{"id":25168,"date":"2025-09-24T14:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=25168"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:07:04","slug":"what-i-need-a-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2025\/09\/24\/what-i-need-a-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"What, I need a visa?!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Silly me – as a travel blogger and very seasoned globetrotter, I almost ruined my trip to Azerbaijan because I didn’t know their visa policy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I flew from London to Tbilisi a few days ago, and then from Tbilisi to Baku today. I didn’t need a visa for Georgia, and was under the impression that Azerbaijan had a generous visa-free policy (for example to Chinese citizens), so I just took it for granted that UK passport would grant me entry to the country smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why I was so shocked when the lady from Azerbaijan Airlines broke the bad news at Tbilisi airport. Fortunately I arrived early enough, and Azerbaijan has an e-visa system where you could pay $70 for an urgent 3-hour service.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Azerbaijan Airlines was kind enough to let me check in and board the plane without having a confirmed visa. Thankfully the e-visa arrived into my mailbox when the flight landed in Baku, taking exactly three hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immigration was very quick and they didn’t even ask for my visa, maybe because they could see it on the screen already. Lesson learned: I should double check the entry requirement before visiting any country!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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