Embassies

For more information about a trip to Armenia, you can contact the Embassy or the Armenian representation of your country.

http://www.embassy.am/

Ministry of foreign Affairs   www. mfa.am

Visa and Formalities

Before you visit Armenia, check the validity of your passport, it must be valid six months beyond the end date of the planned stay. A visa is required and can be obtained: at the Embassy of Armenia in your country, on arrival at the airport Zvartnots Yerevan the short stay visa for a private visit, tourist or sales) was established on an ordinary passport. Two vignettes are possible, one is valid for 21 days (cost of 3,000 drams, are about 6 €), the other is valid from 22 to 120 days (cost of 15,000 drams, are about 30 €). Internet via the procedure EVISA at the following address: http://www.mfa.am/en/visa/system is efficient and the consulate has, to date, received no complaints about him. Visas on diplomatic and service passports can’t  be established at the airport – the need to obtain from the competent Armenian embassy before departure. The extension of visa is possible from OVIR (local office of immigration control) upon payment of a fee. The export of any cultural object is subject to prior authorization, the risk to the confiscated or heavily taxed. For further information obtain a visa, follow the link:

In order to get detailed information on VISA, please, follow the given link:

http://www.mfa.am/en/visa/

http://www.embassy.am/

JET LAG
Armenia is 4 hours ahead of GMT (GMT + 4)
The DST starts on Sunday, March 27, 2011, 02:00 local standard time
The DST ends on Sunday, October 30, 2011, 03:00 local daylight saving time

ELECTRICITY
The current is 220 volts.

CURRENCY
The official currency is the dram (AMD). There are notes of 1000, 5000, 10 000, 20 000 and 50 000, 100 000 drams, and parts 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 drams.
The cash payment is the most widely used, but in the major shops you can pay by credit card.
You can find ATMs in almost all the central streets of Yerevan. Travelers checks will not be of any use.
You can also change money on the spot, in which banks are open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and in the numerous exchange offices are open from 9:00 to 18:00. Many exchange offices are open 24 / 24.
For more information on the exchange rate follow the link: http://www.cba.am

TIP
Tipping is customary for the services rendered by drivers, guides, porters and waiters. It constitutes 5 to 10% on the total price of the services provided.

TELEPHONE
To call
– From abroad to Armenia: 00 (for international) + 374 (area code for Armenia) + area code + number to 6 digits
– On a fixed telephone in Yerevan: 010 + number of the 6-digit
– On a mobile: the prefix of the mobile phone + number to 6 digits
* Prefixes of three mobile operators are:
orange armenia 055; 095
vivacell 094; 098; 077; 093
armentel 091; 099; 096

LANGUAGE
The official language is Armenian, spoken by the entire population, minorities included. The fact that it has its own alphabet (39 letters) makes it rather tight to travelers but it is useful and welcome, as always, to learn a few words.
Note the differences between Western Armenian and Eastern Armenian. Are also practiced in Russian and English.

SOME USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Hello: Barev (dzez)
Good evening: Bari yereko
Goodbye: Tstéssoutioun
Thank you: Merrrci; chnorhakaloutyoun
Please: Khntrem
Yes: Ayo
No: Votch
I do not understand: Tchem haskanoum
Do you speak English? Khosoum eq angleren?
Do you speak French? Khosoum eq franseren ?

PURPOSE AND CUSTOMS
Avoid outfits too bare and crossing your legs when you sit in church.
Do not turn your back on the altar.

HEALTH
No compulsory vaccination. Avoid drinking tap water. Importation of controlled drugs: Prescription for people undergoing medical treatment and carrying their medications.
Are the recommended vaccinations against:
– Tetanus, polio, typhoid, diphtheria
– Hepatitis A and B
Medical Officer of the Embassy of France in Armenia Mr. Ara Babloyan (French)
Arabkir Medical Center – TИl: 236883
30, rue Mamikonyants
• inquiry service: +374-10-236883-1111
• children’s air ambulance service: +374-10-235943-1113
• Medical Director: +374-10-238477-1188
Hospital Emergency Medical Science
10, rue Gurgian, Yerevan – TИl: 633421
• +374-10- 633 421
Nairi Medical Center
21, rue Paronyan, Yerevan
• reception room: +374-10-537500
• +374-10-537521

TAKE THE GUIDES
   “The guide Evasion Armenia” (Hachette)
“The Smart Little Armenia”
“Armenia” (The Geographical Society)

“The Armenian Pocket – A guide to conversation” (author Robert Avak, adapted by        Jean Rousan Guréghian and Gureghian)

LINKS
http://www.spyur.am
http://www.armeniainfo.am
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm% C3% A9nie
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erevan
http://www.armeniapedia.org