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• Nagorno Karabakh Republic Visa Guidelines
• Telephone Service In Nagorno Karabakh

NAGORNO KARABAKH REPUBLIC VISA GUIDELINES

NKR Permanent Representation in Armenia

To visit Nagorno Karabakh, foreign nationals require an entry visa. Nagorno Karabakh visas are issued by the Consular Section of the NKR Permanent Representation in Armenia, located at:

17-A Zarian Street
Yerevan, Armenia

The consular section is open daily from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm except Sundays. In special circumstances, a visa may be issued at the NKR Foreign Ministry in Stepanakert.

Visitors may get either a 7-day or a 21-day visa to enter Nagorno Karabakh. The 7-day visa costs $25 and the 21-day visa costs $35-$45 depending on the type of service (regular, expedited or same-day). There is also a $2 processing fee on all visas. At the consular section you will be asked to fill out a visa application form and submit one photo (3x4cm), along with your valid foreign passport.

The following individuals are exempt from visa fees:

• Citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan;
• Individuals younger than 16 years of age;
• Representatives of international organizations accredited in the NKR;
• Foreign nationals and their family members, who visit NKR at the invitation of the NKR President, National Assembly Speaker, Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister.

Foreign citizens who have been granted entry visas will have to register at the NKR Foreign Ministry upon their arrival in Stepanakert and coordinate their travel routes with the Consular Department of the Foreign Ministry. This is a security precaution due to the still unresolved armed conflict with the Azerbaijani Republic. Violators of this temporary requirement are subject to applicable NKR laws.

Currently visitors can enter the NKR only through the territory of the Republic of Armenia. An Armenian visa may be obtained at the consular section of the Armenian Embassy in Washington, DC or at the Armenian Consulate in Los Angeles, CA.

For further questions regarding NKR visas, please contact the Consular Section of the NKR Permanent Representation in Armenia at (374-1) 24-97-05 or ankr@arminco.com.

TELEPHONE SERVICE IN NAGORNO KARABAKH

The Karabakh Telecom Company (website www.karabakhtelecom.com) provides local, long-distance, wireless telephone services in Nagorno Karabakh, as well as Internet services. To call a phone number in Nagorno Karabakh (NK) from abroad, first dial an international line access number, then (374-97) when calling a wireless telephone subscriber or (374)+(area code) when calling a local landline telephone subscriber.

Destination Area code Local telephone number

For example, to call from the United States:

For a 6-digit cell phone number in NK, dial

011+(374)+97+(six-digit cell phone number)
011+(374)+97+XX XX XX

For a 5-digit local number in NK, dial

011+(374)+(area code)+(five-digit local number)
011+(374)+471+X XX XX, for Stepanakert

Askeran (476)
to reach an operator for villages, dial

011+374+476+77311 or
011+374+476+77312

Hadrut (475)
to reach an operator for villages, dial

011+374+475+51208;
011+374+475+51343;
011+374+475+51706;
011+374+475+51859 or
011+374+475+51860

Kashatagh (477)
to reach an operator for villages, dial

011+374+477+31395 or
011+374+477+31301

Martakert (474)
to reach an operator for villages, dial

011+374+474+21024 or
011+374+474+21124

Martuni (478)
to reach an operator for villages, dial

011+374+478+21077 or
011+374+478+22222

Shushi (477)
to reach an operator for villages, dial

011+374+477+31007

For additional information or troubleshooting, please contact the Karabakh Telecom Company at info@karabakhtelecom.com

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