The Russian Association of Tour Operators oftenis the rating of the most popular tourist destinations. It turns out that by the end of 2016 our compatriots traveled to Azerbaijan more often than to Turkey, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria and France. And this year, visitors from Russia to Azerbaijan, apparently, will be no less. The country attracts not only with its wonderful views, but also with wide holidays and international festivals. For example, a jam festival or Islamic solidarity games. Such tourism attracts. But do you need a visa to Azerbaijan? Let's look into this together.
You can go to Azerbaijan in the directionculinary tourism to try the same dessert of garlic and mint at the same international jam festival, by the way, brought by a delegation from Russia, or to visit relatives, to conclude a business deal with only a foreign passport. The visa for Azerbaijan is not needed for Russians. You can cross the border completely freely.
But to avoid any problems with the law of the country, you need to know the rules for entering Azerbaijan. And some of them are special, acting only on the territory of this state.
The question of whether a visa is necessary for Russians in Azerbaijan has been removed. Let's look at the nuances of visiting this country, located on the coast of the Caspian Sea.
For business contacts or to meet with friends andyou are traveling for family, for tourist impressions or for a competition - the border guards will not ask you any documents confirming the purpose of the visit. But make sure that your visa-free visit does not last more than ninety days. In the passport of the border guards will put a stamp with which for a foreign guest begins the countdown of his allowed three-month stay in the country. With a mark in the document, you can travel freely throughout Azerbaijan, moving from city to city.
Visas to Azerbaijan will not be required if there isthe need to extend the period of stay in the country. To avoid any questions at the border, it is better to apply for an extension of your stay if you realize that three months is not enough for you. You can get permission to stay in the country a couple of months.
Recently, a lot and often talked about a blogger withRussian and Israeli citizenship, who entered Azerbaijan with a Ukrainian passport. For example, Alexander Lapshin was detained in Belarus at the request of Azerbaijan. The reason is “public appeals against the state” and entry into Nagorno-Karabakh without the official permission of the Azerbaijani authorities. The country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has compiled a “black list” of people like Lapshin. A visit to Nagorno-Karabakh without the permission of Baku is a ban on entry to Azerbaijan.
This is a welcoming state, but there is a listPersons who do not want to see there. Most likely, if there is a stamp from Karabakh in your passport without the sanction of Baku, it will not be possible to enter Azerbaijan legally, and illegal border crossing will be punished.
Conflict of Azerbaijan and Armenia over the NagornoKarabakh is not cold. Therefore, if you have a point of view regarding these events as a supporter of the policy of the Armenian authorities, do not express it publicly in Azerbaijan. Do not enter into discussions and do not say what will cause discontent of local residents.
If you decide to cross the border on a personalcar, then be prepared to make a deposit. This rule applies only to machines that do not comply with environmental standards E4. Therefore, if your car pollutes the atmosphere, you will have to pay an amount equal to one third of the market value of the car, as collateral. When you leave the country, you will get this money back.
However, if you find a citizen of Azerbaijan who writes a letter of guarantee, you will be released from the pledge. But insurance for the car should be required.
Visas to Azerbaijan are not needed, but registration of foreignersis underway. In 2013, guests of Azerbaijan must go through the registration procedure, once in the country. This is a migration service. Notify the state in the first ten days after arrival.
Процедура не осложнена необходимостью сбора References, rather, is formal. A hotel, hotel or sanatorium in which you settled can register you in Azerbaijan. You only need to fill out a special application form, it is easy to find on the website of the embassy, and attach a copy of your passport to it.
The procedure is not paid. A visa to Azerbaijan (2017) is still not required.
If you are settled with relatives, ask themhelp you register. Documents are accepted via mail or in person at the migration service of the city in which you plan to stay. However, if you decide to visit and stay in a different place for a long time, registration will be required again. And zeroing is not necessary.
Usually entering the country with children is not accompanied by difficulties, but parents need to prepare:
Visas to Azerbaijan are not needed for Russians, no matter what age they are.
Like any country, Azerbaijan is guarded not only by the border, but also by customs. There is a list of what is banned for importation. What does this list include? Do not attempt to import:
What do customs rules allow? Permitted to import:
If you will enter Azerbaijan (visa forRussians in 2017 is not needed, but some documents need to be issued) with the currency, you will need to declare it. Moreover, it is possible to leave a country with dollars or euros only with an amount that does not exceed the amount that was deposited. The amount of more than a thousand dollars is subject to a 1% tax.
Tourists are forbidden to export or import the national currency. Manat, and no more than five hundred thousand declared, can be taken out and imported only by citizens of Azerbaijan.
The trip will be without violations of the law andcustoms rules, if your passport is valid, you are not trying to smuggle prohibited goods and undeclared currency, you are ready to make a deposit for your personal car that you are traveling in Azerbaijan, if it does not meet environmental standards of transport, documents for the car are in order and insurance is not expired, and you did not forget to register, being in the territory in the first ten days.
A visa to Azerbaijan in 2017 is not needed. She was not required before that and the prerequisites that she needed, no.
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