Visa requirements for Armenian citizens

An Armenian passport

Visa requirements for Armenian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Armenia. As of July 2024, Armenian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 70 countries and territories, ranking the Armenian passport 75th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

Armenian citizens in other countries also can benefit from the mobility rights arrangements within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the rules of the single market of the Eurasian Economic Union.

On 22 July 2024, the European Commission officially agreed to launch visa liberalization talks with Armenia. Once negotiations conclude, Armenian citizens will be able to travel to the Schengen Area visa-free.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Armenian citizens holding ordinary passports

  Armenia

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  Visa available both on arrival or online

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  Admission refused

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required
Albania	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Algeria	Visa required
Andorra	Visa required
Angola	Visa required
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required	1 month
Argentina	Visa not required	90 days
Australia	Visa required		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa required
Azerbaijan	Admission refused
Bahamas	Visa not required	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required	28 days
Belarus	Visa not required
Belgium	Visa required
Belize	Visa required		Visa not required, if passengers have with a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member State for a maximum stay of 90 days.
Benin	eVisa	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required		Visa not required for a maximum stay of 7 days for valid visa holders or residents of the European Union member states.
Botswana	eVisa	3 months
Brazil	Visa not required	90 days
Brunei	Visa required
Bulgaria	Visa required		Visa not required for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the European Union member states. The visa must be used at least once and has an entry stamp from the issuing country.
Burkina Faso	eVisa
Burundi	Visa on arrival	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa
Canada	Visa required
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival
Central African Republic	Visa required
Chad	Visa required
Chile	Visa required
China	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period. Visa-free access to Hong Kong for 30 days. Visa-free access to Macau for 90 days.
Colombia	eVisa
Comoros	Visa on arrival	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa required		Visa required, except for Passengers with a multiple-entry business or tourist visa issued by Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or an EU Member State.
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa required
Cuba	Tourist card required	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa required
Czech Republic	Visa required
Denmark	Visa required
Djibouti	eVisa	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required		Visa required, except for passengers with a valid visa issued by Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland (Rep.), Romania, United States, United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State.
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days
Egypt	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
El Salvador	Visa required
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa
Eritrea	Visa required
Estonia	Visa required
Eswatini	Visa required
Ethiopia	eVisa	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Fiji	Visa required
Finland	Visa required
France	Visa required
Gabon	eVisa	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required
Georgia	Visa not required	1 year	Passport not required, identification card suffices.
Germany	Visa required
Ghana	Visa required
Greece	Visa required
Grenada	Visa required
Guatemala	Visa required
Guinea	eVisa	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	90 days
Guyana	Visa required
Haiti	Visa not required	3 months
Honduras	Visa required
Hungary	Visa required
Iceland	Visa required
India	eVisa	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.
Indonesia	e-VOA / Visa on arrival	30 days
Iran	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Iraq	eVisa
Ireland	Visa required
Israel	Visa required
Italy	Visa required
Jamaica	Visa on arrival
Japan	Visa required
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival	3 months
Kazakhstan	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period.
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa required
North Korea	Visa required
South Korea	Visa required		Visa-free access to Jeju Island for 30 days.
Kosovo	Visa required
Kuwait	Visa required
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days	17 of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and in Boten (road and railroad). Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 6 border crossings. Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.
Latvia	Visa required
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival	1 month	1 month extendable for 2 additional months. Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	eVisa
Liberia	Visa required
Libya	eVisa
Liechtenstein	Visa required
Lithuania	Visa required
Luxembourg	Visa required
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival	30 days
Mali	Visa required
Malta	Visa required
Marshall Islands	Visa required
Mauritania	Visa on arrival		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa on arrival	60 days
Mexico	Visa required		Visa required, except for passengers with a valid visa issued by Canada, Japan, United States, United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State for a maximum stay of 180 days.
Micronesia	Visa not required	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Monaco	Visa required
Mongolia	eVisa	30 days
Montenegro	Visa required
Morocco	Visa required		US, UK or Schengen (business or tourist) visa holders are eligible for e-Visa.
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required
Namibia	Visa not required	3 months
Nauru	Visa required
Nepal	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Netherlands	Visa required
New Zealand	Visa required		Diplomatic and service passports with the former USSR symbol issued in Armenia are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed in them. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
Nicaragua	Visa required
Niger	Visa required
Nigeria	eVisa	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa required
Norway	Visa required
Oman	Visa not required	14 days
Pakistan	Visa required
Palau	Free visa on arrival	30 days
Panama	Visa not required	90 days
Papua New Guinea	eVisa	60 days	Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
Paraguay	Visa required
Peru	Visa required
Philippines	Visa required
Poland	Visa required
Portugal	Visa required
Qatar	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Romania	Visa required
Russia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Rwanda	Visa not required	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa
Saint Lucia	Visa required
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required	3 months
Samoa	Visa not required	60 days
San Marino	Visa required
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa
Saudi Arabia	Visa required		US, UK or Schengen (business or tourist) visa holders are eligible for visa on arrival; the visa must be used at least once and has an entry stamp from the issuing country.
Senegal	Visa on arrival	1 month
Serbia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period. Long stay (up to 180 days) visas are issued free of charge.
Seychelles	Free Visitor's Permit on arrival	3 months	Extendable with a fee.
Sierra Leone	eVisa	3 months
Singapore	Visa required		May obtain online.
Slovakia	Visa required
Slovenia	Visa required
Solomon Islands	Visa required
Somalia	Visa on arrival	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa required
South Sudan	eVisa		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa required
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival	60 days / 30 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
Sudan	Visa required
Suriname	Visa not required	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.
Sweden	Visa required
Switzerland	Visa required
Syria	eVisa
Taiwan	Visa required	90 days
Tajikistan	Visa not required	90 days
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Thailand	Visa on arrival	15 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	30 days
Togo	eVisa	15 days
Tonga	Visa required
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required
Tunisia	Visa required
Turkey	eVisa	30 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	1 month
Uganda	eVisa	3 months
Ukraine	Visa not required	90 days
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
United Kingdom	Visa required
United States	Visa required
Uruguay	Visa not required	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180-day period.
Vanuatu	Visa required
Vatican City	Visa required
Venezuela	Visa required
Vietnam	eVisa		e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
Yemen	Visa required
Zambia	eVisa	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival	30 days	30 days for visits on business, 3 months for tourists.

Recent changes

• On 2 May 2002, Brazil lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 28 June 2006, Ecuador lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 23 June 2008, Bolivia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 1 August 2009, Belarus lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 17 November 2009, Russia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 13 July 2010, Jamaica introduced a visa on arrival for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 16 October 2010, Haiti lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 12 December 2010, Dominica lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia
• On 18 February 2011, Singapore introduced E-visa for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 27 February 2011, Micronesia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 5 April 2011, Antigua and Berduda lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 10 May 2011, Moldova lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 12 July 2011, Ukraine lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 15 September 2011, Argentina lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 12 November 2012, Lebanon lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 3 July 2013, Georgia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 18 September 2013, Namibia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 20 December 2013, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 9 July 2014, Uruguay lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 14 October 2014, Jordan lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 15 August 2015, India introduced e-Visa for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 7 October 2015, Indonesia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 10 November 2015, Malaysia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• In 2016, Iran lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On June 12, 2017, Ethiopia introduced e-Visa for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 23 June 2017, Qatar lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 14 August 2017, Bahamas lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 15 March 2017 the Ex-President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan announced that Armenia will launch talks with the European Union over establishing visa-free travel for Armenian citizens into the EU's Schengen Area soon.
• On 23 March 2017 The United Arab Emirates and Armenia agreed on exempting citizens of both countries from visas, as they will be given visas on arrival at the airport.
• On 20 April 2017, Montenegro lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 16 March 2018, Albania lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 1 May 2018 the newly appointed Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan announced that Armenian citizens would be able to travel within the EU's Schengen Area visa-free in the nearest future.
• On 24 August 2018 the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel during her meeting with the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said "Georgian and Ukrainian citizens don't need visa to enter the European Union, and we will do everything possible to reach visa liberalisation with Armenia as well."
• On 25 April 2019, Tanzania introduced E-visa for the citizens for Armenia.
• On 2 August 2019, Madagascar introduced a visa on arrival for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 1 March 2020, Serbia lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 20 July 2020, China lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 13 September 2020, South Sudan introduced E-visa for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 20 January 2021, Oman lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 21 October 2021, Dominica lifted visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 26 January 2023, the United Arab Emirates announced plans to lift visa requirements for the citizens of Armenia.
• On 8 September 2023, the United Arab Emirates and Armenia announced their mutual visa regimes had been lifted.

Artsakh

See also: Visa policy of Artsakh

• Armenian citizens did not require a visa to enter the disputed region of the Republic of Artsakh. The unrecognized republic officially dissolved on 1 January 2024 following an Azerbaijani offensive.

Non-visa restrictions

Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Main articles: Vaccination requirements for international travel, International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, and Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).

Some countries, such as Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom, require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.

Israeli stamps

Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, and Yemen do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

See also: Countries applying biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, Argentina, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Japan, Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), Malaysia upon entry and departure, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation), intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.

See also

• Armenian diaspora
• Armenian passport
• Foreign relations of Armenia
• Largest Armenian diaspora communities
• List of nationalities forbidden at border
• Visa policy of Armenia
• Visa requirements for Artsakh citizens