Customer residency criteria
Dear Customer,
Your residency status will be determined with consideration of the circumstances as follows:
Country of domicile - The country of domicile is the place the resident has a right to reside in and which is declared his/her domicile and where s/he was registered at place of permanent, temporary or actual residence prior to the enactment of the RA Governmental Decision #1231-N dated July 14, 2005 “On Introduction of State Population Registry System in the Republic of Armenia”.
Number of days of residence in the RA – the number of calendar days during which you maintained physical presence in the Republic of Armenia.
Seasonal work— Under article 100 of the RA Labor code, seasonal work shall be considered the work, which due to natural and climatic conditions is performed not all year round, but in certain periods (seasons) not exceeding eight months, and is included in the list of types of seasonal work.
Main portion of expenses – Nearly the entire amount of expenses made using your total monthly income.
RA citizen – Under article 3 of the RA law On Citizenship of the Republic of Armenia Citizenship, any person having acquired the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia.
To determine your residency status, you are asked to confirm or deny the following statements:
- You maintained permanent residence in the Republic of Armenia or have been residing in the Republic of Armenia for more than a year
- You have been staying in the Republic of Armenia for less than a year
- You have seasonal work in the Republic of Armenia, though the main portion of your expenses are made in the Republic of Armenia
- You have seasonal work in the Republic of Armenia, though the main portion of your expenses are made outside the Republic of Armenia
- You are staying in the Republic of Armenia for studying or medical treatment though you are a citizen of another country
- You are staying in another country for studying or medical treatment though you are a citizen of the Republic of Armenia
- You are considered an RA resident if your answers comply with the requirements of criteria 1, 3 or 6 of the above table, while in case you comply with criterion 6 and also criterion 2 or 4, the determination of your residency status will be made on the basis of criterion 6.
- You are not considered an RA resident if your answers comply with requirements of criteria 2, 4 or 5. In cases you comply with the requirements of criterion 5 and also those of criterion 1 or 3, the determination of your residency status will be made on the basis of criterion 5.
