Last updated on January 10, 2010
To obtain tourist visa to Azerbaijan you will need an official Letter of Invitation (LOI) from travel agency licensed by Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Visa support letter has to be on a headed paper, duly stamped and signed. Invitation letter has to be submitted to Azeri embassy abroad along with application form, two passport-size (3x4 cm) photos and original passport/travel document (must be valid for at least 6 months after the expiry date of the Azerbaijani visa applied for). It will allow applicant to obtain single or double entry tourist visa that is valid for three months and authorizes to enter and stay in Azerbaijan for up to 30 days
Citizens of Europe, America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand can obtain single entry tourist visa upon arrival at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Ganja International Airport or Nakhichevan International Airport. There are Consulate sections in these airports that issue visas to those nationals. Citizens of other countries need to obtain visa in one of the Azeri diplomatic missions abroad before traveling to Azerbaijan.
If you plan to obtain your visa upon arrival in the airport a letter of invitation (LOI) from Azeri travel agency WILL NOT be required. However, if you enter Azerbaijan not through Baku airport but overland or sea port - then you need to secure your visa in advance and for this you would need visa support from travel agency.
Visa fee in the airport costs:
- for the UK nationals is $ 101 USD
- for nationals of EU is € 60 EUR
- for USA nationals is $ 131 USD
They accept cash only, so have it ready beforehand. There is an ATM machine in Baku airport, but do not rely on that since it might not work or have no cash to dispense. Travel vouchers that entitle holder for a reduced visa fee of just $ 20 USD are not accepted in airport. Obtaining visa in airport is generally is straghtforward process taking around 5-10 minutes. However, it might take much longer if there are few applicants from one plane queuing to obtain visa... 10 minutes for each applicant and just one consulate official to process all applications...
Baku Travel Services is a travel agency licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan and is authorised to provide traveler with visa support documents. Should you need a letter of invitation for Azerbaijan tourist visa contact us for arrangements. We are working every day and aim to process all requests and send LOIs within 24 hours.
Azerbaijan Visa Support Service
- Visa support provided as part of one of our tour packages is free of charge
- Visa support is free of charge if you book hotel in Baku through our travel agency (at least 3 nights)
- If you need just a letter of invitation (LOI) from our travel agency the fee for our service is $50 USD
N.B.If your visa is rejected for some reason we refund that fee in full minus transfer fees if there are any
Please note that additional consular fees are paid at the embassy with your visa application. Baku Travel Services can also provide you with tourist vouchers that will entitle you to a reduced visa fee of just 20 USD, in other words instead of paying full standard visa fee in the embassy (ranging from 40 to 130 USD depending on the length of your stay and the country of your citizenship) you will pay just 20 USD. Tourist vouchers are provided as part of visa support package only and cost extra $10 USD.
To issue you an official Letter of Invitation (LOI) we need the following:
- Good quality scanned copy of the passport sent us by email
- Full Name
- Passport number
- Date of issue
- Citizenship
- Sex
- Purpose of stay
- Duration of stay
- Arrival date
- Planned Accommodation (Hotel, Hostel, Friend)
- Your contact details
- Place of applying for visa (in what country, city)
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Based on the information received we will issue a Letter of Invitation and send to your email within 24 hours.
NOTE!
Document list, terms & dates of visa preparation & consular fees may be changed according to the regulations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Baku Travel Services does not carry responsibility for the non-implementation or timeliness of visa processing by consular sections of Azeri embassies abroad, nor is Baku Travel Services responsible for visa rejection.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us, our team will always be happy to help you.
- * Requirements and fees are subject to change without prior notice.
