Discretionary Current ten-year status

Armenia — Special Residency Status

Special Residency Status is classified as residency. Its inventory status is discretionary. No fixed investment tariff in cited guidance. Special Armenian passport is a residence document

The special passport documents residence; use national passport for international travel.

Evidence & review dates · 13 October 2026

Evidence reviewed Dated research; confirm current terms with the authority.

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Legal outcome
Residence; nationality remains separate
Base amount
No fixed investment tariff in cited guidance
Presence
Special residence passport, not nationality

Cost breakdown

A complete itemised government-fee subtotal is not listed here. The qualifying amount remains separate from document, professional and other charges.

MFA lists AMD 150,000 special-passport state duty; consular surcharges/document costs may apply. This is not an investment tariff.

Family of four

Household assumptions and eligibility

Principal, spouse and two children aged under 12. Eligibility, age definitions and dependency rules apply.

Family and ancestry criteria assessed separately

Requirements

Eligibility, presence and exceptions

Included because the word “passport” is easily confused with nationality. Ministry expressly distinguishes political rights of citizens.

Presence
Special Armenian passport is a residence document
Holding / ongoing duties
Ten-year special-residence status

Travel access

Destination rules, conditions and source dates

This route does not establish ordinary national-passport privileges. Short visits; personal circumstances and entry conditions apply. Each rule retains its own check date.

UK visits
Residence permit

This route grants residence rather than a new nationality. International visitor requirements follow your existing passport, residence status and destination.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules.

Schengen visits
Residence permit

This route grants residence rather than a new nationality. International visitor requirements follow your existing passport, residence status and destination.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules.

USA visits
Residence permit

This route grants residence rather than a new nationality. International visitor requirements follow your existing passport, residence status and destination.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules.

Canada visits
Residence permit

This route grants residence rather than a new nationality. International visitor requirements follow your existing passport, residence status and destination.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules.

Global category counts, where shown above, are attributed publisher snapshots. The selected destination rules here use government evidence. Recognition of a document is separate from visa exemption.

Sources

Publications, supporting claims and review dates

Checked means the cited material was reviewed, not that the authority published a new rule that day. Source authority and retrieval limitations are recorded below.

  • Special residency statusArmenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Checked

    Open source publication ↗

    Government guidance

    Ten-year special status; business/cultural eligibility; special passport is residence, not citizenship.