Update: Azerbaijan tourist visa in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
 

Bishkek is nowadays a good place to get your Azeri tourist visa. We are Dutch passport holders and this was the situation as per August 2015. The rules also apply at least for Japanse and Spanish passport holders (but probably many more).

- No letter of invitation is needed. You only have to write your own letter of intention, explaining where you wanna go in Azerbaijan, when you go, what your reason is (tourist) and how long you want to stay. The letter had to typed and printed.
- 2 passport pictures.
- filled in application form
- Hotel booking, and booking.com reservation is accepted. You need to book only for your stay in the city of arrival in Azerbaijan.
- 35 Euro per person, to be paid at a Demir Bank (several addresses are mentioned on the paper you get at the embassy).

Straight forward process, very friendly consul and it takes between 5 and 7 working days.

Good luck!
Edwin & Ivonne