Information Systems Agency explains e-signature acquisition 

ArmInfo. In 2025, starting from February 1, citizens of Armenia will be exempt from paying 3,000 drams for activating an electronic signature. This is stated in a statement by the Information Systems Agency. 

According to the source, it is important to know several options to  use an electronic signature. "Option one:  you must have a Mobile ID  SIM card provided by your mobile operator. To do this, you must have  a valid ID card with or without a chip, and if you do not have one,  get one at any territorial division of the Migration and Citizenship  Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of  Armenia. Visit any service center of your or another preferred mobile  operator with your ID card and mobile phone, where your current  mobile phone card (SIM) number will be replaced with a new Mobile ID  SIM card. With the help of the mobile operator's customer service  staff and with your participation, you will receive an electronic  signature and identification. Citizens who have not paid for and  activated the electronic signature before February 1, 2025 will have  the electronic signature activated automatically," the statement  says.

Option two: to obtain an electronic signature, you need an identity  card containing an electronic chip, for which you must have a valid  identification card (ID Card) containing an electronic chip, received  from the territorial division of the Migration and Citizenship  Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of  Armenia before February 15, 2023, with which PIN and PUK codes were  provided, have an ID card reader, which can also be purchased at  EKENG CJSC (details: https://www.ekeng.am/hy/reader).  "Visit  www.ekeng.am and follow the instructions to download the necessary  software (https://www.ekeng.am/hy/sec_sub/necessary_progr ams).  Citizens who have not paid for and activated their electronic  signature by February 1, 2025, will have their electronic signature  activated automatically.  For more information, you can visit the  online consultant page at www.ekeng.am or call +374 60 464504.   Please be advised that in case of existing or active electronic  identification and electronic signature with any of the above  options, no additional action is required. If you have a valid ID  containing an electronic chip, but have lost or do not remember the  PIN and PUK codes, you should use the first option. If you have a  valid ID without a chip, you should also use the first option," the  statement reads.

By May 1, citizens of Armenia must submit a declaration of their  income to the tax authority electronically, for which they must have  an identification card and an electronic signature.