Employment and Immigration

ALC is one of the largest law firms in the field of Employment and Immigration in Azerbaijan.

We provide high-quality legal services with more than 15 lawyers and attorneys working for you.

At the same time, we recognize that it takes more than legal acumen to help solve your legal matters.

We address your legal issues in the broader context of your business operations and help you achieve solutions that appropriately manage your legal risks.

Our Employment and Immigration law services include:

• Obtaining and extending visas and issuing invitation letters for long term visas;
• Obtaining temporary residence permits in Azerbaijan;
• Obtaining permanent residence permits in Azerbaijan;
• Obtaining work permits in Azerbaijan;
• Consultancy on permanent residency, citizenship and double citizenship;

A permit for temporary residence in the territory of The Republic of Azerbaijan

44.1. Foreigners and stateless persons who wish to reside in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan temporarily shall obtain a relevant permit for it.

44.2. Permit for temporary residence of foreigners and stateless persons in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be issued by the relevant executive authority.

44.3. When foreigners and stateless persons are provided with permit to reside in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan temporarily the relevant executive authority shall issue to them a permit card for temporary residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

44.4. The permit card for temporary residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be a document that entitles during its validity period foreigners and stateless persons to reside in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan temporarily and exit/enter the Republic of Azerbaijan without visa as well as proves their identities and registration at place of residence.

44.5. If any information in the identity documents of foreigners and stateless persons was changed or their permit cards lost they shall inform about it the relevant executive authority within 10 working days and submit application for re-issuance or cancellation of the permit card.

44.6. The description, specifications and specimen of the permit card for temporary residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be approved by the relevant executive authority.

A r t i c l e 4 5. Cases of issuance to foreigners and stateless persons of a permit for temporary residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

45.0. Except for cases provided for in Article 50 of this Code, foreigners and stateless persons shall be issued a permit for temporary residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the following cases:

45.0.1. when they are in close family relationships with a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan; 45.0.2. when they invest at least AZN 500,000 in the economy of the country;

45.0.3. when they possess in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan the real estate that costs at least AZN 100,000 or have the same amount in the banks of the Republic of Azerbaijan;

45.0.4. when they are high level specialists in the economic, industrial, military, scientific, cultural, sports and other spheres;

45.0.4-1. when they are specialists specified in Article 64.0.8-1 of this Code;

45.0.5. when they are family members of foreigners and stateless persons who reside in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan temporarily or permanently;

45.0.6. when they hold a position of head or deputy head of the branch or representation of a foreign legal entity in the Republic of Azerbaijan;

45.0.6-1. when they hold a position of head or deputy head of the legal entity founded in the Republic of Azerbaijan and its founder or at least one of the founders is a foreign legal entity or natural person;

45.0.7. when they deal with entrepreneurial activity in the Republic of Azerbaijan;

45.0.8. when they obtained a work permit in the order established by this Code to carry out paid labor activity in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan;

45.0.9. when they study full-time in higher and vocational education institutions and secondary schools in the Republic of Azerbaijan;

45.0.10. when they carry out professional religious activities at religious associations registered by state; 45.0.11. when there are grounds provided for by the international treaties to which the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party.

NOTE: The case specified in Article 45.0.7 of this Code shall be considered as a basis for issuing a permit for temporary residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan only if these persons carry out actual labor activity by concluding an employment contract with at least five persons in full time or with ten persons in part-time work. In this case, it shall be required that at least 80 percent of employees are citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

A permit for permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan

A r t i c l e 5 2 . Permit issued to foreigners and stateless persons for permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan and a document proving it

52.1. Foreigners and stateless persons who reside on the basis of relevant permit at least 2 years temporarily in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan under the grounds provided for in Articles 45.0.1-45.0.7 of this Code can submit an application to obtain a permit for permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

52.2. A permit for permanent residence of foreigners and stateless persons in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be issued by the relevant executive authority.

52.3. When foreigners and stateless persons are provided with permit to reside in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan permanently the relevant executive authority shall issue to them a permit card for permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

52.4. A permit card for permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be a document that entitles during its validity period foreigners and stateless persons to reside in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan permanently and exit/enter the Republic of Azerbaijan without visa as well as proves their identities and registration at place of residence.

52.5. The description, specifications and specimen of the permit card for permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be approved by the relevant executive authority.