Arrival to Armenia
Foreigners enter the territory of the Republic of Armenian through border-control points. For entry, a foreigner must have a valid passport, entry visa or a document of residency status unless Armenian laws or international agreements define no other procedure.
Minor foreigners may enter Armenia accompanied by parents, a parent or any other legal representative or if one arrives at his parents, a parent, other legal representative or a receiving organization.
If a foreigner arrives in Armenia without any valid identity document or visa or if he gets refusal to obtain Armenian visa he cannot enter the territory of the Republic of Armenia and must be returned to his country of origin or to the country he arrived in Armenia from unless the aim of arrival is to apply for asylum or refugee status.
Departure from Armenia
Foreigners can leave Armenia upon valid passport and a document validating their prior stay in Armenia if laws or international agreements of Armenia define no other term.
Who needs a visa to travel to Armenia?
LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS ARE UNILATERALLY EXEMPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF OBTAINING A VISA
The citizens of the following countries with all types of passports are exempt from the requirement to obtain a visa to enter the Republic of Armenia. They can stay in the territory of the Republic of Armenia up to 180 days per year.
https://www.mfa.am/filemanager/consular/visa/visafreelisteng2.pdf
LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH WHICH ARMENIA HAS A VISA-FREE REGIME ACCORDING TO BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS.
https://www.mfa.am/filemanager/consular/visa/whoneedvisa_eng.pdf
Holders of all other national passports and travel documents, including UN Laissez-Passer, are required to obtain an entry visa.
List of the countries whose citizens can obtain Armenian entry visas upon arrival in Armenia.
LIST OF THE COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENS HOLDING ORDINARY PASSPORTS CAN OBTAIN ARMENIAN VISAS UPON ARRIVAL IN ARMENIA
https://www.mfa.am/filemanager/consular/visa/uppon_arival_eng.pdf
In all other cases, the visa regime for the citizens of Armenia with foreign states is regulated by the internal law of those countries and might be changed in accordance with them. Therefore, the MFA of the Republic of Armenia recommends checking on the latest information on visa requirements from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or from the diplomatic missions of the destination country before the trip.
Citizens of foreign countries for whom a visa-free regime is set can stay on the territory of the Republic of Armenia for no more than 180 days during one year if no other term is defined by the international agreements of the Republic of Armenia.
