In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Azerbaijan, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Azerbaijan.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Azerbaijan does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulates?

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Azerbaijan, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Azerbaijan

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The Azerbaijani capital, Baku, hosts 65 embassies.

There are also 8 consulates and other representations in Azerbaijan (European Union, Baku’s Delegation).

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Baku, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Azerbaijan and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometime other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Baku

China

Embassy of China in Azerbaijan

Address: Str. Khagani 67, Baku 1010
Telephone: (+994) 50 5410535
E-Mail: chinaemb_az@163.com
Opening hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-12:00, and 15:00-18:00, Friday 15:00-18:00 (except holidays)

The Embassy of China in Azerbaijan provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as notary certification.

France

French Embassy in Azerbaijan

Address: Rassoul Rza Street 9, Baku 1000
Tel: (+994) 12 4908128
E-Mail: presse.bakou-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/franceenazerbaidjan/ and https://www.facebook.com/france.azerbaidjan
Opening hours: Monday-Thursday 09:00 - 13:00 and 14:30 - 18:00. Friday 09:00-13:00 and 14:30-17:30

The French Embassy in Azerbaijan provides consular services such as reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births ..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Germany

Embassy of Germany in Azerbaijan

Address: 69 Nizami St, Baku 1005
Tel: (+994) 12 465 4100
E-Mail: info@baku.diplo.de
Social Media: https://twitter.com/GerAmb_Baku and https://www.facebook.com/AlmaniyaSefirliyiBaki

Services: Passports and ID cards, nationality, family matters, inheritance matters, criminal record, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Azerbaijan

Address: Bakihanova Street 17, 370133 Baku
Tel: (+994) 12 5974458
E-mail: embrus@embrus-az.com
Opening hours: Monday - Friday from 09:00 to 15:00

The Russian embassy provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalization and notarial services.

Turkey

Embassy of Turkey in Azerbaijan

Address: Samed Vurgun Street 134, Baku
Tel: (Main number): +994 12 444 73 20 - (Consular section, rearchable between 15:00-18:00): +994 12 444 73 43
E-mail: embassy.baku@mfa.gov.tr
Opening hours: Monday - Friday from 09:00 to 16:30

The Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan provides consular services such as reception of the public (consular affairs), register of Turkish nationals established outside Turkey, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births ..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of Turkish nationals abroad.

General and Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Baku, Turkey homes consulates in Lankran and Nakhchivan. 

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Azerbaijan

Address: 45 Khagani Street, AZ1010 Baku
Tel: (+994) 12 4377878
E-Mail: generalenquiries.baku@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ukinazerbaijan and https://twitter.com/ukinazerbaijan
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 09:00 - 17:00

The British embassy provides a range of consular services such as emergency visa and passport processing as well as document legalization and notarial and documentary services, certificates on marriage and civil partnerships and notarial and documentary services.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Azerbaijan

Address: 111 Azadliq Ave, Baku 1007
Tel: (+994) 12 4883300
E-Mail: bakufacebook@state.gov
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/usembaku/ and https://twitter.com/USEmbassyBaku and https://www.facebook.com/baku.usembassy/
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 08:30 - 17:30

The US representation in Azerbaijan provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services.

Honorary Consulates in Azerbaijan

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Azerbaijan, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Ankara in Turkey.

Honorary Consulates in Baku

• Denmark (dk@dkconsulate.az)
• Ethiopia
• Finland
• Slovenia

Honorary Consulates in Nakhchivan

• Turkey (consulate.nakhchivan@mfa.gov.tr)

Honorary Consulates in Lankaran

• Turkey

Honorary Consulates in Shamakhi

• Ukraine