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Azerbaijan · digital nomad visa · 2026

Azerbaijan's digital nomad visa: announced, not open yet

Azerbaijan has a announced, not open yet programme. Here is what that means in practice, what route remote workers actually use, and how the days are counted.

Next step

One email when the app can count this stay for you.

How we know

We could not reach an official government page for this one when we checked. What follows is the best published source we could read — treat it as a lead, not as the rule, and confirm with the consulate.

Status
Announced, not open yet
Visa
Digital Nomad Visa ("rəqəmsal səyyah" visa) and Digital Talent Visa ("rəqəmsal istedad" visa)
Who qualifies
Targeted at remote workers and innovation-sector specialists and their families; the Action Plan states migration requirements will be simplified for this group. No eligibility criteria have been published.
Family
The Action Plan refers to simplified migration requirements for innovation-sector specialists "and their families"; no detail published.
Where to apply
No application route exists yet. The Action Plan says the visas will be delivered "through a unified platform".
Checked
18 August 2026

Sources are listed further down the page.

What to know before you apply

Announced, not open. President Ilham Aliyev approved the "Action Plan for 2026–2028 on Accelerating Digital Development" on 11 February 2026; the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport's own announcement of the plan includes, verbatim, "'rəqəmsal səyyah' və 'rəqəmsal istedad' vizalarının tətbiqi" (introduction of 'digital nomad' and 'digital talent' visas). Reporting by the state Operative Information Center says implementation is targeted through a unified platform by the end of 2026. The State Migration Service (migration.gov.az) currently publishes no digital nomad or remote-work residence category, and no such category appears on the e-visa portal (evisa.gov.az, which is behind a bot challenge). officialUrl is null because no programme page exists yet. Minor source disagreement on the approval date: the ministry announcement gives 11 February 2026, the Operative Information Center article 27 February 2026 — the ministry date is preferred. Fallback today: Azerbaijan's ASAN/e-Visa gives a 30-day single-entry stay, and longer stays require a temporary residence permit from the State Migration Service on one of the statutory grounds.

What it means for your tax days

The same Action Plan commits to a "Special Tax Regime" with concessions covering social insurance and residency requirements for innovation-sector specialists, but no rates or rules have been published. A visa is permission to stay; tax residency follows the days you actually spend. Check Azerbaijan's tax authority for the day test that applies to you — and count the days either way.

Sources

We could not reach an official government page for this one when we checked. What follows is the best published source we could read — treat it as a lead, not as the rule, and confirm with the consulate.

Questions people ask about Azerbaijan

Does Azerbaijan have a digital nomad visa?

Not yet. Azerbaijan has announced Digital Nomad Visa ("rəqəmsal səyyah" visa) and Digital Talent Visa ("rəqəmsal istedad" visa) but it was not open for applications when we checked on 18 August 2026. Announced, not open. President Ilham Aliyev approved the "Action Plan for 2026–2028 on Accelerating Digital Development" on 11 February 2026; the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport's own announcement of the plan includes, verbatim, "'rəqəmsal səyyah' və 'rəqəmsal istedad' vizalarının tətbiqi" (introduction of 'digital nomad' and 'digital talent' visas). Reporting by the state Operative Information Center says implementation is targeted through a unified platform by the end of 2026. The State Migration Service (migration.gov.az) currently publishes no digital nomad or remote-work residence category, and no such category appears on the e-visa portal (evisa.gov.az, which is behind a bot challenge). officialUrl is null because no programme page exists yet. Minor source disagreement on the approval date: the ministry announcement gives 11 February 2026, the Operative Information Center article 27 February 2026 — the ministry date is preferred. Fallback today: Azerbaijan's ASAN/e-Visa gives a 30-day single-entry stay, and longer stays require a temporary residence permit from the State Migration Service on one of the statutory grounds.

Does a digital nomad visa in Azerbaijan make you tax resident?

The same Action Plan commits to a "Special Tax Regime" with concessions covering social insurance and residency requirements for innovation-sector specialists, but no rates or rules have been published.

How does Stretch help with the Azerbaijan stay?

Log the day you land and Stretch counts the days against the permission you are on, shows the date you must be out, and reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days. It also tallies the days that count towards tax residency, so the 183-day question answers itself. The counting and the alerts are free, forever.

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Azerbaijan, the rest of it

Stretch is a tracker, not legal advice, and this is not tax advice. Visa and tax rules change and are applied by the authority, not by an app — every figure here shows its source and the date we checked it. Checked 2026-08-18; confirm on the official page before you apply or file.