Azerbaijan or Uzbekistan
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| Azerbaijan | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | — | — |
| Citizenship | 5 years | 5 years |
| Partner can work | yes | — |
| Parents | — | — |
| Pets | — | no trouble |
| Pet limit | no limit | 2 |
| Quarantine | — | no |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 663 · estimate | $ 719 · estimate |
| Basket | $ 18,5 | $ 19,3 |
| Life expectancy | 74.58 | 72.53 |
| Homicides/100k | 1.99 | 1.4 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Azerbaijan — 33, Uzbekistan — 48. Types present in both: work, study, family, investment and talent. Uzbekistan adds: startup and repatriation.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Azerbaijan: fees range from 10 to 1,400 AZN. Routes stating an income threshold: 8; the lowest is 100,000 AZN a month. Routes with a published decision deadline: 33; the shortest is 3 days. Uzbekistan: fees range from 352,440 to 396,000 UZS. Routes with no fee: 4. Routes stating an income threshold: 1; the lowest is 30,000 USD a year. Routes with a published decision deadline: 44; the shortest is 1 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: Azerbaijan after 2 years; the other country publishes no term. Citizenship: both after 5 years. Neither recognises a second citizenship.
Azerbaijan in brief
Azerbaijan is a Caspian country on the border of Europe and Asia with its business centre in Baku. Residence is built around the temporary residence permit (Migration Code, art. 45.1): close kinship with a citizen of the country, investment from AZN 500,000, real estate, a bank deposit or securities from AZN 100,000, employment with a work permit, study, or entrepreneurship. The permit is valid for up to a year and is renewable; after 2 years of continuous residence, the right to a permanent residence permit arises — a status valid for 5 years with an unlimited number of renewals. Naturalisation requires a further 5 years of permanent residence and knowledge of the state language; dual citizenship is not recognised by law, and voluntary acquisition of another citizenship is an independent ground for loss of Azerbaijani citizenship through the courts. Outside Baku, the economy rests on industry (Sumgayit), agriculture, and tourism (Ganja, Sheki, Lankaran); the country lies in a zone of high seismic activity.
Uzbekistan in brief
Uzbekistan is built as an easy way in and a hard way out. The way in really is easy: citizens of the CIS and several dozen other countries need no visa, and IT specialists have a three-year IT visa that grants work without a separate permit, social rights on a par with citizens and the purchase of property at any price; the thresholds are income from IT work of at least 30,000 dollars a year and employment with an IT Park resident. The cost of living is among the lowest in this guide, pets get through without quarantine, and Russian is in everyday use. The hard part is citizenship: multiple citizenship is not recognised, giving up the previous passport is the first condition, and the five-year residence period is counted from the residence permit of a stateless person — that is, it starts only after the renunciation. The softening is a guarantee letter, valid for a year and issued before the renunciation. The exam is in Uzbek. Seismicity (Tashkent was destroyed in 1966) and air quality deserve separate weight. Routes for reuniting with parents and children are not confirmed by official sources.
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This material is for reference and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Visa rules, tax thresholds and prices change. Before deciding anything, check the official sources and consult a licensed professional in the relevant country.