Foreign ownership
Can a foreigner own property here?
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The Land Code (Article 4, part 3) restricts only foreign nationals and stateless persons; legal entities are not named in that provision. Whether a foreign company or an Armenian company with 100 percent foreign capital may own land is not officially confirmed: the only claim is a law firm's opinion with no reference to a provision. A local lawyer is needed.
Source: National Assembly of Armenia, arlis.am
More detail
A foreign citizen in Armenia can own a flat, a house and the plot under them, but not land in general circulation.
- Land
- Foreign nationals and stateless persons may not own land in Armenia and may act only as land users.the only exception in the text of the law is persons with special residence status; that status is abolished from 01.11.2026 and those already issued stay valid until expiry. Land Code, Article 4, part 3.
- Exception for construction
- The restriction does not apply to the plot adjoining a house, garden plots, plots for building and maintaining dwelling houses, public and production facilities, and blocks of flats.Land Code, Article 4, part 3.1.
- Flat and building
- When a building is sold, the land plot under it passes to the buyer together with the building.Civil Code, Article 564.
- Registration of title
- Transfer of ownership is subject to state registration; before registration the contract does not change relations with third parties.Civil Code, Article 563.
- Foreign company
- The Land Code (Article 4, part 3) restricts only foreign nationals and stateless persons; legal entities are not named in that provision. Whether a foreign company or an Armenian company with 100 percent foreign capital may own land is not officially confirmed: the only claim is a law firm's opinion with no reference to a provision. A local lawyer is needed.
- Loss of the right to hold
- If property passes to a person who may not own it, the owner must transfer it within 1 year, otherwise a court sells it with compensation.Civil Code, Article 282.
Practical conclusion: the reliable route for a foreigner is a flat in a block or a house with the plot under it.
Check offers to "buy land through a company" with a local lawyer: the Code does not address companies directly, we found no confirmation of such a scheme in official sources, and we do not recommend it.