EAEU employment with no work permit — registration only; citizenship after 3 years
Visa-free entry without quotas. As an EAEU citizen you work on an employment contract without a work permit — only registration is needed; for a longer stay you obtain a residence permit / certificate of legality of stay. ⚠️ From 01.11.2026 the new version of the Law on Foreigners applies (adopted 20 Jan 2026): annual quotas on granting statuses are introduced and applications are refused once a quota is exhausted; fees rose to AMD 150,000 for temporary and AMD 250,000 for permanent residence and are not refunded on refusal; applications move fully online. The work entry visa introduced by the same law applies to citizens of visa-required countries — it does not affect Russians, who are visa-free. One of the simplest routes for Russians — and one of the fastest to citizenship: no separate PR status is needed first, 3 years of continuous residence on the permit is enough.
Path — Armenia · updated 2026-08-30
Timing depends on an external condition — not predictable in advance
Fee — AMD 105,000
Timing depends on an external condition — not predictable in advance
No separate PR status is needed before naturalisation
Admission via fs.emis.am → fee-free student TRP → citizenship after 3 years
For Russian citizens: visa-free entry for up to 180 days a year, admission to an Armenian institution via fs.emis.am, then a temporary study residence card for up to 1 year, renewable annually. Foreign students are exempt from the temporary-residence state fee. ⚠️ Permanent residence is not confirmed as an automatic continuation of study — separate grounds are needed. Citizenship may be possible after 3 years of lawful residence with Armenian language and Constitution knowledge; renouncing the RF passport is not required. From 1 Nov 2026 residence procedures move to a unified electronic platform.
Path — Armenia · updated 2026-08-11
Timing depends on an external condition — not predictable in advance
The fee depends on the university: RAU 2026/27 — from AMD 500,000/yr for bachelor and master programmes
Timing depends on an external condition — not predictable in advance
The general PR fee is AMD 140,000
Timing depends on an external condition — not predictable in advance
Fee — AMD 50,000