Source: https://cbi.me/residency-by-investment/armenia-special-residency/ 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 13 October 2026Dated research; confirm current terms with the authority. [Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ↗](https://www.mfa.am/en/special-residency-status/)[All sources & limitations →](https://cbi.me/residency-by-investment/armenia-special-residency/#sources)[Suggest a correction →](https://cbi.me/corrections/?page=%2Fresidency-by-investment%2Farmenia-special-residency%2F) [Compare this programme →](https://cbi.me/?view=residency&compare=am) 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 permitThis 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 ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What 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 permitThis 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 ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What 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 permitThis 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 ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What 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 permitThis 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 ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What 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. Find a source - Special residency statusArmenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.mfa.am/en/special-residency-status/) Government guidance Ten-year special status; business/cultural eligibility; special passport is residence, not citizenship. No sources match. Try a country, authority or a different word. All 1 source records are listed. 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