Visa Requirements For Armenian Citizens

As of January 2024, Armenian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 69 countries and territories, ranking the Armenian passport 75th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

• On 2 May 2002, Brazil lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 28 June 2006, Ecuador lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 23 June 2008, Bolivia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 1 August 2009, Belarus lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 17 November 2009, Russia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 13 July 2010, Jamaica introduced a visa on arrival for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 16 October 2010, Haiti lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 12 December 2010, Dominica lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia
• On 18 February 2011, Singapore introduced E-visa for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 27 February 2011, Micronesia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 5 April 2011, Antigua and Berduda lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 10 May 2011, Moldova lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 12 July 2011, Ukraine lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 15 September 2011, Argentina lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 12 November 2012, Lebanon lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 3 July 2013, Georgia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 18 September 2013, Namibia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 20 December 2013, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 9 July 2014, Uruguay lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 14 October 2014, Jordan lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 15 August 2015, India introduced e-Visa for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 7 October 2015, Indonesia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 10 November 2015, Malaysia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• In 2016, Iran lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On June 12, 2017, Ethiopia introduced e-Visa for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 23 June 2017, Qatar lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 14 August 2017, Bahamas lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 15 March 2017 the Ex-President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan announced that Armenia will launch talks with the European Union over establishing visa-free travel for Armenian citizens into the EU's Schengen Area soon.
• On 23 March 2017 The United Arab Emirates and Armenia agreed on exempting citizens of both countries from visas, as they will be given visas on arrival at the airport.
• On 20 April 2017, Montenegro lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 16 March 2018, Albania lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 1 May 2018 the newly appointed Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan announced that Armenian citizens would be able to travel within the EU's Schengen Area visa-free in the nearest future.^{[citation needed]}
• On 24 August 2018 the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel during her meeting with the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said "Georgian and Ukrainian citizens don't need visa to enter the European Union, and we will do everything possible to reach visa liberalisation with Armenia as well."^{[citation needed]}
• On 25 April 2019, Tanzania introduced E-visa for the citizens for Armenia.
• On 2 August 2019, Madagascar introduced a visa on arrival for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 1 March 2020, Serbia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 20 July 2020, China lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 13 September 2020, South Sudan introduced E-visa for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 20 January 2021, Oman lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 21 October 2021, Dominica lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 26 January 2023, the United Arab Emirates announced plans to lift visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 8 September 2023, the United Arab Emirates and Armenia announced their mutual visa regimes had been lifted.

Artsakh

• Armenian citizens did not require a visa to enter the disputed region of the Republic of Artsakh. The unrecognized republic officially dissolved on 1 January 2024 following an Azerbaijani offensive.

Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

 

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).

Some countries, such as Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom, require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.

Israeli stamps

 

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Yemen do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017^[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.^{[citation needed]}

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, Argentina, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Japan, Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), Malaysia upon entry and departure, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation), intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.

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