Passport
Azerbaijan: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Azerbaijan. 67 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 71 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 35Visa-free
- 4ETA
- 28On arrival
- 45eVisa
- 114Visa required
AzerbaijanPassport strength
A mid-level passport 71
Rank 71 of 199. 67 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 4.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 159
A prior visa is needed for 159 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
Schengen AreaVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaeVisa
New ZealandVisa required
JapanVisa required
South KoreaVisa requiredWhat the passport gives
What a Azerbaijan passport gives
rank 128 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility2667 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law45score -0.30 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life69HDI 0.789
- Health and longevity6374.4 years life expectancy
- Education67education index 0.73
- Taxes35up to 25%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
- US access50E-2 investor visa available, visa required
- Plan B and family0dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 35
Entry on your passport
AlbaniaEurope · 90 days
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 days
BahamasCaribbean · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 28 days
BelarusEurope
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 days
ChinaAsia · 30 days
ColombiaAmericas · 90 days
Cook IslandsOceania
DominicaCaribbean · 21 days
EcuadorAmericas · 90 days
EswatiniAfrica
GeorgiaEurope · 365 days
GrenadaCaribbean
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
IranMiddle East · 14 days
JordanMiddle East · 90 days
KazakhstanAsia · 30 days
KyrgyzstanAsia
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MaldivesAsia · 90 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MoldovaEurope · 90 days
MontenegroEurope
MoroccoAfrica · 90 days
QatarMiddle East · 30 days
SerbiaEurope · 90 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 days
SurinameAmericas · 90 days
TajikistanAsia · 90 days
TürkiyeEurope · 90 days
UkraineEurope · 90 days
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 days
UzbekistanAsia
VanuatuOceania · 120 daysETA 4
Electronic authorisation online
Kenya
Russia
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 28
Visa issued at the border
BangladeshAsia · 30 days
BurundiAfrica · 30 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
IndonesiaAsia · 30 days
JamaicaCaribbean
LaosAsia · 30 days
LebanonMiddle East · 30 days
LiberiaAfrica · 90 days
MacaoAsia · 30 days
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MalawiAfrica · 30 days
Marshall IslandsOceania · 90 days
MauritiusAfrica · 60 days
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
NamibiaAfrica · 90 days
NepalAsia · 90 days
NiueOceania
PalauOceania · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 30 days
SamoaOceania · 90 days
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 days
SyriaMiddle East
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 30 dayseVisa 45
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
AngolaAfrica
AnguillaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
BahrainMiddle East
BeninAfrica
BhutanAsia
BoliviaAmericas
BotswanaAfrica
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ChadAfrica
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
CubaCaribbean
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
EgyptAfrica
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
EthiopiaAfrica
FijiOceania
GabonAfrica
GuineaAfrica
GuyanaAmericas
Hong KongAsia
IndiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
LibyaAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MontserratCaribbean
NigeriaAfrica
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
Sierra LeoneAfrica
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
St. Kitts and NevisCaribbean
ThailandAsia
TogoAfrica
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
UgandaAfrica
VenezuelaAmericas
VietnamAsia
ZambiaAfricaVisa required 114
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
ArgentinaAmericas
ArmeniaMiddle East
ArubaCaribbean
AustriaEurope
BelgiumEurope
BelizeAmericas
BermudaAmericas
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
BrazilAmericas
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
BruneiAsia
BulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericas
Cape VerdeAfrica
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChileAmericas
Costa RicaAmericas
CroatiaEurope
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
Dominican RepublicCaribbean
El SalvadorAmericas
EritreaAfrica
EstoniaEurope
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GambiaAfrica
GermanyEurope
GhanaAfrica
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
HondurasAmericas
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IrelandEurope
IsraelMiddle East
ItalyEuropeJapanAsia
KiribatiOceania
KosovoEurope
KuwaitMiddle East
LatviaEurope
LesothoAfrica
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MaliAfrica
MaltaEurope
MayotteAfrica
MexicoAmericas
MonacoEurope
MongoliaAsia
MyanmarAsia
NauruOceania
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
NicaraguaAmericas
NigerAfrica
North KoreaAsia
North MacedoniaEurope
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
OmanMiddle East
PalestineMiddle East
PanamaAmericas
ParaguayAmericas
PeruAmericas
PhilippinesAsia
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
San MarinoEurope
SenegalAfrica
SingaporeAsia
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceania
South AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsia
SpainEurope
St. LuciaCaribbean
SudanAfrica
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
TaiwanAsia
TongaOceania
TunisiaAfrica
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
UruguayAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
Vatican CityEurope
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +122
Austria
Europe · new destinations
- +99
St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +97
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +94
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +94
St. Lucia
Caribbean · new destinations
- +91
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
Frequently asked questions
Azerbaijan: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 67 of 226 countries and territories, 35 visa-free, 4 with an ETA and 28 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 71 of 199.
Azerbaijan: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
Azerbaijan → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Azerbaijan → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Azerbaijan → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 122 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 99. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.