After acquiring RA citizenship upon a decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia, the individual shall personally visit the head office of the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, located at 17/10, 4th District, Davtashen, Yerevan, to acquire RA passport for the first time. An appointment shall be booked in advance.

 The following individuals are eligible for service without a prior appointment (walk-in basis): persons displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, persons aged 75 and older, persons with disabilities, individuals presenting medical documents, and visibly pregnant women.

When booking an appointment, it is necessary to enter the details of the person who will personally come to the appointment. An individual appointment shall be made for each visitor, regardless of age.

To book an appointment online:

• go to the “First-time issuing of a passport of a person who has received RA citizenship” section on the migration.e-gov.am platform and book an appointment
• after authentication, fill in the required fields (first and last names shall be entered in Armenian script exactly as written in the passport) and click the “Next Page” button
• on the next page, enter your email address and phone number, then the code sent to your email
• in the “Book an Appointment” field of the next page, select the subdivision located at 17/10, 4th District, Davtashen
• enter the details of the person for whom the application is being submitted
• in the “Select Date and Time” window, choose the most convenient option from the available dates and times       

Required documents 

On the scheduled date and time of the appointment, the following documents shall be submitted to the Migration and Citizenship Service:

• identity document (preferably a foreign passport)
• document attesting the payment of relevant state duty.

Service Fee and Payment Procedure

 When applying for RA citizenship, a fee of 1,000 AMD shall be paid.

Payment can be made on site via payment terminal or POS terminal, online, at any bank by transferring the amount to account number 900005160529, or through a banking application (if the transfer to this account number does not work in the app, please select the option “Transfer to State Budget”).

Processing Time and Procedure

The RA passport is issued on the 5th working day following the submission of the application.

For expedited passport issuance, the following fees apply:

• 1,000 + 10,000 AMD to receive the passport on the 3rd working day after submitting the application, and
• 1,000 + 20,000 AMD to receive the passport on the next working day.

 In this case, payment can only be made at MCS subdivisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs via payment terminal or POS terminal.