Baku, Azerbaijan, June 2
Trend:
Foreigners, who are willing to visit Azerbaijan, will be able to get visas online, after Azerbaijan launches its "ASAN Visa" system.
"From now on, visas will be issued through a single online portal," Inam Karimov, chairman of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the Azerbaijani president, told reporters in Baku.
"Foreign citizens, tourists can use the services of the ASAN Viza portal to arrive in Azerbaijan," he said. "Visas will be issued online within three days without applying to state organizations."
He said that the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan will approve a list of countries, the citizens of which will get e-visas.
Karimov added that the innovation will be applied within several months.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on June 1 signed a decree on simplification of e-visas issuance procedure and the creation of the ASAN Viza system.
The decree was signed in order to simplify procedure for issuing visas to foreigners and stateless persons arriving in Azerbaijan, as well as creation of an e-visa system ensuring transparency and efficiency with the use of modern information technologies.