Foreigners and stateless persons should apply to the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan by submitting required documents for the extension of temporary staying period at least 3 working days (except the cases of emergency stop during the transit passage) before the expiration of their temporary staying period.

Temporary staying period of foreigners and stateless persons in the Republic of Azerbaijan can be extended in the following cases:

• In case there is a need for urgent medical treatment in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
• In case of serious illness or death of any close relative residing in the Republic of Azerbaijan;
• In case there is a justified application on incompleteness of intended works by foreigners and stateless persons arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan related with official necessity, submitted by the organization inviting those persons;
• In case of emergency stop during the transit passage of foreigners and stateless persons in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
• In case of extension of temporary staying period of father, mother, husband (wife), child, brother, sister of a foreigner or stateless person in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Applications of foreigners and stateless persons on the extension of temporary staying period in the Republic of Azerbaijan are processed within the period provided by the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On State Fee" in accordance with the amount of state fee paid under this Law and the relevant decision is made.

Temporary staying period of foreigners and stateless persons in the Republic of Azerbaijan can be extended up to 60 days.

In case there is less than 1 month until the expiration of the passports or other border crossing documents of foreigners and stateless persons, their temporary staying period in the country is not extended.

Foreigners and stateless person with extended temporary staying period in the Republic of Azerbaijan can leave the country from the state border crossing points by presenting their passports or other border crossing documents, as well as the decision on extension of the temporary staying period.