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Azerbaijan revises criteria for highly qualified migrant status, raises experience weight

06 April 2026 18:25 (UTC +04:00)

The criteria for assessing whether a person is considered a highly qualified migrant have been changed, APA reports.

The Cabinet of Ministers made a decision in this regard.

Until now, the evaluation criteria and the score thresholds to be assigned for each criterion during the assessment were determined based on the following table:

Criteria	Score (points)
1. Professional experience in the field of specialization	0 – 35
2. Alignment with the country’s socio-economic development priorities	0 – 20
3. Education	0 – 15
4. Financial resources	0 – 15
5. Positive impact on the domestic labor market	0 – 10
6. Foreign language proficiency	0 – 5

According to the amendment, the evaluation criteria and the score thresholds to be assigned for each criterion during the assessment will now be determined based on the following table:

Criteria	Score (points)
1. Professional experience in the field of specialization	0 – 55
2. Alignment with the country’s socio-economic development priorities	0 – 20
3. Financial resources	0 – 15
4. Positive impact on the domestic labor market	0 – 10

Note that when the total score of the awarded points is at least 70 (seventy), the foreigner is considered to have reached the passing score required to be recognized as a highly qualified migrant.