Azerbaijan Residence for Investors

Foreigners and stateless people can get temporary residency in Azerbaijan through the Azerbaijan Investor Residence Program as long as they meet certain business requirements. People who want to apply must spend at least 500,000 Azerbaijani manats in a business or 100,000 manats in real estate or term savings.

The program is set up to make it easier for people to invest in Azerbaijan's economy. It offers choices in real estate, banks, and starting a business.

How to Get Approved

Those who want to join the Azerbaijan Investor Residence Program must meet at least one of the requirements listed below:

Choices for Investments

• Economic Investment: Put at least 500,000 AZN into the economy of Azerbaijan.

• Home: You must own a home in Azerbaijan worth at least 100,000 AZN.

• Savings in a Bank: Put at least 100,000 AZN into a term savings account in an Azerbaijani bank.

• Government Securities: You must have at least AZN 100,000 worth of government securities or investment securities of legal companies in which the state owns at least 51%.

Note: For temporary residence, you need AZN 100,000 for real estate, bank savings, or stocks. For permanent residence, you need AZN 200,000 for real estate, bank deposits, or securities, and AZN 500,000 for general economic investment. These amounts are the same for both TR and PR.

Different Ways to Qualify

• Be an expert in a very narrow area, like the military, business, science, culture, sports, or the arts.

• Be in charge of a branch, office, or local legal body set up in Azerbaijan as either the head or assistant head.

• Start your own business with at least 5 full-time workers or 10 part-time employees, at least 80% of whom must be Azerbaijani residents.

• Be a family member of a foreigner or stateless person living in Azerbaijan, either briefly or permanently.

Important Pros

• Low costs

• Mild weather

• Living costs are low

• Better access to big countries

When and What You Need to Do to Become a Citizen

Living in Azerbaijan for a short time does not automatically make you a citizen. Foreigners or stateless people can apply for Azerbaijani citizenship as long as they meet the following requirements:

• Continuous Residence: You must have lived in Azerbaijan for at least five years without leaving.

• Language Skills: Show proof that you can speak and write the official Azerbaijani language.

• Legal Compliance: Fill out an application according to Azerbaijani law, follow all other legal requirements, and give up any other citizenship you may have. The Republic of Azerbaijan does not accept dual citizenship.

Authority and Legal Basis for the Program

The State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan is where people can send their applications for this program.

It is based on the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Immigration (No. 1075-IQ), Article 15, and the Migration Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2013), Chapter 3.