Visa free countries
At present in accordance with bilateral intergovernmental agreements, a visa-free regime is being applied on the basis of reciprocity between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the following countries:
I group
- Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the relevant foreign country holding diplomatic or service (or official/special) passport
Note: As part of the measures taken to combat the spread of coronavirus by some countries, there are cases of temporary suspension or restriction of the visa-free regime for holders of relevant passports. In this regard, citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan who hold the relevant passport are advised to clarify the existing entry-exit and visa regimes before visiting a corresponding foreign country.
II group
Countries with a visa-free regime for:
- Citizens holding any type of valid passport giving a right to cross a border in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan and relevant foreign country – as well as diplomatic, service (or official/special) or regular passport;
- Also, citizens traveling with these persons, but not holding a valid passport, and whose photo, name, surname, and patronymic officially indicated in their passports;
- Stateless persons having relevant identification document that is given to especially stateless persons by the government bodies of the Republic of Azerbaijan or by the relevant foreign country for border crossing purposes;
- Citizens and stateless persons holding temporary border crossing documents – repatriation certificate given to persons when the passport is lost, stolen, became unusable, or the validity period is expired for only to return for a short period to the country which is the citizen of or where he/she lives permanently.
|
Name of country |
Period of visa-free stay between two countries |
1. |
Republic of Belarus |
90 days |
2. |
Georgia |
90 days |
3. |
Republic of Kazakhstan |
90 days |
4. |
Kyrgyz Republic |
90 days |
5. |
Republic of Moldova |
90 days |
6. |
Republic of Uzbekistan |
90 days |
7. |
Russian Federation |
90 days |
8. |
Republic of Tajikistan |
90 days |
9. |
Ukraine |
90 days |
10. |
Türkiye |
90 days |
11. |
Qatar |
30 days
Note: The citizens of the State of Qatar wishing to enter the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan to engage in educational or labor activities must obtain a visa in advance according to the national legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan. |
12. |
United Arab Emirates |
90 days |
13. |
Republic of Serbia |
90 days |
14. |
Albania |
90 days |
15. |
Morocco |
90 days
Note: Holders of ordinary passports. |
III group
At present, a visa-free regime is being applied for the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and holders of civil passports, on a unilateral basis within the relevant period with the following countries:
|
Name of the country |
Period of visa-free stay in its territory |
1. |
Iran |
15 days |
2. |
North Macedonia (from March 16, 2022, till March 15, 2023) |
90 days |
3. |
Montenegro |
90 days |
4. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
90 days |
5. |
Hong Kong (special administrative territory of China – only diplomatic and service passports) |
14 days |
6. |
Malaysia (ordinary, diplomatic, service passports) |
30 days |
7. |
Lebanon (ordinary, diplomatic, service) |
30 180 90 |
IV Group
A visa-free regime is being applied by the Republic of Azerbaijan for the ordinary passport holders of the following countries on a unilateral basis within the relevant period:
№ |
Country |
Period of visa-free travel and stay in the territory |
1. |
People's Republic of China |
from July 20, 2024 to July 20, 2025 |