Visa at the airport and other Armenia General Tips

Favorite Thing: Being the yank that I am I had to buy a tourist visa at the airport when I got off the plane.
The airport in Yerevan has has been redone but when you get into the main immigration area you need to go first to the exchange desk or ATM which is probably faster and get some cash for your visa. Mine cost 15,000 dram. The line takes a bit so if you can use the ATM please do and get in the visa line as quick as possible. There are girls in the area that will help you with the visa form if need be but it's pretty straight fwd. I just wrote down a hotel from a guide book and put it down even though I had no idea where I was staying. Once you get your visa then you can head over to the immigration line where the fun begins....this may take awhile depending on how many flights are arriving... be patient and have fun.

Fondest Memory: The imigration line reminded me of the one in Moscow..hurry up and wait. At least the immigration lady was nice when I made it thru the line.

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Favorite Thing: Getting a visa at the Goergian boarder is easy and free at least for EU, American, and a few other nationalities. Leaving Armenia is a bit more formalized than entering Georgia. Once get your visa stamped at the gate you walk across the bridge to the Georgian customs office. No forms to fill out..they will ask you if you are a tourist and then stamp your passport or it may take a minute as mine did while the officer went to double check with his boss. After that your bag makes a quick trip through the xray machine and then welcome to Georgia. If you took a mini bus don't worry the driver will wait for everyone as the locals can take longer than the tourists from time to time.


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