Armenian passports run for ten years, as does the national identity card, and both are issued by the Migration and Citizenship Service. The requirement that trips people up is not the passport itself but the document chain behind it: anything issued abroad must be apostilled and translated, and if the translation is made abroad, the translation itself must be apostilled too.
Quick facts
For adult men subject to military service, the service document and copies of all its pages form part of the file. It is not a formality and the application does not proceed without it.
Fees breakdown
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Passport | Consular fee | Receipt of payment must be submitted |
| National identity card | Consular fee | Ten years |
| Minor’s consent signed at the mission | Free | See the note below |
| Apostille on U.S. documents | $3–$25 per document | Secretary of State |
| Additional photograph | Bring one extra | If you want a certificate at submission |
A small saving worth knowing: no fee applies for validating a minor’s consent to acquire citizenship and a passport if the consent is signed at the Armenian mission itself.
How to apply
- Book an appointment at the embassy or the consulate covering your area.
- Have foreign vital records apostilled, then translated into Armenian.
- If the translation is produced abroad, have the translation apostilled as well.
- For men subject to service, gather the military document and copies of every page.
- Where passport details need correcting, bring the document that justifies the change.
- Pay the consular fee and submit the receipt with the application.
Required documents
- Current or most recent Armenian passport.
- Armenian identity card where you hold one.
- Foreign vital records, apostilled and translated, with the translation also apostilled if made abroad.
- Military service document and copies of all pages, for men subject to service.
- Receipt of payment of the consular fee.
- An extra photograph if you want a certificate issued at submission.
Where to apply
At the embassy in Washington or an Armenian consulate. Where no mission is nearby, applications can be made at the most convenient one to travel to.
Additional notes
If one parent cannot attend
For a minor’s file, an absent parent’s consent must be notarised, apostilled, translated into Armenian, and the translation apostilled too. Four steps, so start early.
Corrections and discrepancies
Where records disagree, the supporting document that justifies the correction must be submitted alongside everything else. Discrepancies are not resolved at the counter.
Military service and naturalisation
Men who acquire Armenian citizenship after 18 face specific obligations up to age 37. That is covered on the citizenship page and deserves reading before applying.
Two documents, one appointment
Passport and identity card both run ten years. Renewing them together saves a second trip.