Schengen Visa for Azerbaijani Citizens 2026: Fee, Documents, Embassy

Yes. With an ordinary Azerbaijani passport you need a short stay Schengen visa (type C) to visit any of the 29 Schengen countries, for example Germany, France, Italy, Spain or Czechia. One visa lets you move between all of them for up to 90 days in any 180 day period.

ETIAS, the new EU travel authorisation, is only for people who do not need a visa. Azerbaijani citizens need a visa, so ETIAS does not apply to you. Read more in our guide to ETIAS and the Entry/Exit System.

The Entry/Exit System (EES) does apply. It has run at all Schengen external borders since 10 April 2026. On your first entry the border officer takes your face photo and fingerprints and records your entry and exit dates instead of stamping the passport.

To see every country an Azerbaijani passport can visit with or without a visa, open where Azerbaijanis can travel.

The European Commission lists a special fee of EUR 35 for applicants from Azerbaijan, Armenia and Belarus. Most other nationalities pay EUR 90 (EUR 45 for children aged 6 to 12). The lower fee comes from the visa facilitation agreement between the EU and Azerbaijan, which has been in force since 2014. The EU fee rise of 2024 did not change it.

The same agreement waives the fee for some groups, for example children under 12, pensioners, close relatives visiting family who live legally in the EU, and some students and journalists. The embassy decides who qualifies, so ask your embassy or visa centre before you pay.

Most embassies use a private visa centre in Baku, and the centre charges a service fee on top. This fee is separate from the visa fee and goes to the company, not the government.

Prices checked on 1 November 2026 on the European Commission page and the German Embassy Baku visa page. Fees can change, so check the embassy page before you pay.

The rule is the same for every Schengen country. Apply to the country where you will spend the most days. If you will spend the same number of days in two or more countries, apply to the country you will enter first. Choosing a country only because its appointments are faster can lead to a refusal or to problems at the border.

You normally apply in the country where you live. The German Embassy in Baku, for example, says it handles applications from people whose usual home is in Azerbaijan, and Azerbaijanis living abroad apply at the German mission for their country of residence.

Each Schengen country chooses how to take applications in Baku. Some use an external visa centre, some take applications at the embassy, and some are represented by another Schengen country. Germany, for example, takes short stay applications only through TLScontact at Demirchi Business Tower, 37 Khojali Avenue. Always start from the official website of the embassy of your main destination, which links to the right centre.

1. 1

   Plan the trip first

   Decide your dates and main destination. You can apply up to 6 months before the trip and at the latest 15 days before it. In busy months, start early.

2. 2

   Book an appointment

   Register on the visa centre named by the embassy. The German centre uses a waiting list: you get an email with a proposed slot and must confirm it within 48 hours, and the wait can be several weeks.

3. 3

   Fill in the application form

   Use the form or online system the embassy asks for. Check your name and passport number letter by letter against your passport.

4. 4

   Attend the appointment

   Bring the original documents and copies. The centre takes your fingerprints (people who gave them in the last 59 months may not need to again) and collects the fees.

5. 5

   Wait for the decision

   Under the facilitation agreement, the consulate decides within 10 calendar days of getting a complete file. In some cases it can take up to 30 days. Time at the centre and the courier is extra.

6. 6

   Collect the passport and check the visa

   Check the dates, the number of entries and the days allowed before you book anything you cannot cancel.

Each embassy publishes its own checklist, and it can ask for more papers. The German Embassy in Baku asks for these as a base, and most other embassies ask for similar ones:

• Passport valid at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area, with two blank pages, signed and not damaged.
• The application form and a recent photo that meets the ICAO standard.
• Travel medical insurance for the whole trip, valid in all Schengen countries, with cover of at least EUR 30,000, including repatriation.
• Bank statements for the last 3 months with the bank's stamp and signature. Germany asks for statements of all your accounts.
• Proof of work: an electronic employment certificate with salary from the ƏMAS portal. Pensioners give their pension decision from e Sosial; students give a study certificate.
• If someone else pays: the sponsor's income documents and a notarised letter of support.
• Hotel bookings or an invitation, and a flight reservation.
• Translations of any document that is not in English or the language of the embassy.

Never buy a fake hotel or flight booking. A false document can lead to a refusal and a record in the Schengen system.

Yes, it is possible. The facilitation agreement asks consulates to give multiple entry visas, valid for 1 year and later for 2 to 5 years, to certain frequent travellers, such as business people, close relatives of EU residents, students and journalists, especially when they have used earlier visas correctly.

If you travel often, keep your old visas and show that you always left in time. Each correct trip makes the next longer visa more likely, but the consulate decides.

The refusal letter gives the reasons and explains how to appeal and how long you have. The appeal goes to the authorities of the country that refused, under its own rules. You can also apply again with better documents.

The most common problems are weak proof that you will return, unclear money or a sponsor without papers, a trip plan that does not match the bookings, and insurance that does not meet the rules. Our guide to visa refusal reasons explains how to fix each one, and travel insurance for visa applications covers the insurance part.

The visa fee is not returned after a refusal, and the visa centre does not return its service fee.