Decree of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic on simplification of visa procedures for foreigners and persons without citizenship, arriving in the Azerbaijan Republic in connection with the “Eurovision-2012” Song Contests in Baku

Under the paragraph 32 of the Article 109 of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, I, hereby, resolve:

1. To establish that the citizens of the states-participants of the Eurovision-2012 Song Contests and persons without citizenship, constantly living in the mentioned states, who arrive in the Azerbaijan Republic in connection with the forthcoming Baku contests, can receive the visa in structural divisions of Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Azerbaijan Republic, located in the international airports of the Azerbaijan Republic.

2. To consider as the basis for issue of visa one of the following documents:

2.1. The official invitation letter given out by the Organizing Committee of the Eurovision-2012 Song Contests;

2.2. The document confirming accreditation according to relevant rules of the European Broadcasting Union;

2.3. The ticket for concerts of Eurovision Song Contests or the document confirming acquisition of the ticket.

3. The persons specified in the part 1 of the present Decree, can address for visa reception in following terms:

3.1. The persons arriving on the basis of the official invitation letter, issued by Organizing Committee of the Eutrovision-2012 Song Contests, and also participants of contests and the members of the delegation who has accreditation according to rules of the European Broadcasting Union – from April 15 till June 1, 2012;

3.2. Journalists and the members of the fan-clubs who have accreditation according to rules of the European Broadcasting Union, and also the persons who have got the ticket for concerts of the Eurovision 2012 Song Contests – from May 10 till June 1, 2012.

4. The Cabinet of the Azerbaijan Republic shall solve

4.1. The questions of material support connected with the organization of work on issue of visas at the international airports of the Azerbaijan Republic to persons arriving in the Azerbaijan Republic in connection with the Eurovision -2012 Song Contests;

4.2. Other questions resulting from the present Decree.

5. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Azerbaijan Republic shall

5.1. Inform the European Broadcasting Union and relevant bodies of foreign countries on simplification of visa procedures for the persons arriving in the Azerbaijan Republic in connection with the Eurovision-2012 Song Contests.

5.2. To provide placing on Internet information resources of the Ministry, and also embassies and consulates of the Azerbaijan Republic in foreign countries of the information on simplification of visa procedures for the persons arriving in the Azerbaijan Republic in connection with the Eurovision-2012 Song Contests.

6. The State Migration Service of the Azerbaijan Republic shall inform the aviation companies carrying out flights in the Azerbaijan Republic, on simplification of visa procedures for the persons arriving in the Azerbaijan Republic in connection with the Eurovision-2012 Song Contests.

Ilham Aliyev

President of the Azerbaijan Republic

Baku, February 10, 2012