֏ 3,000 $8 €7 ₽700 Pay 2.2 Visitor visa (up to 120 days of stay)  / Non-refundable fee ֏ 15,000 $39 €34 ₽3300 Pay 2.3 Multiple entry visitor visa (for up to 60 days of stay with 6 months validity)  / Non-refundable fee ֏ 20,000 $52 €46 ₽4500 Pay 2.4 Multiple entry visitor visa (for up to 120 days of stay with one year validity)  / Non-refundable fee ֏ 40,000 $103 €91 ₽8700

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Armenian visas are issued for a maximum of 120 days, with the possibility to extend for another 60 days, unless a different term is set by an international agreement. The official source does not break down separate validity or entry-count rules for single- and multiple-entry visas.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not itemise separate validity, fee or condition differences between a single-entry and a multiple-entry visitor visa.
  • Visa requirements for foreigners
    Armenian visas are issued for a maximum of 120 days with the possibility to extend for another 60 days if no other term is defined by international agreements of the Republic of Armenia.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

A valid passport is required for entry; nationals of certain countries may obtain an Armenian visa only with an invitation issued on the inviting organisation's letterhead (signed and sealed), accompanied by a copy of the invited person's passport, the visa application, and a consular fee of AMD 5,000 (payable by bank transfer to treasury account 900005162129, or online). The official source does not state funds, insurance or onward-travel evidence.

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  • Arrival to Armenia
    Foreigners enter the territory of the Republic of Armenia through border-control points. For entry, a foreigner must have a valid passport, entry visa or a document of residency status unless Armenian laws or international agreements define no other procedure.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

A visitor visa is applied for online at evisa.mfa.am, or by downloading and submitting the paper visa application form; nationals requiring an invitation-only visa apply at Armenian diplomatic missions or consular offices abroad. To extend a stay, the holder must contact the Migration and Citizenship Service and submit a visa-extension application stating the reason for the extension.

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

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