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Citizenship, Identification and Residence Status

Restore or Exchange a Special Passport

The special passport is exchanged in cases where it is lost, expired, or unusable.

To exchange a special passport in Armenia, it is necessary to physically apply to the Department of Foreigners of the Migration and Citizenship Service located at 14 Tairov Street.

Currently, this service is available only in person. We are working on the online version.
Who Can Apply?
Foreign citizens
Application Duration
30 minutes
Service Cost
Free for renewal and exchange, 75,000 AMD for loss
Delivery Duration
5-10 days

Required Documents

On the day and time of the planned visit, it is necessary to submit the following documents:

  • Application in the name of the Head of the Migration and Citizenship Service and its copy (3 copies)
  • Photocopies of the pages with photo, personal, and validity data of the national passport
  • 2 photos measuring 35x45mm
  • Photocopy of the lost special passport (if any)
  • Receipt of state duty payment

Payment Amount and Procedure

  • In case of loss of a special passport, it is necessary to pay 75,000 AMD to obtain a new passport.
  • In case of its unusability or data changes, it is provided free of charge.

Payment can be made on-site, via a POS terminal, online, at any bank by transferring to account number 900005162111, as well as through the banking application (if you are unable to transfer to this account number in the banking application, please select the "Transfer to state budget" option).

Delivery Time and Procedure

The new special passport is issued within 5-10 days.

To obtain a passport, you must visit the Unified Public Services Office located at 3 Vazgen Sargsyan Street.

Reference to Legislation

  • RA Law "On Foreigners"
  • RA Law "On State Duty"

Legal acts can be found at arlis.am

For technical support:

Working hours:
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Phone numbers:
0-8000-2020,
(+374) 010 58-59-80

For service support:

Working hours:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Phone number:
(+374 10) 37-02-64

Service Provider
RA Ministry of Internal Affairs Migration and Citizenship Service
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