Armenia waives visa requirements for EU and UN travel document  holders

ArmInfo. Officials holding European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) travel documents will soon be permitted to stay in the Republic of Armenia visa-free  for up to 180 days per year. The decision was officially approved  during a government meeting on June 11.

The rationale for the draft decision states that under current  regulations, holders of UN and EU travel documents  (laissez-passer)—which are issued strictly for official business to  personnel within these organizations—are required to obtain a visa.  While Armenia currently waives fees for these diplomatic and service  visas, the new policy eliminates the application process entirely.

As of July 1, 2025, citizens of 116 countries holding residence  permits in the United States, the European Union, the Schengen Area,  the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Qatar,  the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Kuwait, and the Sultanate  of Oman will be granted a minimum stay of six months from the date of  entry into the country. They are exempt from the requirement to  obtain an entry visa to the Republic of Armenia. Extending a similar  policy to the UN (the world's premier international organization) and  the EU (the region's largest political and economic union) is viewed  as a natural and logical progression.

Furthermore, in the lead-up to the COP-17 conference scheduled for  2026 in the Republic of Armenia, an increase in the frequency of  visits to Armenia by representatives of EU and UN bodies is expected.  The UN Secretariat and other bodies regularly circulate lists of  countries that distinguish between two groups: those that have waived  visa requirements for entry with the UN Travel Document and those  that have not. The use of the UN Travel Document is provided for by  the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United  Nations, adopted in 1946 in New York.