GENERAL INFORMATION
Passport of the citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan (further passport) — uniform document identifying a citizen’s person outside of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and issue to exercise by him/her the right of exit from the country and entry into the country.
The passport is issued to every cistizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the order established by the law and is valid for entry to all countries.
The passport is a property of the Republic of Azerbaijan and withdrawal of it from the citizen or taking as a security is absolutely forbidden except cases envisaged by the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Each citizen must safely keep the passport. In case of loss of the passport the citizen is obliged immediately to notify the state body that issued the passport about it, and if such loss occurred abroad — the diplomatic representation or consulate of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Diplomatic representations or consulates of the Republic of Azerbaijan jointly with respective executive power authority of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall provide such citizens with the document allowing to return to the Republic of Azerbaijan in the shortest possible time:
- New passport of the citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
- Certificate on return to the Republic of Azerbaijan;
Taking the fingerprints of the citizen applying for a passport, as well as the photographing in accordance with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization shall be held at the relevant state authority, that issues the passport. The fingerprints of the citizens who have not attained the age of 15 shall not be taken.
The civil passport is issued for children under the age of 1 year for a period of one year, for children aged 1 to 3 years for a period of three years, for children from 3 to 18 years for a period of five years, and persons who have reached 18 years of age for a period of ten years.
