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Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia Migration and Citizenship service

Acquiring Temporary Residence Status

To acquire temporary residence status in Armenia, a foreign national or their authorized representative shall apply in person at the Migration and Citizenship Service unit located at 14 Tairov Street, by scheduling an appointment in advance.

After submitting the application for temporary residence status, the foreign national receives a document certifying their residence – a temporary residence card. It is issued for a period of up to one year, with the possibility of extension.

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The service may be accessed either in person or through an authorized representative, by scheduling an appointment in advance.

When booking a visit, it is necessary to indicate the details of the person for whom the residence status application will be submitted. An individual appointment shall be booked for each applicant, regardless of age.

To make an online appointment, it is necessary to:

  • enter the migration.e-gov.am platform, select the "Applying for residence status" section, and book a visit
  • after identification, fill in the required data in the “Applicant’s page” (as written in the passport) and click the “Next page” button
  • in the “Visit location” field of the following page, select the office located at 14 Tairov Street
  • in the “Additional visitors” field, fill in the data of accompanying persons (e.g., parents of a child)
  • in the “Visit date and time” section, select the most convenient option from the available dates and times and confirm the booking

Requirements

To acquire temporary residence status in the Republic of Armenia, a person shall substantiate that there are valid reasons justifying their stay in Armenia for a period of one year or more. Such reasons may include: studying, engaging in entrepreneurial activities, being of Armenian origin, being the spouse or a close relative of a citizen of Armenia or of a person holding temporary or permanent residence status, possessing a work permit, or performing voluntary work under a contract concluded in accordance with the law (applications based on the latter two grounds are submitted online via the workpermit.am platform; no online booking is required in these cases).

Required documents

  To acquire temporary residence status, the following documents shall be submitted:

  • application form (completed on site)
  • three (colored) photos measuring 35 mm x 45 mm,
  • passport, a copy of the passport, and a notarized Armenian translation of the passport
  • documents substantiating the grounds for acquiring (or extending) residence status in the Republic of Armenia
  • birth certificate, copies of parents’ passports, and a copy of the parents’ marriage certificate
  • medical certificate
  • document attesting the payment of relevant state duty.

Service fee and Payment procedure

To acquire temporary residence status, a fee of AMD 105,000 shall be paid. Payment can be made on site via POS terminal, online, or at any bank by transferring the amount to the following treasury account: 900005162111100.

Temporary residence status is granted free of charge to the following persons:

  • minors (persons under 18 years of age)
  • close relatives of a citizen of the Republic of Armenia (spouse, child, father, mother, sister, brother)
  • foreign students, teaching staff, and lecturers studying or working at educational institutions in Armenia
  • persons arriving in Armenia to provide humanitarian or technical assistance
  • foreign specialists and their family members invited to work by the President, the National Assembly, or the Government of Armenia
  • persons entering Armenia with diplomatic passports, as well as staff of foreign diplomatic missions and consular institutions in Armenia and their family members
  • officials and members of delegations visiting Armenia upon invitation of the President, Speaker of the National Assembly, President of the Constitutional Court, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, or the Human Rights Defender of Armenia
  • foreign citizens of Armenian descent residing permanently in a foreign country where a state of emergency endangering life or health has been declared
  • close relatives of a person who has been granted refugee status and is arriving in Armenia

Processing time and procedure

A residence card is issued within 30 days after the application is submitted. In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On Fundamentals of Administrative Action and Administrative Proceedings,” the period may be extended for an additional 30 days.
To receive the residence card, it is necessary to visit the Unified Office for Public Services located at 3 Vazgen Sargsyan Street (Monday to Friday, 09:00–18:00, lunch break 14:00–15:00).

Note

The decision on the extension of the residence status proceedings or the decision to reject the application for acquiring residence status is sent to the applicant by post.

Reference to Legislation

Law of the Republic of Armenia “On Foreigners”

Law of the Republic of Armenia “On State Duty”

Government Decision of the Republic of Armenia No. 134-N of 07.02.2008

Legal acts can be found at arlis.am.