New visa rules and visa obtainment process for visitors to Azerbaijan has been introduced starting from April 6, 2009. The information below has been updated in line with the new regulations.

 Baku Travel Services is a licensed travel agency in Azerbaijan and can provide you with Azerbaijan Visa Support or Letter of Invitation (LOI). Time required providing LOI stamped and approved by Consular Department of the MFA is 5-7 working days. For more information go to visa support service section on this site. 

Actual visa fees are payable at the Azeri Consulate and largely depend on the period they are issued for and the country where the mission is based. For more details on visa fees enquire directly with Azeri Consulate in your country.

Bear in mind, that you can obtain visa on border entry only if you enter Azerbaijan through Baku International Airport. If you plan to enter Azerbaijan some other way: overland or sea port then you have to obtain your visa in advance in one of Azeri consulates.

Tourist and transit visas are issued on a single or double entry basis only

For visitor visas: If invitation from the citizen of Azerbaijan is not sent through Consular Department of the MFA, the applicant has to state exact address and phone number of inviting party in the application form and to enclose it a copy of Azerbaijan citizen’s identity document.

Types of visas

Entry visas are issued on a single, double or multiple entry basis only. Azeri Consulate in UK charges the following visa fees:

- Single entry (validity from 3 to 90 days)
a) Express (issued in 48 hours) - 71 GBP
b) Normal (issued within 3-4 working days)  55 GBP

- Double entry (validity from 3 to 90 days)
a) Express (issued in 48 hours)- 71 GBP
b) Normal (issued within 3-4 working days)  - 55 GBP
 
- Multiple entry (validity up to 1 year)
a) Express (issued in 48 hours) - 230 GBP
b) Normal (issued within 5-7 working days) - 200 GBP 

Extension of visa

Foreign nationals have to leave Azerbaijan within 48 hours from the expiry date of the visa or extend the visa before it expires at the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Address: 4 Shikhali Gurbanov Street, Baku AZ 1009, Republic of Azerbaijan, tel: + 994 12 4929692).
If foreign nationals fail to extend their visas before expiry date, they will be liable to a fine from US $ 20 to 30.
It is not possible to renew a visa after it has expired.

Long-term stay and registration

Foreign nationals intending to stay in Azerbaijan for a period exceeding 30 days have to register with the nearest police station within three days upon arrival.
The registration fee is US $10 and the following documents should be submitted:

- Valid passport of a foreign national
- Valid visa
- Proof of address or a tenancy agreement, or a letter from the landlord.

After the registration foreign nationals are issued with a registration note or card allowing them to stay in the country.
Foreign nationals residing in the capital city are issued with a registration note rather than registration card, given by Baku Head Police Department.
Foreign nationals that stay in other districts of Azerbaijan (i.e. other than Baku) obtain their registration from Passport Registration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan in person prior to their departure from the capital city.
They will also be charged an additional fine of US $ 50 for each month they overstay.