CONSULAR SERVICE AND VISA
Consular office of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan is open on Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 12:00
Address:
6 A Le Hong Phong str.,
Ba Dinh distr. Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: 024 3737 90 11/12
E-mail: hanoi@mission.mfa.gov.az
General information about Visa
Types
2 types of visas – entry visa (single and multiple) or transit visa (single and double) for foreigners and stateless persons visiting the Republic of Azerbaijan are issued in a following way:
- Single entry visa – validity period of such type of visa is up to 90 days and allows only one entry-exit in this period.
- Multiple entry visa – validity period of this visa is up to 2 years and allows a person to enter a country several times during a relevant period.
- Single or double transit visa – are issued to foreigners and stateless persons to allow transit passage through the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan to a third country. Validity period of transit visa is 30 days; period of stay in a country is 5 days. Transit visas are issued by taking account traffic route via air, water, railway and other transport means and time spend on it.
Documents required for visa issuance
1.Sample of application form approved by an appropriate authority of executive power (a sample is attached);
- Passport or another travel document (a validity period of a passport or other travel document should exceed a validity period of an expected visa at least by 3 months) and copies of their main pages;
- Two color photographs (3x4cm) matching with biometric identification requirements;
- A copy of medical insurance certificate (if a host does not undertake to pay for medical services);
- A document certifying payment of a state fee for visa issuance;
- Application submitted by a party inviting a foreigner and a stateless person to the Republic of Azerbaijan, a sample of which is approved by an appropriate authority of the executive power, a registered copy of a certificate (for non-governmental organizations), a document proving the purpose of an invitation (these documents are not required for transit, tourism, official and personal travel visas);
- A copy of the state registration certificate if a party inviting a foreigner or stateless person to the Republic of Azerbaijan is a non-governmental organization;
- A document confirming the reason for the invitation (these documents are not required for transit, tourism and personal travel visas)
- Relevant documents set forth in articles 25-34 of this Code, depending on the purpose of travel.
- In addition to the documents set forth in article 36.1 of this Code a notarized copy of a birth certificate, permission of parents or a legitimate representative and copies of identification documents are required for issuance of visa to foreigners and stateless persons under 18 holders of a passport traveling without his/her parent or a legitimate representative.
- An amount of a state fee for visa issuance is determined by an appropriate law of the Republic of Azerbaijan. State fee for visa issuance is not reimbursed regardless of the result of the processing of applications.
Attention! A validity period of a passport or other travel document should exceed a validity period of an expected visa at least by 3 months.
Attention! Foreigners or stateless persons temporarily residing in the Republic of Azerbaijan for more than 15 days must be registered at the place of residence.
Period of stay in a country indicated in a visa is used during a validity period of that visa. Visa that is not used during this period loses its force.
Citizens of 77 countries, including VIETNAM can apply for their Azerbaijani visa online, also called the ASAN Visa (https://evisa.gov.az/en/)
State fee
State fee rates required for visa issuance and their payment procedures
- In accordance with articles 16.1.6 and 16.1.7 of Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on “State fee”, foreigners and stateless persons visiting the Republic of Azerbaijan are charged state fee for visa issuance at the following rates:
Single entry visa – USD 20
Multiple entry visas – USD 350
Transit visas – USD 20
