Armenia Armenia — entry & visa requirements
Armenia lets many nationalities in visa-free and runs an e-Visa service at evisa.mfa.am for those who need one. Visa-free visitors may stay no more than 180 days in a year unless an international agreement sets another term. Ordinary Armenian visas are issued for a maximum of 120 days and can be extended by another 60 days. The consular fee stated in our archive is AMD 5,000.
Who can enter visa-free
Armenia exempts certain nationals, residence-permit holders and Laissez-Passer holders from the entry visa. The archived pages also publish separate lists of countries covered by visa-free agreements and of unilaterally exempted nationalities. The exemption wording in the captures is partly truncated.
- Nationals of 111 countries holding a valid residence permit from the US, EU or Schengen states, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or Oman are exempt from an entry visa.[1]
- That residence permit must be valid for at least six months, although the archived sentence is cut off before the reference date.[1]
- Holders of a valid United Nations or European Union Laissez-Passer do not need an entry visa.[1]
- Travellers not covered by an exemption, including holders of other national travel documents, must obtain an entry visa.[1]
- Armenia publishes one list of visa-free countries under bilateral and multilateral agreements and another of unilaterally exempted nationalities.[1]
How long you can stay
Visa-free entrants are limited to 180 days in any one year unless an international agreement says otherwise. Ordinary Armenian visas are capped at 120 days and can be extended by 60 more, on application to the Migration and Citizenship Service.
- Visa-free visitors may stay no more than 180 days during one year unless an international agreement defines another term.[1]
- UN or EU Laissez-Passer holders may stay up to 180 days within any one-year period without a visa.[1]
- Armenian visas are issued for a maximum of 120 days with the possibility of a 60-day extension.[1]
- To extend, contact the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and submit the extension application with your reason for staying.[1][6]
General information
The archived overview material is thin. Beyond the exemption and stay rules above, the only overview item is a heading pointing to Armenian embassies and consulates, with no accompanying text.
- Armenian embassies and consulates abroad are listed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the archived item is a heading only.[4]
e-Visa and visa types
Armenia issues e-Visas through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while Official and Diplomatic visas are issued and extended by the same ministry. Visitor visa extensions are handled by the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. An online search tool lets you check your own case.
- Apply for an Armenian e-Visa through the official portal at evisa.mfa.am.[1][3]
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues and extends Official and Diplomatic visas and issues e-Visas; visitor visa extensions go to the Migration and Citizenship Service.[1]
- Use the online visa search tool, entering your citizenship country and travel document type, to confirm whether you need a visa.[1]
Documents and process
Most travellers either enter visa-free or apply for an e-Visa, but nationals of certain countries listed by Armenia may only apply with an invitation and only at Armenian diplomatic or consular offices. At the border you need a valid passport plus an entry visa or residency document, and the same passport plus proof of prior stay to leave.
- Applicants from the invitation-only list need an invitation on the organisation's letterhead, signed and sealed, plus a copy of the invited person's passport.[1][8]
- Citizens of those countries can obtain a visitor visa only at Armenian diplomatic or consular offices.[1]
- Foreigners must enter through border-control points with a valid passport and an entry visa or residency document unless Armenian law provides otherwise.[1]
- Leaving Armenia requires a valid passport and a document validating your earlier stay.[1]
- The ministry publishes a visa application form and a separate visa extension application form for download.[5][6]
Fees
The archived material states a single consular fee and two ways to pay it. No other fee categories, e-Visa prices or processing times appear in our archive.
At the border
Entry is through border-control points and depends on holding valid documents. Arriving without a valid identity document or visa, or after a visa refusal, means you cannot enter and must be sent back. The only stated exception is arriving to seek asylum or refugee status.
- Without a valid identity document or visa, or after a visa refusal, you cannot enter Armenia and must return to your country of origin or the country you arrived from.[1]
- The stated exception is when the purpose of arrival is to apply for asylum or refugee status.[1]
Legal basis
The archived legal material is very thin. It contains a copyright notice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website rather than any visa legislation or temporary entry notice.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs content and images are protected by Armenian copyright law, and reuse requires the ministry's permission.[2]
- No statutory visa text or temporary notice was archived, so no legal provisions are quoted here.[1][2]
Official downloads
4 files as ZIP ≈631 KBFour files were archived: the visa application and visa extension forms you fill in, a reference list of temporarily visa-exempt countries, and an invitation template used mainly for long-stay categories rather than visits.
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PDF01-ARM-VISA-APPLICATION-2022The 2-page English visa application form you complete and submit when applying for an Armenian visa.
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PDF02-ARM-VISA-APPLICATION-EXTENSIONThe 1-page English visa extension application form used when asking the Migration and Citizenship Service to extend your stay.
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PDF2026-06-30-LIST-OF-COUNTRIES-TEMPORARY-VISA-EXEMPTIONA 3-page English list of countries under temporary visa exemption, read to check conditions rather than submitted.
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DOCXInvitation-Template-2024An English invitation template used for long-stay, work or study categories, and generally not needed for a visitor visa.
Official sources
The sources give usable MFA rules on visa exemption, fees, stay limits and border control, but several captures are truncated navigation fragments and the e-Visa portal contributed almost no readable text.
Numbers match the markers in the text above; click a marker to jump here. Groups are collapsed by domain - click a heading to expand. A source cited more than once keeps a single number.
www.mfa.am6 URLs · cited 31 times
- 1www.mfa.am/en/visacited 24×
- 2www.mfa.am/en/whoneedvisacited 2×
- 4www.mfa.am/en/consular-registration
- 5www.mfa.am/filemanager/consular/visa/2022/01-ARM-VISA-APPLICATION-2022.pdf
- 6www.mfa.am/filemanager/consular/visa/2022/02-ARM-VISA-APPLICATION-EXTENSION.pdfcited 2×
- 8www.mfa.am/filemanager/consular/visa/Invitation-Template-2024.docx
evisa.mfa.am1 URL · cited 2 times
- 3evisa.mfa.amcited 2×
Popularity rank #61 (score 15.02). This page was written by an AI from the official material listed above and adds no facts from outside it; visa rules change, so always confirm on the official portal before you apply.