Documents required for issuance of a return certificate

In order to get a return certificate, an application form approved by the "Statute" is filled out (the sample is attached - Annex №3 or Appendix №4) to the diplomatic representation or consulate of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The following documents or their copies should be attached to the application form for the issuance of a certificate:

• Passport itself, if the passport is damaged or when its validity is expired;
• 2 (two) colored photos (3x4 size);
• one of the following documents with photos - an identity card of citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan, a military certificate issued by the Republic of Azerbaijan, a driving license issued by the Republic of Azerbaijan or another official identification card or identity;

Birth certificate or identity card of a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan who is under an age of 18 or who is 18 years of age in a foreign country accompanying the citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan;

• another official document confirming an identity of a person who is not a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan permanently residing in the Republic of Azerbaijan;
• An official document confirming the birth certificate of a child under the age of 18 or who has reached an age of 18 in a foreign country accompanied by a stateless person permanently residing in the Republic of Azerbaijan or an identity of the Republic of Azerbaijan;

An application form (Appendices №3, No. 4) is registered at the diplomatic representation or consulate of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

After submission of the documents provided by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan or a stateless person permanently residing in the Republic of Azerbaijan, a certificate is issued within 3 calendar days from the date of registration of the application.

In the absence of the relevant documents confirming identity of a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan or the stateless person permanently residing in the Republic of Azerbaijan, the diplomatic representation or consular office of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall, for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the information provided therein, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and, in exceptional cases, send a request to the Migration Service.

The State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan carries out relevant checks on the fulfillment of the inquiry within a short time (with no more than 3 working days) and informs the diplomatic representation or consulate of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the obtained results.

If citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan or a stateless person permanently residing in the Republic of Azerbaijan confirms the accuracy of their information, they will be issued a Certificate within 3 calendar days.

The ID card is issued to the stateless person permanently residing in the Republic of Azerbaijan with the consent of the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

State Duties

A charge (amount of money) collected by the government authorities and institutions established by executive government bodies for services and legal actions provided in the exercise of state powers and entailing legal consequences (drawing up and registration of documents, positive feedbacks etc.) 

State Duties for Issuance of a Return Certificate

A relevant amount of money paid by a person applying to the Republic of Azerbaijan for registration of a return certificate is regulated by RA Law on State Duties.

Payment address and amount of state duties to be paid for issuance of a return certificate.

A return certificate is issued to citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan or permanently residing in the Republic of Azerbaijan stateless persons by diplomatic missions or consulates of the Republic of Azerbaijan in compliance with Article 16.1.3 of the RA Law on State Duties approved in 2011.

-       An amount to be paid: 10 USD.

Payment Address

Abroad: corresponding account number provided by diplomatic missions or consulates of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Information about account numbers and bank details are posted on the websites of diplomatic missions and consulates of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Exemption from Payment of State Duties

In compliance with Article 17.7 of the RA Law on State Duties approved in 2001, the following category of citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan do not pay state duties for issuance of a return certificate:

• diplomatic or service passport holders;
• citizens studying in foreign countries (a relevant attesting document to be submitted);
• citizens engaged in pedagogic activities on the state level;
• citizens released from prisons in foreign countries;
• deported, readmitted and extradited citizens;
• victims of human trafficking or RA citizens under Age 18 who obtain a return certificate (a substitute for a passport) in order to return to the country.

Except for the cases specified in the first sentence of the above-mentioned Article,  a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan is exempted from state duties for a return certificate upon submitting a corresponding document issued by a police department of a foreign country where he/she has lost his/her ordinary passport, or where his/her passport has been stolen.