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Do you need a visa for Armenia? How to get an e-visa

Citizens of 69 countries and territories do not need a visa for Armenia. They include Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Iran, China, the USA, the United Kingdom, all 27 EU countries and the Gulf states. Most can stay in the country for up to 180 days a year; Iran and China get 90 days in any 180, Kazakhstan 90 days from the date of crossing the border. Citizens of the other 130 countries need a visa: 71 of them can apply for an electronic one at evisa.mfa.am, 57 get a visa only in advance at an embassy, on invitation, and two more (Azerbaijan, Kosovo) have separate rules — see the questions below. An e-visa costs $8 for 21 days or $39 for 120 days (the institution’s price, Armenian MFA), and processing takes up to 3 working days.

Published November 10, 2026 · Facts checked November 7, 2026 · 9 min read · Mikayel Melkumyan

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Contents

Who does not need a visa, and for how many days
Russia, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan: what else to consider
If you need a visa: the e-visa step by step
A visa at the border and at an embassy: four groups of countries
If you hold a residence permit of another country
How long you can stay and how to extend
What this means for your trip
What to check on site

Who does not need a visa, and for how many days

Check your country in the MFA calculator “Visa requirements for foreigners” on the Armenian MFA site: it includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia, which are missing from the older lists on neighbouring pages.

Visa-free period	Countries	Who
180 days a year	63	all 27 EU countries, the United Kingdom, the USA, Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the UAE, Qatar, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Brazil and others
90 days in any 180	2	Iran (all passports), China (ordinary passports)
90 days from the date of crossing the border	1	Kazakhstan
90 days within a 180-day period	1	Tajikistan
90 days a year	1	Uruguay
180 days in any 365	1	Serbia

Countries

180 days a year: 63
90 days in any 180: 2
90 days from the date of crossing the border: 1
90 days within a 180-day period: 1
90 days a year: 1
180 days in any 365: 1

Who

180 days a year: all 27 EU countries, the United Kingdom, the USA, Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the UAE, Qatar, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Brazil and others
90 days in any 180: Iran (all passports), China (ordinary passports)
90 days from the date of crossing the border: Kazakhstan
90 days within a 180-day period: Tajikistan
90 days a year: Uruguay
180 days in any 365: Serbia

The MFA’s general rule: without a visa, no more than 180 days within one year, unless an international agreement sets a different period. The passport must be valid for the whole stay.

Russia, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan: what else to consider

Citizenship	Visa-free period	Documents per the MFA calculator
Russia	180 days a year	all kinds of passports
Georgia	180 days a year	passport; the electronic ID card only for trips between the two countries, including direct flights
Iran	90 days in any 180	all kinds of passports
Kazakhstan	90 days from the date of crossing the border	passport or identity card of a citizen of Kazakhstan

Visa-free period

Russia: 180 days a year
Georgia: 180 days a year
Iran: 90 days in any 180
Kazakhstan: 90 days from the date of crossing the border

Documents per the MFA calculator

Russia: all kinds of passports
Georgia: passport; the electronic ID card only for trips between the two countries, including direct flights
Iran: all kinds of passports
Kazakhstan: passport or identity card of a citizen of Kazakhstan

Russians can enter on an international passport; for travel by air, the Consular Department of the Russian MFA also allows a valid internal passport.

If you need a visa: the e-visa step by step

The e-visa system is the Armenian MFA’s government portal, evisa.mfa.am (without www). Processing takes up to 3 working days: the count starts on the working day after submission, and a request for additional information may extend it.

The amounts are the institution’s price (Armenian MFA), not BarevTrip’s price.

Visa	Institution’s price: fee on the e-visa page	Institution’s price: consular fee table
Visit visa, up to 21 days	$8, non-refundable	3,000 AMD
Visit visa, up to 120 days	$39, non-refundable	15,000 AMD

Institution’s price: fee on the e-visa page

Visit visa, up to 21 days: $8, non-refundable
Visit visa, up to 120 days: $39, non-refundable

Institution’s price: consular fee table

Visit visa, up to 21 days: 3,000 AMD
Visit visa, up to 120 days: 15,000 AMD

The fees have been in force since 1 January 2026. Payment is through e-payments; the e-visa terms name Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and PayPal.

How to apply:

Eligibility check: country, document type, e-mail, purpose of the trip. A confirmation e-mail arrives; it is valid for 24 hours.
Details: a scan of the first page of the passport, a face photo, contacts at home and in Armenia — the hotel’s address and phone number.
Validity and entries: 21 or 120 days, one entry or several.
Confirmation, agreement to the terms, payment. After payment, an application number of 15 characters arrives by e-mail; the status is checked with it.

The passport: valid for at least 3 months after leaving Armenia, with at least 2 free pages. For a minor’s application, a parent’s passport is attached. A ticket, a hotel booking, a residence permit or a visa of the countries on the MFA list, an invitation, medical insurance and proof of funds are recommended. The application data must match the documents — otherwise the system warns of a refusal of entry.

The system advises printing the approved e-visa: the airline and border guards may ask for it. A sticker in the passport is not needed.

For citizens of India, Egypt and Iraq, an e-visa is issued only with mandatory documents: medical insurance plus a valid residence permit or a visa of the EU, Schengen, USA, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, Japan, or a residence permit of six Gulf countries; or insurance plus a return ticket, an invitation from a local party and proof of funds.

A visa at the border and at an embassy: four groups of countries

Group	Countries	Condition	Examples
e-visa, border or embassy	20	none	Canada, Israel, Turkey, Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia, South Africa
e-visa or embassy; border — on condition	46	at the border — only with a residence permit or a visa of the EU and Schengen, USA, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, Japan, or with a residence permit of six Gulf countries	Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Colombia, Morocco, Mongolia
e-visa with mandatory documents	3	the set from the section above; border — with a residence permit or a visa from the list	India, Egypt, Iraq
embassy only, on invitation	57	in advance, at an embassy	Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia

Countries

e-visa, border or embassy: 20
e-visa or embassy; border — on condition: 46
e-visa with mandatory documents: 3
embassy only, on invitation: 57

Condition

e-visa, border or embassy: none
e-visa or embassy; border — on condition: at the border — only with a residence permit or a visa of the EU and Schengen, USA, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, Japan, or with a residence permit of six Gulf countries
e-visa with mandatory documents: the set from the section above; border — with a residence permit or a visa from the list
embassy only, on invitation: in advance, at an embassy

Examples

e-visa, border or embassy: Canada, Israel, Turkey, Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia, South Africa
e-visa or embassy; border — on condition: Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Colombia, Morocco, Mongolia
e-visa with mandatory documents: India, Egypt, Iraq
embassy only, on invitation: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia

Two more countries — Taiwan and the Sovereign Order of Malta — apply for an e-visa or a visa at an embassy; in total, an e-visa is available to 71 countries (20 + 46 + 3 + 2).

The documents at the border: a passport, an application form, a 3.5 × 4.5 cm photo, a consular fee.

An invitation for the 57 countries is arranged through the e-request.am portal; the 2026 sample and template are on the Visa page. Invitations are issued by legal entities, government bodies, embassies and international organisations; a private person applies to the Migration and Citizenship Service. The invitation fee is 5,000 AMD (the institution’s price, Armenian MFA), separate from the visa fee.

If you hold a residence permit of another country

From 1 July 2026 to 1 July 2027, citizens of 111 countries, among those who need a visa, enter without one with a valid residence permit of the USA, an EU country, the Schengen area, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or Oman. The residence permit must be valid for at least six months from the date of entry, presented as a card or a sticker in the passport, with details legible in Latin script. The visa-free period is up to 180 days a year. The list of 111 countries (MFA PDF of 30 June 2026) includes Canada, India, Israel, Pakistan, Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam, Egypt; Turkey is not on it.

The two residence-permit rules differ: the visa exemption for residence permit holders applies only to the nine jurisdictions above and until 1 July 2027, while the list of countries whose residence permit or visa opens a visa at the border to citizens of the 46 countries of the second group is wider — it also includes the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Russia.

How long you can stay and how to extend

What	Period
Without a visa	up to 180 days a year; exceptions — the first table
Visa	120 days at most
Visa extension	up to 60 more days

Period

Without a visa: up to 180 days a year; exceptions — the first table
Visa: 120 days at most
Visa extension: up to 60 more days

Visit visas are extended by the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs: an application stating the reason is submitted to the service in person by the foreigner or their representative, with no online booking; the address is 14 Tairov Street; it must be submitted before the visa expires.

What this means for your trip

Timing. The 3 working days for an e-visa count from the next working day, and a request for documents extends the period; a margin of a week leaves time to reply. Choose the visa validity by the length of your trip: 21 days or 120 days. How many days to plan for trips from Yerevan — how many days you need for day trips from Yerevan.

Arrival. A BarevTrip driver meets you in the arrivals hall with a sign, tracks the flight and waits 60 minutes after landing free of charge; waiting beyond what is included is charged at a rate known before booking. The Zvartnots Airport ↔ Yerevan transfer costs 10,000 AMD for a sedan and 14,000 AMD for a minivan, one price day and night. For a night arrival — From Zvartnots to the city at night: meeting, price, child seat and at Zvartnots at night: taxi or transfer; the transfer page — airport transfer.

The first days. What to see from Yerevan in a day — the tour catalog; several days on your own route — a custom route, an estimate within two hours, around the clock.

Payment and cancellation. Nothing needs to be paid before the booking is confirmed, and there is no deposit; afterwards — by card via a link or in cash to the driver after the trip. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before pickup, and up to the same deadline you get one free reschedule to another date. More — how it works and how to pay: card, cash, which currency.

With children. A parent’s passport is attached to a child’s e-visa application. The child seat is free on request and mandatory for children under 7; the seat type is specified in the confirmation. Trips with children — where to go for a day from Yerevan with children.

The dispatcher is available on WhatsApp and Telegram 24/7. You submit the e-visa application yourself on the government portal evisa.mfa.am.

What to check on site

Any visa question can be sent to the Armenian MFA: visa@mfa.am.

Visa at the border. Find out the consular fee and the hours of the visa desk at your airport or crossing before departure.
Passport for an e-visa. Check the form’s condition “be issued for no more than 10 years” against your own passport in advance; it also needs 3 months’ validity after you leave and 2 free pages.
Visa-free period. The MFA names up to 180 days a year; if you plan to stay longer than 90 days, confirm the period in advance.
Visa extension. The application is made in person at the Migration and Citizenship Service before the visa expires; the service names the fee and the maximum period.

Questions about this trip

Do you need health insurance to enter Armenia?

The Armenian MFA does not require insurance for visa-free entry. In the e-visa form, insurance is on the list of recommended documents and is mandatory only for citizens of India, Egypt and Iraq: for them it comes together with a residence permit or a visa of the countries on the MFA list, or with a return ticket, an invitation and proof of funds.

What happens if the e-visa is refused?

The fee is not refunded: both $8 and $39 are non-refundable. Under the e-visa system’s terms, issuing a visa is a sovereign right of the state, and a refusal is not subject to appeal or a fee refund except as provided by law; the grounds for refusal are set by the RA Law “On Foreigners”. The amounts are the institution’s price (Armenian MFA e-visa system).

Where can I send a question about a visa?

The Armenian MFA visa department: visa@mfa.am, telephones (+374 60) 620553 and 620516 for entry visas, 620616 and 620553 for invitations; the main number of the e-visa system is +374 60 620000. For a question about the status of an application you will need your passport number.

Can citizens of Azerbaijan enter Armenia?

According to the Armenian MFA calculator, citizens of Azerbaijan need a special entry permit. For citizens of Kosovo, the visa is issued in advance at embassies.

What do you need when leaving Armenia?

A valid passport and a document confirming lawful stay: a visa, a visa-free entry stamp or a document on residence status. Minors enter accompanied by parents or legal representatives, or to join them.