E-Visa: What are they and how do they work?
E-Visa: What are they and how do they work?
E-Visa is a system developed with the aim of saving passengers from long-term and tiring bureaucratic procedures, as well as creating an alternative to visas issued at the borders. Online users can apply for visas online to the countries they wish to visit. A visa is an authorization for the holder to travel to the issuing country, where local immigration authorities decide whether to allow the traveller to enter. A visa generally takes the form of a stamp in the traveller’s passport; it is often issued in a diplomatic representation office outside the country of destination, and the traveller must present it to local immigration authorities upon entering the country, at which point the authorities retain the right to refuse the traveller entry.
There are different classes of visa (transit visas, tourist visas, work visas, etc.) and countries use different procedures to issue them. In the past, travellers were almost always required to obtain a visa before travelling to their country of destination. Nowadays, e-visas are reducing the administrative burden associated with travelling abroad. They are making it easier for travellers to apply for and obtain a visa before leaving home, and are simplifying the visa-issuing process for immigration authorities in the traveller’s destination country.
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To apply E-Visa in Azerbaijan, kidly follow the link: https://www.evisa.gov.az/en/information
The State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan carries out the function of the Portal's operator. You can get the e-visa in just 3 steps (apply, pay and download e-Visa) via the Portal. A foreigners or a stateless person can apply directly through the portal for a single entry visa valid for 30 days stay in the country.
The e-Visa is issued within 3 (three) working days.
e-Visa applications can be created for an individual, for a family (minimum of 2 and maximum of 10 persons) or for a group (minimum of 10 and maximum of 300 persons).
The necessary data required for the e-Visa should be entered directly into the system.
The fee for the e-Visa is paid electronically via the system.
The e-Visa is sent to the e-mail address of an applicant.
Foreigners and stateless persons should apply for electronic visa at least 3 (three) working days before their planned date of arrival in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The expiry date of the applicant’s passport or other travel document should be at least 3 (three) months later than the expiry date of e-Visa . After the payment of the fee, a notification on the acceptance of the application is sent to the applicant's e-mail address and monitor screen. The fee for e-Visa is 20 US Dollars. This fee is charged for reviewing a visa application and is non-refundable under any circumstances. An amount of 5 (five) US dollars is charged as a service fee for processing an electronic visa application. This amount is payable in addition to 20 (twenty) USD state fee for the electronic visa. Payment operations can be made only using Visa, Mastercard and UnionPay. The card does not have to be under your name.
