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What are the requirements to get a short business visa to Spain?
La France représente la Belgique, l’Espagne, le Luxembourg, les Pays-Bas, le Portugal et la Suède pour toutes les demandes de visas de court séjour Schengen.
The French embassy in Baku is competent ...
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Low-cost airlines to Azerbaijan?
Wizz Air
The only international low-cost airline flying to Schengen Area from Azerbaijan is Wizz Air:
Baku - Budapest (each Monday and Thursday) and Budapest - Baku (each Wednesday and Sunday) ...
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What is the cost of a visa on arrival in Azerbaijan?
According to the official e-visa site you can apply for an 'urgent' e-visa for $50 and it will be ready within 3 hours. (The standard e-visa being $23 and ready within 3 days)
Israeli citizens can ...
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Can an ethnic Armenian visit Azerbaijan?
No.
There were some cases when people with Armenian roots were not allowed into Azerbaijan even though technically they had 1/8th or even 1/16th of Armenian blood.
There were also some documented ...
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How useful is Azerbaijani language in Iran?
Knowledge of Azerbaijani (Turkish) or even (Istanbul) Turkish would be extremely helpful in (Azeri) Turkish speaking cities like Tabriz and Ardabil, and I seriously doubt whether they get offended to ...
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Where in Tbilisi can I get very early morning public transport towards Azerbaijan?
My wife, native of Tbilisi, suggests that all buses and marshrutkas from Tbilisi to Baku leave from Ortachala. Search around Russian language sites seems to confirm it. (Note: all links below are to ...
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Visiting Azerbaijan during Nowruz / Novruz: what's different?
In Azerbaijan, how do businesses' hours of operation change over Nowruz?
As a local, I can tell that in Azerbaijan, businesses' hours of operation don't change over Nowruz. Although Nowruz is an ...
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Visiting Azerbaijan during Nowruz / Novruz: what's different?
I was in Sheki and Baku, Azerbaijan, for two days over Nowruz this year.
In both cities, it seemed pretty much every business I saw was open for at least its normal hours, and public transit seemed ...
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What is the situation with land border crossings on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border?
We call it Regime, without "Special Quarantine" crap. So, indeed our Regime has been extended until January 2, 2024, which means our land borders (including Georgia-Azerbaijan border) will ...
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Do I need a visa to connect through Azerbaijan?
As always, Timatic is the definitive source for these sorts of questions. Here's what it says for a US citizen transiting Azerbaijan:
Transit - Azerbaijan (AZ)
Visa
Visa required.
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How useful is Azerbaijani language in Iran?
I'd go with English when talking to people in public, because first of all you can never know who is going to understand you if you start speaking Azerbaijani and secondly, it would be of no special ...
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Status of David Gareja - rocky monastery on the top of the mountain
Short version:
The David Gareja site straddles the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan. There was an episode in 2012 where the Azerbaijan authorities stopped tourists crossing to their side. The ...
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Renewing Azerbaijani temporary residence on a new passport
From my acquittances in the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan, I've been told that you can apply with your current residence permit, the old passport and the new passport. They will exchange your ...
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Exit and entry stamps on European passports when leaving Schengen Area
If you mean leaving Schengen Area for Azerbaijan or Georgia, then, shortly:
If you're a citizen of EU or EFTA, then your passport won't get stamped.
If you're not a citizen of EU or EDTA, then your ...
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An authentic way to celebrate Novruz in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, Novruz is officially celebrated between 20th and 24th of March. When public holidays and weekends overlap here (which usually is the case with Novruz, because it lasts for 5 days), the ...
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How to get from Sheki to Tbilisi
I'm going to update the above info with costs + time breakdowns.
Minibus from Sheki Bus Station to random corner in Balakan. 3.50 Manat. 10:10 AM and 2:00 PM. 2.5 hours.
Note: Find the bus to ...
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E-Visa for Azerbaijan
I ended up using Alean Travel Company. We exchanged a couple of e-mails, payment was done via Western Union (USD 55) and the visa arrived two days before my planned entry by e-mail. They also offered ...
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Does a Austrian refugee passport holder need a visa to enter Azerbaijan?
You will not be able to enter Azerbaijan without a visa nor receive one upon arrival.
Holders of regular Austrian passports, as well as holders of regular Pakistani passports, are eligible to apply ...
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Equivalent of Cig Kofte restaurants in Georgia
In Azerbaijan these would be just "kafe"s ("çayxana"s too to some extent, but they focus more on tea). They are usually located off the big streets and have names written in awful ...
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Azerbaijan eVisa - Arrival by Train
Yes, it is. I have traveled to Azerbaijan last month and met lots of people on my way, who have arrived from Georgia by bus or night train, having eVisa.
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Do Azeri border guards stamp passports of travellers entering on an e-visa?
Got it both on the passport and visa sheet (top right Corner)
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Do Azeri border guards stamp passports of travellers entering on an e-visa?
This travel agency website has a link to a sample e-visa, which includes no space for entry/exit stamps. In addition, it mentions in the text that one should "make sure that you have free page in your ...
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Can an ethnic Armenian visit Azerbaijan?
The answer is not a strict no.
Officially and unambiguously, there's no such discrimination, as having such law would weaken the position of Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, where the ...
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E-Visa for Azerbaijan
STI Azerbaijan, the local representation of the International Student Travel Confederation, also offers e-visas. In my experience, their service is friendly and fast.
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Do I need a visa to transit between separate flights at Baku Airport Azerbaijan
Tourist e-visas for Azerbaijan are now available and cost 24 USD and are ready within 5 business days. There is a short turnaround visa process available also, which costs 75 USD.
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Crossing countries in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iran
You can visit both countries in any order as you wish. This is what many tourists do (when they visit a region, they want to see all of the countries in it) and both Armenian and Azerbaijani ...
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An authentic way to celebrate Novruz in Azerbaijan
In March 2019 we were to both Baku and Shaki, two main cities that had claimed to have a wide range of Nowruz festivities. There were some small concerts in Şəki on 20th of March, but we were too late ...
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Where in Tbilisi can I get very early morning public transport towards Azerbaijan?
Upon arrival in Tbilisi (04:30 in the morning) I went to the Courtyard Marriott hotel, whose staff has been super helpful to me in the past despite me not staying there. After doing some research, ...
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Is it possible to obtain Azeri permission to visit Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh)?
On the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan there are number of statements (like 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc; You'll find these statements if you go to the site and type on removal of the ...
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Exit and entry stamps on European passports when leaving Schengen Area
If you ask for a stamp, you may get one. Lithuanian border guards are really friendly and they stamped my Lithuanian passport in Kaunas (flying to UK) and in Vilnius (to Ukraine) and returning. ...
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