Legal Initiative Package for Armenia: Temporary Citizenship and Citizenship

Human capital

Consolidating in Armenia highly educated specialists, entrepreneurs, doctors, engineers, teachers, researchers and management teams already embedded in the country's economy.

Tax base

Localization of income, companies, contracts and professional activities within the Armenian jurisdiction due to the emergence of a protected status and a clear route for long-term integration.

Business and jobs

Accelerating the registration and development of companies, hiring local employees, expanding the service economy, medical services, educational projects and technology products.

Family Resilience

A more confident decision on the transfer of families, renting and buying housing, educating children, developing everyday and social ties to Armenia.

International image

Strengthening the reputation of Armenia as a modern rule-of-law state capable of creating secure and humane integration models.

Long-term loyalty

Forming a community of people who connect their life strategy with Armenia, publicly support its institutional development and are ready to invest in its future.

Independent statuses

The state considers temporary citizenship and citizenship as two independent solutions and chooses one main format for legal integration.

• temporary citizenship is a stronger transitional status;
• citizenship is a faster legislative mechanism;
• each status can be submitted as a separate project.

Parallel two-circuit package

Citizenship is launched as the first practical circuit, and temporary citizenship is formalized as a subsequent strengthening in constitutional status.

• quick start through the law;
• gradual strengthening of legal ties with the state;
• unified strategic integration architecture.

By temporary citizenship

• the right to apply after at least 6 months of legal residence in Armenia;
• status period - 3 years;
• the opportunity to apply for full citizenship within these 3 years;
• Armenian temporary citizen document;
• free exit from Armenia and guaranteed return entry;
• the most complete set of civil rights;
• the only political limitation in the project logic is participation in elections and referendums as a single constitutional bloc of political will;
• constitutional guarantees of protection from extradition.

By nationality

• “special citizenship of the Republic of Armenia” is introduced;
• the legal regime is as close as possible to citizenship;
• can be built on the already existing Armenian logic of special residence status and special passport;
• gives the right to residence, work, entrepreneurship, banking and property legal capacity, education, healthcare, family reunification;
• includes guaranteed entry into Armenia and enhanced legal protection;
• serves as a bridge to full citizenship.

Entrepreneurs and jobs

A transparent status reduces risks, increases investment readiness and strengthens the sustainability of business within the country.

Specialists and teams

Sustainable rights to residence and work keep qualified people and their projects in Armenia.

Families and communities

Guaranteed legal communication supports long-term family decisions, children's education and integration.

What is already in the law of Armenia

• general naturalization after three years of permanent residence and knowledge of the Armenian language and the Constitution;
• the broad principle of equal rights of foreigners, unless otherwise established by the Constitution, laws or international treaties;
• special residence status with a special Armenian passport and rights close to civil rights;
• separate reliefs for citizens of EAEU states, including confirmation of legal residence without a work permit.

What doesn't exist yet

• a separate category “temporary citizenship”;
• the category of “civil affiliation” as a constitutionally protected connection with the state;
• a constitutional guarantee of protection against extradition without reservation to international treaties;
• special protected status specifically for relocants who have already integrated into Armenia, but depend on the documents of the state of origin.