Azerbaijan Relocation Index

How Azerbaijan scores

Visa facilitation arrangements exist and work permits can be obtained. | Healthcare system has organized public-coverage structures.

• Peace and conflict safety55
• Immigrant safety62
• Visa accessibility45
• Residence permit realism40
• Labor market access58
• Healthcare62
• Civil rights38
• Discrimination safety50
• Status security40
• Infrastructure reliability64
• Cost of living sustainability63

Recent news impact

No strong, clearly enacted, short-term news signal (within ~45 days) was identified that would materially worsen or improve Azerbaijan’s near-term relocation outlook. The supplied items include border access/restoration and a legal implementation order, but they are outside the short-term window or do not provide evidence of immediate, relocation-relevant risk changes in the last ~45 days.

Sources

• Azerbaijan: Freedom in the World 2024 Country ReportFreedom House
• 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: AzerbaijanUnited States Department of State
• THE MIGRATION CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN (English PDF)State Migration Service of Azerbaijan
• State Migration Service (work permit and revocation overview page)State Migration Service of Azerbaijan
• Agreement between the EU and Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (OJ)EUR-Lex
• Health systems in action: Azerbaijan (WHO/European Observatory publication)European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (WHO Europe)
• “Azərbaycan Respublikasının Miqrasiya Məcəlləsində, “Yaşayış yeri və olduğu yer üzrə qeydiyyat haqqında” və “Dövlət rüsumu haqqında” Azərbaycan Respublikasının qanunlarında dəyişiklik edilməsi barədə” ... 465-VIIQD nömrəli Qanununun tətbiqi ... Prezidentin FərmanıOfficial web-site of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• State Migration Service: Entry and exit via Baku–Tbilisi–Baku railway restored (from 00:00, 25 May 2026)State Migration Service (Dövlət Miqrasiya Xidməti)