VISA TO ARMENIA

Source: Website, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Armenia

These are the different types of visa issued by Armenia to foreign citizens who wish to visit the country:
1. Visitor Visa
A visitor visa is issued when a foreigner intends to enter the Republic of Armenia for the purposes of tourism, visiting relatives or other persons, business, transportation and other professional interest, medical treatment or other short-term stay. Visitor visa is issued for a single entry or for multiple entries with validity of one year.

2. Official Visa - For holders of Official or Service Passports
• multiple entries visas for non-diplomatic employees of foreign diplomatic representations or international organizations and their families with validity of 3 years
• single entry visa or multiple entries visa with validity of 1 year for foreign officials who arrive to Armenia upon invitation of Armenian authorities or foreign diplomatic representations or international organizations
• single entry visa or multiple entries visa with validity of 1 year for members of official delegations holding ordinary passports
3. Diplomatic Visa - For holders of diplomatic passports and for the persons with diplomatic status
• multiple entries visas for employees of foreign diplomatic representations or international organizations and their families with validity of 3 years
• single entry visa or multiple entries visa with validity of 1 year for members of official delegations, their families as well as other officials
• single entry visa for 120 days if arriving to Armenia for non-official purposes

4. Transient Visa
• single entry visa or multiple entries visa with validity of 1 year with stay in Armenia for no more than 3 days and with possibility to extend maximum for 4 days
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia issues and extends Official and Diplomatic visas, as well as issues e-visas. Visitor and Transit visas are issued and extended by the Passport and Visa Department of the Police of Armenia.
• Armenian visas are issued for maximum 120 days with possibility to extend for another 60 days if no other term is defined by international agreements of the Republic of Armenia.


Entry to Armenia for foreign nationals are divided into the following categories:
- Countries whose citizens are exempted from obtaining visa on their entry;
- Countries whose citizen can obtain visa upon arrival;
- Countries whose citizen can apply Electronic Visa
- Countries whose citizen can only apply for a visa via invitation.

Login to: https://www.mfa.am/en/visa/ to find to which category your country belongs and follow the advice accordingly.

For other detailed and accurate information, please follow this link: https://www.mfa.am/en/visa/