It appears that foreign citizens might have a harder time finding employment in Armenia.

According to a June 4 government decision, employers will have to first apply to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (State Employment Service) to see whether or not there are qualified citizens of Armenia to fill the vacant post.

If there are no qualified Armenian citizens, the employer must then tell the foreign citizen to present their documents to the Police of Armenia in order to receive a temporary residency status permit.

Only then can the employer sign a work contract with the foreign citizen.

Employers who have hired foreigners prior to June 4, 2016 have 60 days to provide copies of the work contract to the State Employment Service.

P.S. – The State Employment Service website has no information, in English, regarding the above decision and the new requirements.