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Getting Visa to Azerbaijan
During the Contest
On February 10, 2012, Decree on Facilitating Visa Issuing Procedure for Foreigners and Stateless Persons Attending
Azerbaijan due to the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was signed by Ilham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan.
Pursuant to the Decree, persons arriving in Azerbaijan in connection with the Eurovision Song Contest were entitled
to facilitated way of getting visa at the MIA’s Consular Office outlets in the international airports of the Republic of
Azerbaijan.
Participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 together with Fan Club members, accredited media representa-
tives and ESC ticket holders were eligible for the facilitated visa regime. Thus each foreigner visiting the Republic of
Azerbaijan for the show was given a possibility of getting visa promptly and in an unimpeded manner. This speeded
procedure of issuing visa got positive comments of both the European Broadcasting Union and representatives of the
countries involved in the European Song Contest.