Visa for Azerbaijan

For a trip to Azerbaijan, most international travelers need a visa or e-visa. Learn how to get an electronic travel authorization for Azerbaijan quickly and easily.

Travelers from all countries except Belarus, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Qatar need a visa from a diplomatic mission or an online e-visa to enter Azerbaijan.

Travelers from selected countries and regions can now apply for an electronic travel authorization for Azerbaijan on the Internet instead of obtaining a traditional visa from the embassy. Thanks to the greatly simplified online application process, entering the country has thus become much faster, easier, and cheaper for citizens of all participating e-visa countries.

An approved e-visa for Azerbaijan entitles you to a single entry and stay of up to 30 days for a variety of purposes. You must specify the purpose of your journey (e.g., tourism, business trip, research trip, medical trip, or educational trip) at the time of applying and stick to it during your stay.

Nationals of the following countries and regions can apply for an e-visa for Azerbaijan on the Internet:

If you want to enter Azerbaijan with an e-visa, in addition to being a citizen of one of the approved e-visa countries, you must meet additional requirements. These are:

• The expiration date of your passport is at least three months after the last day of validity of your e-visa.
• Your passport data matches the information you provided in your e-visa application.
• You do not give any indication that you intend to live or work in Azerbaijan.
• You are planning to leave no later than the last day of your residence permit.
• You have never traveled to Nagorno-Karabakh or other regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan occupied by the Republic of Armenia since 1991 without permission.
• Azerbaijani customs and border guards consider you eligible to enter Azerbaijan.

The final decision on your entry into Azerbaijan will be made by the local border guards.

For the e-visa application to enter Azerbaijan, you need a valid passport from one of the participating e-visa countries. The online form requires you to upload a clearly readable scan of the data page of your passport as a jpg file.

Present the printout of your e-visa approval together with your original passport at the border control point of the Republic of Azerbaijan upon entry.

Each person traveling with you to Azerbaijan must either complete their own e-visa application or be added to your application. Select the "Add Person" option in the application form for children included in your passport.

Please note that you may need to prove the legality of the joint trip at the border when traveling with children. Therefore, we recommend bringing certified copies of birth certificates, identification documents of other guardians, as well as a signed consent form from the minor to travel (if possible).

You can apply for an e-visa to enter Azerbaijan in just a few minutes on the e-visa application page of our partner iVisa. To do so, enter your desired date of arrival along with your personal information and then upload a legible scan of the data page of your passport as a jpg file.

Before submitting your application, double-check all the entered information and match it thoroughly with the data on your passport. After sending your application, you will receive an email with your registration number within a short time.

Within approximately three days, you can expect your e-visa to be approved. Print the document, including the machine-readable code in the upper right corner, and place it with your travel documents.

An approved e-visa for Azerbaijan is valid for a total of 90 days. Within these 90 days, you may travel to Azerbaijan for a maximum of 30 days at a time.

If you do not use your e-visa for Azerbaijan within the 90 days after the earliest arrival date recorded in the document, it will become invalid, and you will need to apply for a new permit.

The rejection of an e-visa application for Azerbaijan can be due to various reasons. Among the most common are:

• The information you provided does not match the information in your passport.
• You have provided incorrect or incomplete information.
• The uploaded scan of your passport is unreadable or difficult to read.
• The border guards suspect you intend to work or immigrate illegally to Azerbaijan.
• You have applied for an e-visa as a journalist or camera person without accreditation.
• You have traveled without authorization to Nagorno-Karabakh or other regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan occupied by the Republic of Armenia after 1991 in the past.

In case of refusal of your e-visa to Azerbaijan, you will be sent an explanation by email. Contact your local embassy or consulate along with that message to reapply.

Upon arrival at the Azerbaijani border, present your passport and the printout of your e-visa approval to the border officials. The responsible personnel will then make the final decision about your entry into Azerbaijan based on a personal assessment as well as the comparison of your data.

If you are staying in Azerbaijan for more than 15 days, you must officially register with your hotel management (or your respective accommodation). They will then formally register you with the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Please observe the current entry regulations for Azerbaijan, including all safety instructions.

Find out the exact import regulations for Azerbaijan before your trip. All luggage you bring with you will be screened upon arrival and may be subject to search.