Exemption from Payment of State Duties

Exemption from Payment of State Duties

In compliance with Article 17.7 of the RA Law on State Duties approved in 2001, the following category of citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan do not pay state duties for issuance of a return certificate:

• diplomatic or service passport holders;
• citizens studying in foreign countries (a relevant attesting document to be submitted);
• citizens engaged in pedagogic activities on the state level;
• citizens released from prisons in foreign countries;
• deported, readmitted and extradited citizens;
• victims of human trafficking or RA citizens under Age 18 who obtain a return certificate (a substitute for a passport) in order to return to the country.

Except for the cases specified in the first sentence of the above-mentioned Article,  a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan is exempted from state duties for a return certificate upon submitting a corresponding document issued by a police department of a foreign country where he/she has lost his/her ordinary passport, or where his/her passport has been stolen.

Citizens of the following countries are issued visas free of charge.

1. For citizens holding an ordinary passport of Japan within 30 days;
2. For citizens holding an ordinary passport of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan within 15 days.

In accordance with article 6 of the Agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and European Union “On facilitation of the issuance of visas”, duties for processing visa applications are applied in the following way:

1. The fee for processing visa applications is EURO 35. The abovementioned amount may be reviewed again in accordance with a procedure stipulated in article 14 (4).
2. Without prejudice to the 3^rd paragraph, the following persons are exempted from the visa application processing fee:

• Close relatives – husband or wife, children (including adopted children), parent (including guardians), grandpas, grandmothers and grandchildren of the citizens of European Union legally living in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan or the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan legally living at Member States or the citizens of European Union living in the territory of Member State the citizen of which they are or the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan living in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
• Members of an official delegation, as well as permanent members participating in official meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programs, as well as events organized in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan or one of Member States, with the invitation sent to Member States, European Union or the Republic of Azerbaijan;
• Pupils, students, doctorates and accompanying teachers traveling for exchange programs, as well as education and teaching courses and other school-related activities;
• People with disabilities and when necessary persons accompanying them;
• Participators of international sports events and persons professionally accompanying them;
• People participating in cultural and art events including university and other exchange programs;
• People submitting documents confirming the necessity of their travel, including urgent medical treatment, to participate at the funeral of a close relative and visit a close relative who is seriously ill and persons accompanying them;
• Representatives of civil society organizations traveling for educational courses, seminars, conferences including exchange programs;
• Pensioners;
• Children under 12 years old;
• Journalists and technical staff professionally accompanying them.

1. When the Member States or the Republic of Azerbaijan cooperates with third party contractors for visa issuance, the third party contractor can charge fee for its services. This fee has to be proportionate to expenditures of third party contractors and must not be over than EURO 30. Member States and the Republic of Azerbaijan should provide the applicant with a right to send their applications directly to their consulates.

Third-party contractor executes its operations for a Union in accordance with Visa Code and fully observing legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Third-party contractor executes its operations for the Republic of Azerbaijan in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Member States.

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

List of countries

Attention! Foreigners and stateless persons visiting the Republic of Azerbaijan in a group are charged state fee individually for visa issuance.

Paying address:

In foreign countries – relevant account number ensured by diplomatic missions and consulates of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Attention! In case of visa refusal state fee paid by an applicant is non-refundable.

Note: in accordance with article 4.8 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On State fee”, when international treaties which the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party to determine different provisions about duties from that of stipulated by this Law or by regulatory legal acts, then provisions of that international treaty must be applied.

Note: All consultations and visa procedures are carried out after payment of the state duty to the official bank account of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Ankara. Bank details are as follows:

Ziraat Bank

Oran Branch

(Behind the Turkish-Japanese Foundation)

Account No: 59942565 5002

USD account