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If you want to stay in Azerbaijan longer than the time specified in your visa, you must apply for getting residence with goals such as work, creating a business , education, accommodation and family.
in this article you will be fully acquainted with the various methods and steps of obtaining residence in Azerbaijan

General conditions for obtaining residence

According to the immigration laws in Azerbaijan ,the conditions of residence in Azerbaijan are such that if the applicants have resided in Azerbaijan for a period of 5 years consecutively,if they are committed to the laws of this country and have adequate income they can apply for permanent residence based on the constitution.if these people are continuously present in the terriotory of Azerbaijan after obtaining permanent residence and have not committed a criminal offense and have no tax debt and if they are fully fluent in Azeri language ,they can get the passport of this country after 8 years.
Ofcourse ,Azerbaijan do not accepted dual citizenship and people must renounce their previous citizenship in order to receive the citizenship and passport of this country.

Getting work residence

one of the most common methods of immigration and residence in Baku and Azerbaijan is getting a work visa and work immigration,things that are important for working in Azerbaijan
* Education degree
* Work experience
* Language certificate
* Physical condition and Marital status.
in addition to these conditions a person must have a suitable job offer from an employer or reputable company.
working in Azerbaijan can create a good opportunity for people to get easily their permanent residence after 5 years.
The first time they will give the person temporary residence for one year and can be extended.

Obtaining Academic residence

studing in Azerbaijan is one of the indirect ways to get residence and immigrate to this country.
it should be noted that you can not get permanent residency with academic residence,For this a person must change (her,his) type of residence after finishing (her,his) university.
For example they can get a work residence by finding a job offer in Azerbaijan after graduation.
education at different levels is possible for international students.

Obtaining residence through investment

One of the methods of obtaining residence in Azerbaijan, according to the economic and commercial laws of this country, wich has caused significant economic growth of this country in recent years, is investing in Azerbaijan.
investment is possible in two ways for applicants.
*buying property(house)
*Registering a company
to stablish a company or invest ,the applicant must present a significant business plan,if approved then he or she will be allowed to do business.
if you have enough Fund and necessary documents to create a suitable business ,you can obtain residence in Azerbaijan through investment.

Obtaining residence through marriage

one of the ways to obtain residency in Azerbaijan is to marry a citizen of the country.
if a person marries a citizen of this country based on the existing laws of the country , he or she can obtain the residence of Azerbaijan.
it should be noted that people who intend to marry each other must provide reasons to prove that their intention to get married is serious and it is not a reason to obtain resedence in Azerbaijan.
it should be noted that when a person obtains residence in Azerbaijan through marriage , if the person’s residence is not permanent yet and gets divorced , ( her,his)residence is canceled and (he,she) must return to ( her,his) country.

Residence by Birth

1. citizenship and residence are given to those whose parents have the citizenship of Azerbaijan or one of them has the the citizenship of this country . in this case even if their child is born outside the terriotory of this country , it is considered an Azerbaijani.
2.A person born to unknown parents in Azerbaijan or a child born to refugees. regardless of the parents citizenship,the newborn will be given Azerbaijan citizenship.
3.A person whose parents have obtained the citizenship of Azerbaijan if her,his age is less than 14 years she,he can obtain the citizenship and passport of this country.