Will Armenia and Azerbaijan permit a tourist to enter if they have the other country's stamp in their passport?
I know that there are certain pairs of countries (which do not get along with each other) where a traveller will not be permitted into one country if they have a stamp in their passport from a visit to the other country.
Considering the history of Armenia and Azerbaijan I'm wondering if these two are such a pair of countries? I was in Armenia last year and I'm considering visiting Azerbaijan this year while I'm in Georgia.
Best Answer
Here's some first hand experience (I visited the region a few weeks ago). Visiting Armenia is not a problem for Azerbaijan, nor is it the other way around. What is a problem, is having a visa for Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) in your passport when you want to visit Azerbaijan. Indeed, at best, you will not be let in to Azerbaijan.
It is said that NKR has no problem issuing the NKR visa on a separate piece of paper, so that you can visit Azerbaijan afterwards, but I can not confirm that.
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Can you enter Armenia with an Azerbaijan stamp?
As it was already answered by Gira you will not have problems to enter Armenia with AZ stamp in your passport.Who can visit Armenia without visa?
Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Chile, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Mongolia, Philippines, Syria, Turkmenistan, Vietnam and holders of diplomatic passports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Jordan do not require a visa to visit Armenia.Which countries can travel to Azerbaijan without visa?
Citizens of the following 12 countries can visit Azerbaijan without a visa for up to 90 days:- Belarus.
- Georgia.
- Iran (15 days, stay within Nakhchivan only)
- Kazakhstan.
- Kyrgyzstan.
- Moldova.
Can Armenians go to Azerbaijan?
Citizens of Armenia, people of Armenian descent and those who have visited the disputed region are forbidden entry to Azerbaijan without prior formal authorisation. In 2008, in what became known as the 2008 Mardakert Skirmishes, Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed over Nagorno-Karabakh.Italian Reaction 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan vs Armenia 🇦🇲- Country Comparison
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Actually visiting Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is a crime in Azerbaijan, but you won't get in any kind of problem in Armenia because of visiting Azerbaijan.
I visited Armenia with a friend who had an Azerbaijani visa in his passport and in Armenia they asked a couple of questions regarding his visit from Azerbaijan in front of us, then they let him go (I'm an Armenian from Iran and my friend is Iranian.)
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