UAE nationals can travel to Azerbaijan with visa on arrival

The government of the Republic of Azerbaijan has lifted advance visa requirement for UAE passport holders effective 10^th November 2015.

His Excellency Mr. Elkhan Gahramanov, Azerbaijan Ambassador to UAE, said that,”We are pleased that after many years of deliberation, the government of Azerbaijan is pleased to announce the Presidential approval by His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, to grant UAE passport holders entry tourist visa upon arrival at any of its airports with effect 10^th November 2015.”

His Excellency Mr. Abulfas Garayev, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has been closely monitoring the lifting of visa process for UAE Nationals over the past two years and is very pleased that the President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, has approved the visa waiver for UAE Nationals.

The credit goes to all agencies involved in the process, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of both countries and without doubt, this is a historical milestone in the relationship between the two nations. We are pleased to inform the public, travel trade companies and those planning to visit Azerbaijan, that the distance of two and a half hours fight, daily served by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) and Flydubai, makes it a perfect destination to be explored with vast facilities, historical sites and beautiful landscaping for UAE Nationals.

The representative office of the Ministry of Culture of Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Atlantis Holidays in the GCC, is pleased to offer special packages, starting for as low as AED 1,500.00/person/night all inclusive; to encourage UAE Nationals to take advantage of the visa waiver effective 10^th November 2015.

Mr. Rashid AL Noori, Chairman of Atlantis Holidays said, “We are overwhelmed with the generous good will of the President of Azerbaijan His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, for waiving the visa requirement procedure for UAE Nationals. Undoubtedly, this will facilitate an excellent traffic flow by all categories of UAE Nationals to visit Azerbaijan now. We are pleased to advise all UAE Nationals that we have various exclusive packages designed to meet their requirements when they plan to visit Azerbaijan.”