The manager (CEO) of an LLC in Azerbaijan

Limited liability companies in Azerbaijan can be controlled by a local or a foreign director. If you choose a manager from your home country, consider that he/she you don’t need a work permit. But This is not available for your foreign employees in Azerbaijan.

It must be noted that the process of obtaining a work permit is rather complicated and this is why we advise you to request information on the procedures from our team of consultants in company registration in Azerbaijan.

The local work market disposes of a set of measures that are created for the purpose of protecting the local workforce. If the steps related to the issuance of the work permit are not completed once the company is operational, it must be noted that the company can also operate with nominee directors.

As a general rule, the issuance of a work permit takes approximately 20 working days; companies that hire a foreign workforce that does not have a work permit can be fined AZN 15,000-35,000 (or $9,000-20,000).