Request a residential security survey for your Yerevan property.
Residential security in Yerevan addresses the specific requirements of expatriate executives, diplomatic staff, and high-net-worth individuals requiring protected accommodation in Armenian post-conflict geopolitical environment. Fcdo advises a high degree of caution; us state dept level 2, border areas level 3 (2026).
A professional residential security deployment for Yerevan begins with a property security survey covering perimeter, access control, natural surveillance, lighting, and neighbourhood risk. Guard-force selection follows, with all personnel vetted to the standards of the Armenian Police. Emergency response planning – covering medical emergency (nearest facility Nairi Medical Centre, medevac to Tbilisi or Istanbul), fire, intrusion, and civil disturbance – is completed before occupancy begins.
For additional security services in Yerevan, see our bodyguard hire in Yerevan and our Yerevan city security briefing. For Tbilisi residential security, see our residential security in Tbilisi.
What does this cover in Yerevan?
Residential Risk Assessment: Yerevan
Medium risk rating. Yerevan is operationally viable but the geopolitical context -- 2020 war outcome, September 2023 dissolution of Nagorno-Karabakh, influx of approximately 100,000 Armenian refugees, and ongoing border tensions with Azerbaijan -- requires monitoring. The FCDO advises against travel within 5 km of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border (FCDO Armenia, 2026).
Property Selection and Security Survey
Property selection for expatriate and executive residential accommodation in Yerevan should be guided by a security survey conducted before tenancy begins. The survey assesses: perimeter integrity (walls, fencing, gate strength and control), access control (door, window, lock quality), natural surveillance (sightlines from the property), lighting adequacy, neighbourhood security environment, and proximity to emergency services. In Armenian post-conflict geopolitical environment, properties that appear attractive but are located in poorly policed or remote areas should be rejected regardless of quality or price.
Guard Force Selection and Management
Residential guard forces in Yerevan must meet the vetting standards required by the Armenian Police under Armenia's law on private security activities. This includes identity verification, criminal record check where accessible in Armenia, professional references, and demonstrated familiarity with the residential protection role. Guard-force briefings should cover: access control procedures, emergency response protocols, communications with the principal and the security manager, prohibited actions (including the use of personal mobile phones during duty hours), and escalation thresholds.
Physical Security Enhancements
Where a residential security survey identifies gaps in the baseline physical security of a property in Yerevan, enhancements are assessed and prioritised by cost-effectiveness and risk reduction. Common enhancements in the Armenian post-conflict geopolitical environment include: upgraded door and window locks, perimeter lighting, security camera coverage of access points, panic room or safe room provision where the threat profile warrants it, and communications redundancy (including satellite communications for remote or isolated properties).
Emergency Response Planning
All residential security arrangements in Yerevan must include a documented emergency response plan covering: fire (evacuation routes, assembly point, fire warden designation), medical emergency (nearest facility Nairi Medical Centre, medevac pre-arrangement to Tbilisi or Istanbul), security intrusion (lockdown procedure, alarm response, police contact protocol), and political or civil disturbance (shelter-in-place or evacuation trigger criteria). The plan must be briefed to all occupants and the guard force before occupancy begins.
Ongoing Security Management
Residential security is not a one-time survey activity -- it requires ongoing management in Yerevan's evolving security environment. A named security manager should conduct periodic reviews of the guard-force performance, physical security status, and threat picture for the specific neighbourhood. Any change in occupancy, principal profile, or local security conditions should trigger a review. Maintain contact with the Armenian Police's published security advisories and the FCDO and US State Dept travel updates for Armenia as part of the ongoing management cycle.
Sources for this page
Licensing, firearms and foreign-operator rules for Yerevan, checked : UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries, end-of-visit statement on Armenia, 27 February 2023 (ecoi.net copy of the OHCHR release); Law of the Republic of Armenia 'On Licensing', article 43 table, security sector item 11 (private security activity), ARLIS. The full rules are on our Yerevan security overview.
Travel advice quoted on this page: FCDO travel advice: Armenia; US State Department travel advisory: Armenia. Advice changes; read the current version before travel.
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This page is published by CloseProtectionHire.com and written to editorial standards overseen by James Calloway, Senior Security Consultant (regulation, licensing, vetting and risk frameworks) and Marcus Webb, Security Operations Adviser (operational close protection, secure transport and city-specific safety).
Threat, regulatory and emergency information is sourced to named, dated authorities such as the FCDO, the US State Department and national licensing bodies. Last updated . See how we verify.