Visa fee

25.05.2015. 16:57

For citizens of countries who have visa facilitation agreements with EC – 35 EUR

For citizens of other countries - 60EUR

 

CATEGORIES OF PERSONS WAIVED FROM A VISA FEE

for close relatives of Azeri or EU citizens, legally residing in the members states

  • proof: birth certificate, marriage certificate, certification proving the change of name, adoption papers (complete proof of family relation)
  • close relative = spouses, children (including adopted), parents (including custodians), grandparents and grandchildren

for members of official delegations, including permanent members of official delegations, who, following an official invitation addressed to the Member States, the European Union or the Republic of Azerbaijan, shall participate in official meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held by intergovernmental organisations

  • proof: a letter issued by a competent authority of a Member State or by an institution of the European Union confirming that the applicant is a member of its delegation respectively or a permanent member of its delegation travelling to the territory of the other Party to participate in the aforementioned events, accompanied by a copy of the official invitation

pupils, students, post-graduate students and accompanying teachers who undertake trips for the purposes of study or educational training, including in the framework of exchange programmes as well as other school related activities;

  • proof: a written request or a certificate of enrolment from the host university, academy, institute, college or school or student cards or certificates of the courses to be attended

persons with disabilities and persons accompanying them, if necessary;

  • proof: an official document of the medical institution confirming necessity of medical care in this institution, the necessity of being accompanied and proof of sufficient financial means to pay for the medical treatment

participants in international sports events and persons accompanying them in a professional capacity

  • proof: a written request from the host organization, competent authorities, national sport Federations of the Member States or National Olympic Committees of the Member States

persons participating in scientific, cultural and artistic activities, including university and other exchange programmes

  • proof: a written request from the host organisation to participate in those activities

persons who have presented documents proving the necessity of their travel on humanitarian grounds, including to receive urgent medical treatment and the person accompanying such person, or to attend a funeral of a close relative, or to visit a seriously ill close relative

  • proof: invitation from a clinic stating the necessity for urgent medical treatment and the accompanying person (general check-up is not an urgent medical treatment)
  • proof: confirmation about the funeral with confirmation of close family relations
  • proof: confirmation of the serious illness together with confirmation of close family relations

representatives of civil society organizations when undertaking trips for the purposes of educational training, seminars, conferences, including in the framework of exchange programmes

  • proof: a written request issued by the host organization, a confirmation that the person is representing the civil society organization and the certificate on establishment of such organization from the relevant register issued by a state authority in accordance with the national legislation

pensioners

  • proof: certificate of the Social Authority confirming the pension

children under the age of 12

journalists and technical crew accompanying them in a professional capacity

  • proof: a certificate or other document issued by a professional organization or the applicant's employer proving that the person concerned is a qualified journalist and stating that the purpose of the journey is to carry out journalistic work or proving that he/she is a member of technical crew accompanying the journalist in a professional capacity

The written request shall include the following items:

— if the request is issued by an organisation or authority, the name and position of the person who signs the request;

— if the inviting person is a legal person or company or an office or a branch of such legal person or company established in the territory of a Member State or in the Republic of Azerbaijan, the registration number as required by the national law of the Member State concerned or by the Azerbaijani law