Azerbaijan approves amendments on temporary stay of foreigners

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 27. Amendments regarding
the temporary stay of foreigners in Azerbaijan have been
approved

This is reflected in the law on amendments to the Migration
Code, the laws "On registration at the place of residence and
location" and "On state duty" approved by the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The document text has been
published on the official website of the President of
Azerbaijan.

According to the amendment, administrative procedures related to
the extension of the temporary stay of foreigners and stateless
persons in Azerbaijan will be digitalized.

Thus, after the state duty is paid, it is intended to be placed
in the applicant's electronic cabinet in the Electronic Government
Information System and sent to the e-mail address. In addition, the
content of the decision will be confirmed, formalized with an
electronic signature, and the legal basis for electronic services
will be clarified.

The amendment to the Migration Code establishes an additional
basis for refusing to extend the period of temporary stay. Thus,
the failure to submit one or more of the documents provided for in
Article 41.1 of the Migration Code is also established as a basis
for refusal.

Meanwhile, according to the amendment to the law "On state
duty", a fee will not be provided for re-issuing a decision on
extending the period of temporary stay.

Also, decisions on the extension of the period of temporary stay
issued before the law enforcement date will remain in legal force
until the expiration of the period specified in them.

If these decisions are lost, destroyed, become unusable, or if
the information in the documents confirming the identity of a
foreigner or stateless person changes, they will be compiled
electronically, transferred to the electronic cabinet of the
applicant in the Electronic Government Information System for
placement in that system, and at the same time sent to the
applicant's email address.

In these cases, the payment of a state fee for re-issuance of
the decision won't be required.