Returning Citizens
If you need information on issues related to returning to Armenia and settling down in your motherland. If you consider going back to your motherland, if you have chosen to move to a foreign country, making an attempt to avoid the grave social-economic conditions in Armenia at the time, but today you are faced with a more difficult situation; in short, due to the circumstances you are facing, you either wish or have to return, then this site is just for you.
For your orientation, we have posted materials on our web page, which, in our opinion, may be useful in a more timely organization of your return, as well as your re-settlement in your motherland. If you fail to find an exhaustive answer to your question, this web page affords you an opportunity to directly contact a competent specialist representing Armenian authorities and receive necessary consultation.
HEALTH
In what cases is free in-patient medical care provided?
For all the population in-patient medical care is free of charge in the case of the following diseases or conditions
For persons at the age of 18 and above:
- Diseases and conditions requiring immediate medical intervention.
For persons under 18:
- Diseases and conditions requiring immediate medical intervention;
- Other diseases and conditions;
- Infectious diseases.
In cases of what diseases persons at the age of18 and above can get free in-patient medical care by co-payment?
In medical institutions of Yerevan City co-payment is applicable for persons at the age of 18 and older in case they receive free in-patient medical care as guaranteed by the state for certain diseases.
These diseases are:
- Paroxysmal tachycardia (pre-infarction situation)
- Hypertension stroke
- Hemophilia
- Serum related diseases
- Acute thromboses and thromboembolism
- Poly-neuropathy (Giyen-Barrey) with development of paralysis
- Acute renal failure
- Renal colic
- Acute urine retention
- Frostbite of 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees
- Acute glaucoma stroke
- Traumas of visual organs, disorder of eye-ball integrity
- Pneumotaxis (hydro, hemo, pio, spontaneous)
- Sepsis
- External and internal (venous and pulse) diffuse bleeding requireing immediate medical aid.
- Fresh fractions of big bones (closed and open) with displacement of pieces
- Full or partial amputations of limbs, the segments thereof and different organs (nose, ear, lips, etc.); acute
- diffused wounds with tissue defects.
- Ruptures and exfoliations of vascular aneurisms
- Brain, spinal cord and spinal injuries (in the acute period)
- Acute hydrocephaly
- Transparent gunshot wound with injuries in breast, abdomen, waist organs, brain and spinal cord
- Burn of the external layer of body: degree 1 – more than 50 percent of the body area; degree 2- more than 10 percent of the body area; 3rd and 4th degrees with 1% and more than 1% of the body, respectively
- Acute testicular diseases (testicle twisting, testicle supplement twisting, acute specific and non-specific epididymis, hydrated gangrene)
Who is exempt from co-payment?
Persons categorized in socially vulnerable and different (special) groups and persons being equalized thereto (upon the referral of the RA Ministry of Health and Municipality, as well as the decision of the commission of the medical organization, in cases when free of charge in-patient medical aid as guaranteed by the state is provided to persons who are in socially bad condition, though not included in socially vulnerable groups), as well pensioners.
In what cases is free of charge ambulatory-out-patient medical aid as guaranteed by the state not applicable?
Free of charge ambulatory-out-patient medical aid guaranteed by the State is not applicable in the following cases.
- Examinations made with use of complex and precious technologies;
- Services provided for receiving driving license;
- Medical examinations (payment is made by the employer according to Article 20 of the Law On RA Medical Aid and Service, according to which the expenses for compulsory medical examinations of employees is to be covered by the employers) of the directive contingent (in food organizations and those being equalized thereto);
- For persons at the age of 18 and above that are not included in socially vulnerable and special groups - procedures (intramuscular, intravenous injections, etc.) implemented by nurse at home according to physician's prescription;
- Preliminary medical examinations made for work placement for persons at the age 18 and above;
- Issuing health certificate attesting the state of health for those that are leaving for abroad;
- Consultation and examinations in other district medical service centers at the patient's request;
- Specialized stomatological medical aid (this service is free of charge only for persons included in socially vulnerable groups of population).
EDUCATION
How is defined the grade of children after their return to the RA?
The RA Ministry of Education and Science has approved the equivalence degrees of general educational systems of Armenia and foreign countries, according to which the grade readjustment for the children that have returned to the RA is determined.
After determination of the educational equivalence degree, the Department of Education of the Regional (Marz) Center (Marzpetaran) gives an instruction to the school principal to test the knowledge level of the child and take a decision on his/her attendance to a certain grade. As a rule, grade demotion for the school-age children returned from Russian is one year
Is it possible to continue education in Russian in the general educational sector after return to the RA?
When returning to Armenia, children of the RA citizens under 5th grade inclusive, who have attended uninterruptedly Russian language educational schools (classes) in other countries, can before the end of the school year learn in Russian language classes, and those returning in the second half of the school year can attend Russian language classes till the end of the next school year to ensure the knowledge of Armenian language during that period and to shift to classes with Armenian education after the defined period is expired.
The children of the RA citizens under 6th grade inclusive (at least 4 academic years) and those of higher grades that have attended Russian language educational schools (classes) in other countries can continue their education in appropriate classes with Russian education.
In what cases is school-leaver exempt from the state final exam of Armenian Language?
If a school-leaver of 10th grade has studied Armenian language only in 9th and 10th grades, he/she can be exempt from the state exam for that subject upon own request. In this case, the appropriate line of the school-leaver's certificate reads "Not studied".
In what cases can entrants take entrance exams in Russian language?
School-leavers with Russian language education can take entrance exams in Russian language (except for the exams of Armenian and foreign languages).
In what cases is it possible to take an exam in other language vs. Armenian language during entrance exams for Higher Educational Institutions (HEI)?
Entrants not having scores for Armenian Language and Literature subjects in their school-leaving certificate for secondary education or in appropriate graduate document can, instead of the Armenian language (written) exam, take an exam of Russian Language (written), and those not having scores for Russian Language and Literature subjects – of any foreign language (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian), in writing.
Instead of Armenian Language (written) as defined for Philological (Russian Language and Literature, Foreign Language) specialty (Yerevan Linguistic University), entrants can take an exam of foreign language (verbal).
Instead of Armenian Language (written) defined for "Russian Language and Literature" specialty, entrants can take an exam of foreign language (verbal).
However for specialties listed below the exam of Armenian Language is obligatory:
- "International Relations";
- Journalism";
- Armenian Language and Literature";
- Pre-School Pedagogy and Psychology";
- Pedagogy and Psychology";
- Pedagogy and Methodology for Elementary Education";
- Typhlo-Pedagogy";
- Deaf-and-dump Pedagogy";
- Oligophrenia Pedagogy"
- Logopàedics"
- Translation/Interpretation"
In what case is it possible to take an exam in Russian language vs. foreign language during entrance exams for HEI?
Entrants not having scores for foreign language in their school-leaving certificate for secondary education or in appropriate graduate document can, instead of the exam of that language in writing, take an exam of Russian Language (written), except for the specialties listed below, for which the written exam of a foreign language is obligatory:
- "International Relations";
- "Linguistics and Inter-Cultural Communications";
- "Foreign Language (English, French; German; Spanish; Italian);
- "Oriental Studies (Arabic Philology; Iranian Philology; Turkish philology";
- "Translation/Interpretation";
- "Theoretical Economics";
- "Labor Economics and Sociology";
- "Finances and loans";
- "International Economics";
- "National Economics";
- "Entrepreneurial Economics and Management";
- "State and Municipal Management";
- "Management";
- "Trade (Commerce);
- "Mathematical Methods and Operations in Research Economics";
- "Customs";
- "Insurance";
- "Analysis and Management of Securities Market";
- "Business Organization";
- "Informational Systems by spheres";
- "Standardization and certification";
- "Economics and Management of Food Industry";
- "Finances and Loans for Agro-Food System";
- "Science of Commodities and Expertise of Commodity Quality";
- "Agrarian Policy and Regional Development";
- "Agrarian Business and Marketing";
- "Consultation and Information of Agro-Food System";
- "Insurance (in the agrarian-food system).
What HEI (graduate) and post-HEI (post-graduate) educational systems exist in the RA?
HEI and post-HEI educational systems existing in the RA are as follows:
Free education (stipend allocated by the State) by specialties, that is set by quotas by the RA Government (male students exercise the privilege of draft deferment on the educational basis as defined by the RA Law "On Military Draft");
Paid education by specialties and quotas set by the RA Government (male students exercise the privilege of draft deferment on the educational basis as defined by the RA Law "On Military Draft");
Paid education by specialties and quotas set by the RA Ministry of Education and Science on the basis of requests submitted by HEIs (male students do not exercise the privilege of draft deferment on the educational basis as defined by the RA Law "On Military Draft").
What privileges are awarded to entrants that are demobilized from compulsory term military service?
In case the entrants that are demobilized from compulsory term military service pass the exams:
They are accepted for free education, out of the general competition (a special competition) by the quotas approved by the RA Government by specialties;
The entrants withdrawn from the competition of free education, participate in the competition for paid education on a common basis;
If they have selected only the specialties within the quotas for paid education in their application letter, they are accepted to the HEI out of competition, but with compulsory payment of tuition fees.
What principles are used, when students are transferred from foreign public or accredited universities to HEIs of the RA?
Transfer of the students from foreign public or accredited universities is conducted by the principle of paid education. As an exception (state of health or another valid reason) the students accepted to foreign universities for purposeful education can continue their education by the principle of free education upon the proposal of the Head of the HEI and approval of the Ministry, if the receiving HEI has vacant places for free education in the appropriate students' group for that year for the given specialty.
The procedure of entrance into a foreign university (interview, tests, exams, number of exams and the procedure of competition), the form of education and the educational system do not affect the process of transfer of the student.
CITIZENSHIP
Who are recognized as Citizens of the Republic of Armenia?
By virtue of Article 10 of the RA Law "On Citizenship of the Republic of Armenia", the following persons are recognized as Citizens of the Republic of Armenia:
- Persons having the passport of the citizen of the RA and also persons under the age of 16 having the birth certificate or other certificate confirming RA citizenship.
- Citizens of former USSR permanently residing in the RA, who prior to enactment of the Constitution had not acquired the citizenship of another State or have not renounced RA citizenship within one year after the date of the enactment of this Law;
- Stateless persons or former citizens of other USSR republics, who are not foreign citizens and who permanently reside in the RA and have applied for the acquisition of RA citizenship before December 31, 2009.
- The former citizens of the USSR who live outside the Republic of Armenia and have not acquired the citizenship of another country.
Who can acquire RA citizenship by naturalization, being exempt from the 3 requirements as stated in the answer above?
Any person not holding RA citizenship can acquire RA citizenship by naturalization, if:
- he/she has married a citizen of the Republic of Armenia or has a child who holds RA citizenship;
- he/she has parents or at least one parent that had held RA citizenship in the past or was born in the RA and had applied for RA Citizenship within 3 years of attaining the age of 18;
- is Armenian by origin, i.e. is of Armenian ancestry;
- renounced RA Citizenship of his/her own accord after January 1, 1995:
Where should a person submit his/her application on acquisition of RA Citizenship?
Persons that are in the RA shall submit their application for acquiring RA Citizenship in person to the Passport and Visa Department of the RA Police, and persons in foreign countries – to RA diplomatic or consular missions. If there is no RA diplomatic or consular mission in a given country, than the person shall apply to RA diplomatic or consular mission located in a neighborhood country. What documents are required for acquisition of RA Citizenship? Documents required for acquisition of RA Citizenship are:
- Application;
- Application-form;
- Autobiography;
- Certificate from the place of residence;
- Certificate on the state of health;
- Copies of Passport, Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate (if available) with notarial attestation.
- Documents on labor activity;
- 6 color photos of 35 X 45 size.
Where is a RA citizen, who has returned to Armenia from foreign countries, registered?
Our counterparts that have returned to the RA from foreign countries shall be registered in their former place of residence or in the living area of other citizens upon the latter's consent. Who is issuing the birth certificate to the children born outside the territory of the RA? Birth certificate for the children that are born outside the territory of the RA is issued by the given country.
How is determined the citizenship of a child?
A child, whose parents hold RA citizenship at the time of his/her birth shall acquire RA citizenship regardless of his/her place of birth.
A child, one of whose parents holds RA Citizenship at the time of his/her birth, while the other parent is unknown or is a stateless person shall acquire RA citizenship.
If one parent holds RA Citizenship at the time of child's birth and the other parent is a foreign citizen, the child's citizenship shall be determined by the mutual written consent of both parents. In the absence of such consent the child shall acquire the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia, if he/she was born on the territory of the Republic of Armenia, or if he/she would become a stateless person if he/she does not acquire citizenship of the Republic of Armenia, or if the parents permanently reside on the territory of the Republic of Armenia.
How to restore the passport of a RA Citizen abroad that is recognized as invalid or is lost?
To restore the passport of a RA citizen abroad that is recognized as invalid or is lost, one should apply to the RA diplomatic or consular mission of the host country.
If there is no diplomatic or consular mission in a given country, they should apply to RA diplomatic and consular mission of a neighborhood country. Where should apply a person in the RA in case the passport of RA citizen is lost?
In case, if a passport of RA citizen is lost in the Republic, a person shall apply to the Police Department of the place, where the passport is lost. A certificate of loss of the passport as issued by that Department shall be submitted to the Passport Department of the place of residence to receive a new passport. Where should apply persons in the RA after lapse of the expiry date of passports?
If the expiry date of passport is elapsed, persons in the RA shall apply to the Passport Department of the place of their residence. Where should apply persons living in the RA, who have lost their passports or if the expiry date of the passport is passed and they are not registered in the RA?
Persons in the RA who have lost their passports or if the expiry date of their passport is passed and they are not registered in the RA, shall apply to the Passport and Visa Department of the RA Police to receive a passport or to extend the expiry date of the passport. Where shall apply persons under 18 in case if the passport is lost or the expiry date is passed?
In case the passport is lost or expiry date is elapsed, persons under 18 shall apply to the Passport and Visa Department of the RA Police. Is dual citizenship allowed by the RA legislation?
Yes, it is allowed according to the recent amendments made to the RA legislation. However, the institution of dual citizenship is not effective yet, since sub-legislative acts ensuring its enforcement are still in the process of elaboration.
MILITARY DRAFT
Who are being called up for compulsory military service?
Male draftees and first group reserve officers at the age of 18-27 that, given the state of health, are recognized as fit for military service in a time of peace, are called up for compulsory military service.
Male representatives at the age of 18-27 called up for compulsory military service that, given the state of health, are recognized as fit for military service in a time of peace are considered draftees.
Reserve officers of the first category are persons under 35 that have graduated military departments of higher educational institutions and awarded officer's rank after passing defined exams.
Who are not subject to being called up for compulsory military service?
The following persons are not subject to being called up for compulsory military service: persons, against whom an inquiry is held (preliminary investigation, trial) or who have been previously sentenced to imprisonment for a grave crime or for committing, twice, intentional crimes and served their sentence in the place of detention for a period of at least three years, as well as those that have committed offenses stated in the list as approved by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia and the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Armenia.
Where should a citizen not served the compulsory military service submit his application?
A citizen not served the compulsory military service should submit his application to the Military Commissariat, where he is registered.
Where should the citizens living in foreign countries and failed to serve the compulsory military service submit his application?
The citizens living in foreign countries and failed to serve the compulsory military service should submit their applications to the Diplomatic Service Office or Consulate of the Republic of Armenia to the foreign country.
Which military unit is considered to be close to the place of residence?
Military unit that is close to the place of residence is considered the military unit that is far from the place of registration (or factual residence, if he is not registered) of the draftee for less than 100 km.
Who exercises the privilege of serving in the military unit located close to the place of residence?
The following persons exercise the privilege of serving in the military unit located close to their place of residence:
The only child of mother or father that are single and retired on old-age pension or have disability of the third group;
Draftees that have father (mother) or brother (sister) killed (deceased) during protection of the borders of the Republic of Armenia, in the course of serving in military forces of the RA and other troops, as well as while being in military service in military subdivisions of foreign countries located in the Republic of Armenia by virtue international agreement of the Republic of Armenia;
-Draftees that are married and have one child;
-Orphan and single-parent draftees;
-Other draftees as per the order of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.
Who is exempt from compulsory military service?
The following persons are exempt from the compulsory military service:
Citizen unfit for the military service for the reason of his state of health as recognized by the Republican Draft Commitee, who is withdrawn from military registration;
A citizen, whose father (mother) or brother (sister) are killed (deceased) while fulfilling their duties in defense or military forces of the Republic of Armenia and other troops, an who is the only male child in that family;
A citizen upon the decision of the Government;
A citizen that had served compulsory military service in military forces of foreign countries before receiving the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia;
A citizen awarded with academic degree (Candidate of Science or Doctor of Science), provided he is engaged in professional, scientific or pedagogical activity.
In what cases is draft deferment granted in connection with domestic reasons?
Draft deferment is granted in connection with domestic reasons to the draftee, who:
has unable to work father and mother or single, unable to work father or mother, if they do not have another able to work son considered to be the citizen of the Republic of Armenia, who is not serving the compulsory military service;
has a child growing up without mother;
has two and more children;
has wife with first or second group of disability;
has a sister or a brother under 18 or older, who has disability of the first or second group or is recognized as unable to work by the court decision, provided there is no other able to work family member living with him/her.
has a wife with pregnancy of six months with the second child or twins;
before reaching the military age had been adopted for the period of at least five years, or whose parents had been divorced at least five years ago.
In what cases is draft deferment granted in connection with continuation of education?
Draft deferment is granted in connection with continuation of education to the draftees,
who are daytime students of higher educational institutions (including, traineeship, internship and magistracy), as well as daytime students of secondary educational institutions embedded in the list approved by the Government of the Republic of Armenia;
post-graduate students of the public scientific-educational system by state order;
students of higher educational institutions of foreign countries as per state order, inter-governmental and inter-departmental agreements, as well as post-graduate students of traineeship, internship and magistracy or post-graduate studies;
students of the judicial school.
In what cases is draft deferment granted in connections with the state of health?
Draft deferment in connection with the state of health is granted to draftees needing medical treatment for three times for period to up to one year. After expiration of the period of the draft deferment granted for the third time, as per the results of medical examination the draftee is being recognized as fit for military service and is called up to military service, or is recognized as unfit for military service in a time of peace and is registered in the reserve or is recognized as unfit for military service and is withdrawn from the military registration.
The draftees temporarily unfit for compulsory military service in connection with the state of health is granted draft deferment once for the period of 3 years. After expiration of the period of draft deferment granted for the third time, as per the results of medical examination, the draftee is being recognized as fit for military service and is called up to military service, or is recognized as unfit for military service in a time of peace and is registered in the reserve or is recognized as unfit for military service and is withdrawn from the military registration.
In what cases is draft deferment granted to the citizens that have not served (avoided) the compulsory military service?
Citizens that have not served compulsory military service from the moment of not presenting themselves to the military service draft by violation of law shall pay fees for each draft they failed to be called up (avoided) by the following rates:
1. conscript citizens that have not served the compulsory military service and are at the age 27:
- 100-fold of the minimum salary.
2. conscript citizen not served the compulsory military service and further acquired grounds for being exempt from military service:
1) who has been recognized as unfit in connection with the state of health by the Republican Draft Committee, being withdrawn from military registration:
- 30-fold of the minimum salary.
2) whose father (mother) or brother (sister) are killed (deceased) while fulfilling their duties in defense or military forces of the Republic of Armenia and who is the only male child of the family, irrespective of being at the age 27.
3) who has academic degree (Candidate of Science or Doctor of Science) and is engaged in professional, scientific or pedagogic activity:
- 50-fold of the minimum salary.
3. Citizens that have not served the compulsory military service and later have been exempt from compulsory military service upon the Government decision:
- 50-fold of the minimum salary.
4. Conscript citizens that have not served the compulsory military service and have later acquired grounds for gaining the draft deferment right for continuation of education:
- 150-fold of the minimum salary.
5. The citizens that have not served the compulsory military service and have later acquired grounds for gaining draft deferment right for domestic reasons, who have:
a. unable to work father and mother or single unable to work father or mother, if they do not have another son considered the citizen of the Republic of Armenia and not being in compulsory military service (unable to work parents are father and mother eligible for old-age pension, disabled father and mother of the first or second group; father and mother recognized as unable to work upon the court decision).
b. a child growing up without mother;
c. two and more children;
d. wife with first or second group of disability;
e. a sister or a brother that are disabled of the first or second group or recognized as unable to work by the court decision, if there is no other able to work family member living with him/her;
f. a wife with pregnancy of six months with the second child or twins;
g. right to being granted draft deferment in cases not defined under the law for domestic reasons:
- 30-fold of minimum salary.
6. The citizens that have not served the compulsory military service and later have had 3 or more children or 2 children growing up without mother, irrespective of being at the age of 27:
7. The conscript citizens that have not served the compulsory military service and acquired grounds for the draft deferment right for the reason of the state of health:
- 30-fold of the minimum salary.
8. The conscript citizens that have not served the compulsory military service and have later acquired other grounds for gaining draft deferment right:br>- 200-fold of the minimum salary.
9. The citizens that have not served the compulsory military service and later have received citizenship of another country, if they have reached the age of 27 before October 31, 2007:
- 100-fold of the minimum salary.
The citizens that have paid the fee are granted draft deferment before reaching the age of 27.
Officers of reserve that have not been called up to the compulsory military service (avoided the military draft) and reached the age of 35, can pay a fee at the rate of 200-fold of the minimum salary for each avoided draft, and officers of reserve that have not been called up to the compulsory military service (avoided the military draft) and acquired grounds for being exempt from the compulsory military service or being granted draft deferment from compulsory military service as per the law of the Republic of Armenia "On Military Draft) before reaching the age of 35 shall pay 100-fold of the minimum salary for each military draft avoided prior to exemption from the draft or acquisition of the draft deferral right.
Are the citizens that are registered in the reserve subject to compulsory military service on general bases?
Citizens registered in the reserve are subject to medical re-inspection once every 5 years. Before reaching the age of 27, citizens recognized as fit for the compulsory military service by the results of medical re-inspection are subject to draft for compulsory military service on general bases
What is the period of validity of the RA Law "On the citizens that have not served the compulsory military service by violation of the defined procedure"?
The scope of the Law covers the period from the fall draft of 1992 to October 31, 2007 and is applied to the citizens (persons) of the Republic of Armenia that have not been called up (avoided the draft) to compulsory military service with violation of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Military Draft" for that period and, being reached the age of 27 (officers in reserve – the age of 35) or that, being under 27 (35), have acquired grounds for exemption from compulsory military service or have been granted draft deferment from compulsory military service as per the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Military Draft".
PENSION
Who is entitled to being retired on age (insurance) pension?
Persons at the age of 65 with at least 5 years of insurance work experience are entitled to the old-age (insurance) pension. An age scale is effective for women, according to which, each year that age for them increases by 6 months prior to reaching the age of 63. In 2007 women are eligible for pension at the age of 61, in 2011 – at the age of 63, etc. Who is entitled to being retired on old-age (social) pension?
Persons that have reached the age of 65 and do not have work experience of at least 5 years are entitled to old-age (social) pension.
When is pension assigned?
Upon submission of all necessary documents, pension is assigned:
a) from the date of applying for it;
b) from the date of being recognized as disabled, provided that the application for assignment of pension is filed within the period of three months after that date;
c) from the date of decease of the bread-winner, if the application for assignment of pension is filed within the period of 6 months after that date.
When is the payment of the pension suspended?
The payment of the pension is suspended, if:
1) if the pensioner has not received his/her pension in person for the period of 6 months uninterruptedly;
2) if the time period of his/her disability has been expired. Payment of the pension is suspended from the 1st date of the next month.
When is the payment of the pension terminated?
Payment of the pension is terminated:
1) from the 1st date of the next month, if the pensioner:
- is deceased or declared as absent;
- has not received pension in person for 12 months uninterruptedly;
- has not been once again recognized as disabled within 3 months after the time period of disability is expired;
- has forfeited the right to pension in case of losing the bread-winner (the time period set for the assigned pension is expired).
2) from the date of disclosure, if the person has forfeited the right to pension because of false (unreliable) information in the documents.
When is pension paid by letter of attorney?
Pension can be paid by letter of attorney. With one letter of attorney pension can be paid for no more than 6 months uninterruptedly beginning from the month, when the pension is not received.
Suspended or terminated pension can be paid by letter of attorney, if the pensioner is left for permanent residence for a state that has entered into an inter-governmental agreement on pension insurance with Armenia. In other cases, payment of suspended or terminated pension is not resumed with letter of attorney.
What is the procedure for assigning pension to pensioners that are leaving for abroad for permanent residence?
A lump-sum payment of pension for 6 months or for the period preceding the expiration of the period for receiving the pensionis paid to the pensioner that is leaving for a foreign country for permanent residents; however, the pension shall not be paid for a period exceeding 6 months. The aforementioned amount is paid to the pensioner after applying for it in writing and withdrawal from registration, within one month period, after which payment of the pension is terminated.
This decision is not applied to the persons leaving for states that have signed an inter-governmental agreement on pension insurance with Armenia.
Which state competent body is authorized to assign pension?
District social insurance centers.
ALLOWANCES
Who is entitled to receiving allowances in the RA?
Persons entitled to receiving allowances in the RA are:
- the RA citizens;
- foreign citizens holding an appropriate status of residence;
- persons without citizenship;
- persons with the refugee status in the RA.
What are the types of the allowances?
The types of the allowances are:
- Family benefits;
- Benefit for care for children under 2;
- Lump-sum benefit for child's birth;
There is also another type of assistance in the form of lump-sum money assistance, provided to the families eligible for family allowances.
- Child's birth benefit;
- Benefit for the child for being accepted the first grade;
- Benefit for the decease of the family member;
Another type of benefit is the emergency assistance, which is assigned for a term of one quarter to families that have found themselves in a grave situation and are not eligible for the family benefit.
What are the rates of the allowances?
The rate of the family benefit is 7500 AMD. If there are minors in the family, 7000 AMD is set as the base rate of the family benefit, to which supplement is made; the rate of the latter is dependent on the poverty degree (33-37 units, 37-41 units, etc.), region (high mountainous, not high mountainous) and the number of the minors:
The child care benefit rate for children under 2 is 3000 AMD per month for employed mothers.
The lump-sum money assistance for child birth is set at the rate of 35 thousand AMD.
Beginning from January 1, 2007, in the assessment system of family vulnerability the following rates of lump-sum money assistance for families that are registered and have scores above 0 is set:
For the 3rd and the next children – 200 thousand AMD;
For the child being accepted the 1st grade – 20 thousand AMD.
If a member of the family not eligible for family allowance and other allowances or pension is deceased, the rate of the lump-sum assistance (funeral allowance) is 25 thousand AMD.
The rate of emergency assistance allocated to the family totals 7500 AMD per month.
Which state competent body is authorized to assign state benefits?
District social service offices.
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