🇦🇲 Armenia

Choose a city, then explore residence options, documents and housing below.

Entry, work and residence are separate

Visa-free entry does not replace a long-term residence basis. Employed EAEU nationals have a separate procedure.

• The general visa-free limit is up to 180 days within a year unless an agreement provides otherwise. Eligibility depends on citizenship and travel document; check Armenia’s Foreign Ministry list.
• Russian citizens may use an internal passport for entry by air. Do not apply this arrangement to land travel, which requires an appropriate international travel document.
• EAEU citizens employed by an Armenian employer do not need a work permit. Legal-residence confirmation is issued free through workpermit.am; an indefinite contract results in a one-year certificate, not indefinite residence.
• Temporary residence is issued for up to one year on grounds such as work, study, family, business or Armenian origin. Apply for renewal at least 30 days before expiry.

Visa-free entry does not replace a long-term residence basis. Employed EAEU nationals have a separate procedure.

Tax residence: days and centre of interests

183 days is not the only test. Immigration residence and tax residence are different.

• The Tax Code considers presence of at least 183 days in the tax year or a centre of vital interests in Armenia. Arrival and departure days count.
• If the residence test is met on any day, the Code treats the individual as resident for the entire tax year. For income from multiple countries, also consider the applicable tax treaty.
• Do not select a tax treatment solely by how money arrives: salary, business income and asset income require separate calculations.

Renting: owner, contract and utilities

Before transferring money, verify the right to let the property and record the terms in writing.

• The owner or an authorized person may let the property. Match ownership documentation to the address; ask a representative for evidence of authority.
• The Civil Code provides for written form, notarization and registration of lease rights, with a notarial-form exception for standard contracts through the cadastre. Choose an appropriate registration process, not just a signed sheet.
• Record payment currency and dates, deposit and refund terms, inventory, heating, electricity, internet and existing utility debts. No universal mandatory deposit amount is stated here.

The warning summary above shows retrieval dates and regional scope. It is FCDO advice for British nationals, not a crime ranking.

Border areas and mountain travel

Do not apply border-area warnings indiscriminately to Yerevan and Gyumri.

• UK advice identifies areas within 5 km of the eastern Azerbaijan border and the M16/H26 road between Ijevan and Noyemberyan. Check the current advisory for your exact route.
• Weather and mountain-road closures change faster than a country guide. The climate charts show long-term averages and do not establish road access on a particular day.

Temporary residence documents

Passport with translation, evidence of your residence basis, medical certificate and photographs.

• Prepare the application, three 35×45 mm photographs, passport and copy, notarized Armenian translation, medical certificate and fee receipt.
• Add evidence of the basis, such as study, employment, family or business documents. The package depends on the route; an entry stamp alone does not establish it.
• The published temporary-residence fee is AMD 105,000, with exceptions including US citizens. Employed EAEU citizens’ residence certificates follow a different, free procedure.

Two cities, two different scenarios. These are starting points, not a finished neighborhood ranking.

Yerevan

The capital has a metro, buses and more extensive medical services than elsewhere in the country. The metro does not cover every district, so housing location shapes daily journeys.

Gyumri

Armenia’s second-largest city has a historic centre, 19th-century architecture and craft workshops. A railway connects it to Yerevan. Specialist medical care may require a trip to the capital.

Reviewed: 2026-09-13

• МИД Армении · въезд
• МИД России · Армения
• Migration Service · EAEU
• МИД Армении · документы и пошлины
• Налоговый кодекс · статья 25
• Гражданский кодекс · статьи 300, 660, 662, 663
• UK Foreign Office · Armenia

Dates and limitations appear with each dataset. This guide is not a substitute for individual legal and tax review.