Armenia - Apply for Special Residency Status

Advertisement

Procedure

1. Fill in the Application form
2. Submit the form along with all other required documents.
3. In case Armenian authorities denied the grant of the status, rejected applicants may reapply for the Special Residency Status one year after their initial application was rejected.

Grant of Special Residency Status

Individuals granted with a Special Residency Status will be issued Special Armenian Passports and will no longer be required to obtain entry visas for traveling to Armenia. While in Armenia, they will enjoy the full protection of the Armenian law, as well as the rights and obligations of Armenian citizens, except for the right to vote and to run for office, enroll in political organizations. They will also be exempted in rendering military services to the Armenian National Army.

Survivors of the Armenian Genocide are granted Special Passports through a facilitated procedure, and the application fee is waived.

Note: Using a Special Passport will not waive visa requirements for other CIS countries. For travel to those and other countries the bearer of Special Passport should use his/her national passport.

Advertisement

Required Documents

• Completed Application form
• Letter in the name Ambassador or Consul General of the Republic Armenia, requesting the Special Residency Status. Following information must be included in the letter:
  • Information regarding present citizenship.
  • Information regarding past citizenship, if any, including country and reason for loss of citizenship.
  • Country of origin and nationality at birth.
  • Reason for applying for Special Residency Status in Armenia, i.e., business, cultural, charity, etc. Please provide details.
  • Your occupation and place of employment. Please be as specific as possible.
  • How many stays have you had in Armenia: when, for how long and under what circumstances. if you were previously granted other type of Residency Status in Armenia (Temporary, Ordinary, Exclusive, Permanent), please indicate.
  • Information on possible conviction or involvement in a criminal investigation.
• Photocopies of pages of your passport with photograph, validity and personal data.
• Photocopy of birth certificate.
• Six passport size professional colour photographs with light background.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

Government House No.2, Republic Square, Yerevan 0010

Phone Number: (+37410) 54-40-41 /235/ Call during any working day from 10:00 to 13:00.

Email: [email protected]

Armenian Embassies Abroad

Eligibility

• Foreign citizens of Armenian ancestry and also to other distinguished individuals, who have provided significant services to the Armenian state and nation and/or are engaged in economic and cultural activities in Armenia.

Fees

Special Passport fee: 150,000 Armenian Drams.

Replacement passport fee: 75,000 Armenian Drams.

Note:

• The fee does not include Embassy/Consulate application surcharge which may vary.
• Payment method also varies.
• Please contact your respective Embassy or Consulate for more information.

Validity

The Special Residency Status is granted for a 10 year term.

Documents to Use

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Processing Time

The application process usually takes about 3-4 months. In some cases, the processing time may be longer.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Instructions

Applications for special residency status are submitted to the Embassy or the Consulate of the Republic of Armenia in the country where you are currently residing. In case there is no Armenian diplomatic mission or consular post in your country, please apply through the nearest or most convenient one for you to travel to.

For residents of Australia, you must submit your applications at the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Washington, DC or Consulate General in Los Angeles, CA.

For residents of Australia, Canada, Europe, and the US. If you are applying by mail, you will be responsible for the cost of the return shipment. It can be either a prepaid return envelope of any registered mail with a tracking number or a separate money order in the corresponding amount to cover the cost of FedEx, DHL or other postal services. The Embassy or the Consulate of the Republic of Armenia will not claim responsibility for documents lost in the mail.

For those applying in the Republic of Armenia, documents are submitted at the Passport and Visa Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia (13A Mashtots Ave., Yerevan)

Required Information

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

Special Residency Status is granted by the President of Armenia to foreign citizens of Armenian ancestry and also to other distinguished individuals, who have provided significant services to the Armenian state and nation and/or are engaged in economic and cultural activities in Armenia. An individual granted with this status will enjoy full protection of the Armenian law while in the country, giving him/her rights and obligations an Armenian citizen have, apart from the right to vote and to run for office or enroll in a political organization.

Information which might help

Replacement of Special Passport

For lost Special Passport, please submit the following documents:

• Letter in the name Ambassador or Consul General of the Republic Armenia, requesting the replacement Special Passport.
• Clear photocopies of pages of your passport with photograph, validity and personal data.
• Two passport size professional colour photographs with light background.
• Photocopy of lost Special Passport (if available),

Note: Please note that the replacement passport validity can not exceed the validity of lost passport.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia:

http://www.mfa.am/en/residency/

Others

More information which might help people.