As already mentioned, you can establish local company under Travel visa, but you have to apply Temporary Residence Permit under Labor visa or Business visa on this scheme. So, there are 2 schedule types based on your visa type of 1st entry, i.e. Travel visa vs. Business visa. Schedule I – 1st visit under Travel Visa Many entrepreneurs take this route, despite this schedule needs additional transportation.
Schedule II – 1st visit under Business Visa Alternative way is that you enter into Azerbaijan under Business visa first (including e-visa for business purpose). In this case, you can finish company incorporation and TRP application at your 1st visit.
Let me quickly explain each procedure. Business Visa For entrepreneurs from non e-visa countries, visa arrangement is time-consuming work. Required documents for visa arrangements are passport (2 blank pages / 3 months validity), photo (3.5cm * 4.5cm / white background), application form and invitation letter. (Additionally, hotel confirmation voucher, proof of residence (utility bill, etc.), health check or bank certificate, etc. may be required, case by cases.) Recommend to check required documents in advance. Company Incorporation The major legal form for foreign entrepreneur is Limited Liability Company (LLC), in which foreigner can own 100% stake. Minimum paid in capital is 0. It will take at most 1 week for documentation, application and incorporation approval. So many documents / procedures are required for LLC incorporation as follows... Some documents have to be notarized. However don’t worry, lawyer has standardized templates and will draft documents on behalf of you. You just need to have passport and sign some documents. Legal address of the LLC is also provided by lawyer. And major part of procedure can be outsourced to lawyer under notarized Power of attorney.
TRP application Once you incorporated LLC and enter into Azerbaijan under Labor visa or Business visa, you can apply TRP as head of LLC. Note that you have to make rent contract with apartment / hotel and have health check. It will take 2-4 weeks for an approval of TRP. Please see below list of required documents. My another post should be useful to understand the detail of required documents. It is about documents for investor visa, but almost same as company incorporation case. (https://moving2azerbaijan.weebly.com/investor-visa/category/3-required-documents)
Your Labor/Business visa may be expired if you keep staying in Azerbaijan during TRP review period, but don’t worry, you don’t need to leave the country while your TRP application is under review. Moving Once your TRP is approved, Temporary Residence Card (TRC) is issued. This is used as an ID card in Azerbaijan and also as an Residential Visa when you cross the border. The issuance of TRC takes a few weeks after approval of TRP. Actual moving schedule is pretty different by entrepreneur, like following examples:
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