Duration of temporary stay

The period of temporary stay of foreigners and stateless persons who come to the Republic of Azerbaijan on the basis of a visa is longer than the period of stay specified in the visa, and the period of temporary stay of foreigners and stateless persons who come to the Republic of Azerbaijan without requiring a visa is 90 cannot be more than a day.

Foreigners and stateless persons in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan must comply with the declared purpose of their arrival in the country and leave the territory of the country after the expiration of the specified period. At the same time, when foreigners apply to the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the purpose of obtaining a temporary residence permit in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, they are recommended to follow the declared purpose of their arrival.

The declared purpose of the arrival of foreigners to the Republic of Azerbaijan on the basis of a visa must correspond to the purpose of the visit in the visas issued to them. Foreigners who come to our country are issued visas for official, business, scientific, educational, labor, tourism, cultural, sports, humanitarian, medical and personal visit purposes.

Violation of these rules in accordance with Article 575.1.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Azerbaijan (engaging in activities that do not correspond to the stated purpose of coming to the Republic of Azerbaijan during the period of temporary, temporary or permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan) mainly leads to administrative responsibility.

If the period of temporary stay of foreigners and stateless persons in the country has not been extended before the expiration of the period of temporary stay, if they have not been granted a temporary residence permit, as well as if they have not received an application for the extension of the period of temporary stay or the granting of a temporary residence permit, they must leave the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

On-site registration

Foreigners or stateless persons temporarily staying in the Republic of Azerbaijan for more than 15 days (including when they change their place within the country) can register at their place of residence (hotel, sanatorium, rest house, boarding house) by the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan without paying any state fee. , camping, tourist base, hospital or other such public places) should apply to the management or the owner of the apartment or other living space.

More information: https://www.migration.gov.az/az/oyq

Extension of temporary stay

Foreigners and stateless persons must apply to the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the extension of their temporary stay at least 3 working days before the end of their temporary stay in the Republic of Azerbaijan (except for cases of forced stop during transit) and submit the required documents. The period of temporary stay of foreigners and stateless persons in the country can be extended up to 60 days.

The period of temporary stay of foreigners and stateless persons in the Republic of Azerbaijan is extended in the following cases:

In case of emergency treatment in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
When close relatives living in the Republic of Azerbaijan become seriously ill or die;
when a reasoned petition is submitted by the organization that invited those persons to the country regarding the non-completion of the work provided by foreigners and stateless persons who came to the Republic of Azerbaijan due to service necessity;
when a foreigner is forced to stop in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan during transit.
When the period of temporary stay of the father, mother, husband (wife), child, brother, sister of a foreigner or stateless person in the Republic of Azerbaijan is extended.
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Temporary or permanent residence permit

Foreigners and stateless persons who want to live temporarily or permanently in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan must obtain an appropriate permit for this.

The temporary or permanent residence permit gives foreigners and stateless persons the right to leave the Republic of Azerbaijan and return to the Republic of Azerbaijan without obtaining a visa during the period of the permit and validity period for temporary or permanent residence in the country, as well as confirming that those persons are registered in the country by their identity and place of residence. is a document that

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Work permit

Every foreigner and stateless person who has reached the age of 18 and is able to work can work in the Republic of Azerbaijan after obtaining a work permit through the legal entities employing him, natural persons engaged in entrepreneurial activity without establishing a legal entity, and branches and representative offices of foreign legal entities. Employers can apply for a work permit even if a foreigner or a stateless person is outside the borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The main conditions for foreigners and stateless persons to engage in paid labor activities in the Republic of Azerbaijan are the availability of vacant jobs that are not claimed by citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan who have vocational training or qualifications that meet the requirements of the workplace, the labor needs of employers by employment service agencies at the expense of local labor resources. lack of ability to provide.

Foreigners and stateless persons who want to engage in paid labor activities in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan must obtain a work permit in addition to a temporary residence permit in accordance with the procedure specified in the Migration Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

More information: https://www.migration.gov.az/az/page/75