Passport

RENEWAL OR OBTAINING OF PASSPORT FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF 16  A passport of a citizen of the Republic of Armenia is issued to citizens under the age of 16 upon request, based on the application submitted by one parent or a legal representative in person. Passports are issued for a 3-year validity period to minors under the age of 6, for a 5-year validity period to mino

Special residency status

General Information The Law on Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Republic of Armenia, enacted in 1994, and then the revised Law on Aliens allow foreign citizens to receive a Special Residency Status in the Republic of Armenia. The Special Residency Status is granted by the Prime Minister of Armenia to the foreign citizens of Armenian ancestry and also to other distinguished individuals

Temporary and Permanent Residency in Armenia

Types of Armenian Residency and Resident Cards  № Type of residency Type of the document Terms of residency 1 Temporary Temporary resident card Up to one year 2 Permanent Permanent resident card Five years 3 Special Special passport Ten years   Where to apply?   Department for

Citizenship

1. Where and how to apply for the acquisition or termination of the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia? Starting from 1 January 2026, applications for the acquisition or termination of the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia shall be submitted, verified, processed, as well as appointments for the submission of original documents shall be made exclusively through the mcs-citizenship.am elec

Statement of Ambassador Kirakossian at the Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the escalation of situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict-zone

Under these circumstances the Republic of Armenia as a party to the trilateral ceasefire agreement of 1994 will take necessary actions. People of Nagorno-Karabakh have the right to self-defence and Armenia as a guarantor of their physical security will stand by them. The President of Armenia instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia to prepare the draft treaty on the mutual military as