Azerbaijan Visa

Azerbaijan Visa

Travellers to Azerbaijan must obtain a visa from one of the Azerbaijani diplomatic missions overseas unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries eligible for visa on arrival or countries eligible for ASAN electronic visa.

For entry to Azerbaijan, the passport must valid for at least 6 months after the expiry date of the Azerbaijani visa applied for. If the passports is less than 3 months for the expiry of a foreign citizen's passport, a visa will not be granted.

Citizens of specific countries listed, who are required to obtain a visa with an ordinary passport or with a service passport, must obtain a visa before arriving Azerbaijan.

Visas are issued at an embassy or consulate of the Republic of Azerbaijan overseas or upon arrival at the border check points of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The visa application form may be filled online and submitted to the diplomatic mission overseas.

Azerbaijan introduced electronic visas for citizens of designated countries in January 2017. The system is called ASAN Visa and the visas are issued for a single-entry visit up to 30 days. The e-visa should be printed and presented together with the passport (that should be valid at least 3 months more than the validity period of the electronic visa) at the border checkpoint.

Holders of passports of the following 81 jurisdictions and all European Union citizens can visit Azerbaijan with the electronic visas:

Citizens of the following 9 countries can visit Azerbaijan without a visa for up to 90 days:

Holders of diplomatic or official / service passports of Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Macedonia, Morocco, Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vietnam and only holders of diplomatic passports of Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Spain and Sweden do not require a visa to visit Azerbaijan.

Visa on Arrival

Citizens of the following countries can obtain a visa for Azerbaijan on arrival valid for 30 days obtainable at any international airport.

Citizens of United States can obtain a 30 days Visa on Arrival only if arriving on a direct flight of Azerbaijan Airlines from New York City.


Remarks: The provided information serves as a guideline only. If you have any doubts, please refer to the appropriate authority for clarification.