Guidance

Armenia: Knowledge Base profile

Published 19 July 2024

Version 2.0

About: Armenia

This document contains useful information about Armenia which will assist His Majesty’s Passport Office staff process passport applications.

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• version 2.0

• published for Home Office staff on 15 July 2024

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Armenia: names

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about names in Armenia.

Names in Armenia consist of:

• 2 forenames

• a middle name (usually the father’s name)

• a surname

Armenia: nationality

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about nationality in Armenia.

Dual nationality is allowed in Armenia.

Armenia: legitimacy and parental responsibility

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about legitimacy and parental responsibility in Armenia.

Legitimacy

Armenia does not recognise a difference between legitimate and illegitimate births. This means all births are considered legitimate whether a child’s parents are married or not.

Parental responsibility

Both parents hold parental responsibility for their child.

The parents of the child are:

• the mother who gave birth to the child

• the father:

  • if married to mother at the time of the birth and the marriage has been registered unless evidence shows he is not

  • if the child was born within 300 days of their parents’ divorce

  • if married at the time of the birth or within 300 days of the parents’ marriage being recognised as invalid by the courts

  • if the parents are unmarried, the father named on the joint registration of the child’s birth or through a court order

Armenia: adoption

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about adoption in Armenia.

Adoption is legal in Armenia.

Armenia: surrogacy

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about surrogacy in Armenia.

Surrogacy is legal in Armenia.

Armenia: gender recognition

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about gender recognition in Armenia.

Transgender citizens are recognised in Armenia.

A citizen can change their gender on the Civil Status Act records with documents confirming a gender change, issued by a medical institution.

Armenia: civil partnership and marriage

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about civil partnership and marriage in Armenia.

Civil partnerships and same sex relationships are not recognised in Armenia.

There are both religious and civil marriages in Armenia.

Armenia: documents

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about documents in Armenia.

Birth certificates

Births must be registered within one year of birth. The State Civil Act Registration agency will:

• issue a birth certificate

• re-issue a birth certificate if an error is found

Hospital notification records name both parents and are given to the parents.

Marriage certificates

There are both religious and civil marriage certificates in Armenia.

A civil marriage is automatically registered, and a marriage certificate is issued.

Religious marriages are not automatically registered. If a couple have a religious marriage, they are given a religious certificate, but it is not registered with the State Civil Act Registration agency unless the couple contacts them.

Death certificates

All deaths in Armenia must be registered within 3 days after the person has died. Death certificates are issued by the State Civil Act Registration agency.

Identity documents

Identity cards were introduced in June 2012 for Armenia nationals, and these are issued by individual states.

Foreign nationals who work and live in Armenia can apply for Temporary Residency Status.