Armenia
Migration and Citizenship Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs
The service handles residence status for foreigners and entry visas. Before you travel, confirm with it and with your employer which work authorisation applies to your job.
— Before You Fly
Before you fly to Armenia
Four things to do before you board: check the offer with the destination's own authority, know your rights, carry the right papers, and get the practical details in writing.
Who to check with in Armenia.
Last checked 29 September 2026. Links go to official sites we do not control; treat each site as the authority, not this page.
Your Rights, From Official Sources
What the government and the ILO publish, in plain words. Laws change: your contract and the official page always win over this summary.
Contract and pay
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The ministry says employment relations arise from a written employment contract, and the employer must conclude one when hiring. The contract is made in two copies, and the employer must give the employee one within three days of signing. It must state the basic salary or how it is set, the working-time schedule and the type and length of annual leave. The ministry's page does not say whether this applies differently to foreign workers.
Armenian Ministry of Labor and Welfare: procedure for concluding an employment contract, read 8 October 2026 -
A probationary period may last up to 3 months, or up to 6 months in cases the law prescribes, and an employment contract must be concluded for probationary employees too.
Armenian Ministry of Labor and Welfare: procedure for concluding an employment contract, read 8 October 2026
If something goes wrong
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An employer may not dismiss an employee during temporary incapacity for work or while on leave, except when the organisation is liquidated. The ministry also links a Unified Electronic Whistleblowing Platform from its labour-rights page.
Armenian Ministry of Labor and Welfare: employment contract page and labour-rights page, read 8 October 2026
Checked against the linked pages on 2026-10-08. This is general information, not legal advice.
What goes in your hand luggage.
Papers, originals
- Your passport, with your visa or entry documents ready
- Your medical and any clearance certificates your destination required
- Your flight details and the address you are going to
Papers, copies
- The employment contract exactly as you signed it, printed and on your phone
- Education and trade certificates, kept apart from your main folder
- A photo of your passport photo page saved where your family can also reach it
People and health
- Phone numbers for your specialist, your employer contact and your family, written down
- Any prescription medicine in its original packaging, with the prescription
- A small amount of cash for the first day, not a large sum
Keep your own passport with you. If anyone asks to hold it, do not hand it over before you have checked the rights above and talked to your specialist.
Ask these before you board, and keep the answers.
Details such as pickup, housing and how pay reaches you differ by employer and city. We do not guess them for you; ask, and get the answer in a message or document you can show later.
- Who meets me at the airport? A name, a phone number that works from abroad, and where they will be standing.
- Where will I sleep on the first night, and after? The address, who pays for it, and whether it matches what the contract says.
- Who is my contact on the first day? A named supervisor or HR contact, not just a company name.
- How and when is my salary paid? Into which bank account, on which date, and in which currency. Paid to you directly, not to someone else.
- Who pays for the flight, the visa and the medical? It should match your contract. If something is charged to you that the contract does not mention, ask why before you pay.
- What happens if the job is not the one in my contract? Know who to call first, and keep the authority above and your specialist's details to hand.
Your first days.
- Tell your family you have arrived, and send them the address you are staying at.
- Check what you were given against your contract: job, pay, hours, housing. If they differ, tell your specialist the same day.
- Keep every document you are given, and take a photo of each one.
- If something is wrong, contact your specialist first, then the authority in Step 1.
Local practicalities such as phone plans, banking and transport are not covered here because we do not publish anything we have not verified. Your specialist and employer can tell you what applies to your city.
Routes into Armenia
- India → Armenia
- Brazil → Armenia
- Bangladesh → Armenia
- Nepal → Armenia
- Bhutan → Armenia
- Sri Lanka → Armenia
- Indonesia → Armenia
- Philippines → Armenia
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