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Visa policy of Georgia

Visitors to Georgia must obtain a visa from Georgian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or one of the countries whose citizens may obtain an e-Visa.

Georgian visa

All visitors must have a passport. However, citizens of certain countries are entitled to visa-free entry with an ID card in lieu of a passport.

In Georgia, as of 2024, the Agreement on Visa-Free Movement of Citizens of the Commonwealth of Independent States across the Territory of its Participants signed on 09 October 1992[1] and the CIS Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Cases signed on 22 January 1993[2] remain in force.

Visa policy map

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Visa policy of Georgia
  Georgia
  Visa not required (3 years)
  Visa not required (1 year)
  Visa not required (90 days)
  Visa not required (45 days)
  Visa not required (30 days)
  eVisa (90 days)
  eVisa (30 days)
  Visa required
  Admission refused

Visa exemption

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Georgia adopted a new law of on Legal Status of Alien and Stateless Persons that went into effect on 1 September 2014. It was amended on 9 June 2015 when the maximum allowed stay was extended to 1 year.[3]

The list of countries whose citizens have the right of visa-free entry to Georgia is no longer provided in the new law, it is determined in the separate ordinance of the Government of Georgia.[4] The visa-free list was re-approved on 9 June 2015.

Citizens of the following countries and territories may enter Georgia without a visa for the following period:[5][6][7][8]

3 years

1 year

90 days

45 days

30 days

ID - May enter with an ID card.
ID* - May enter with an ID card if arriving directly from the country of nationality.
1 - Also applies to holders of passports issued by Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Turks and Caicos Islands.
2 - No more than 90 days within any 180 days.

All visitors may enter without a visa if they meet one of the following conditions:[16]

Holders of valid visas or residence permits of following countries may stay in Georgia for a maximum of 90 days within any 180-day period:[17][18]

1 - Except Anguilla, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha.
2 - There have been many cases where those holding valid residency of GCC countries have been denied access without assigning any reason, especially if they are citizens of India, Pakistan and Palestine.[19][20]

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

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Sample of Georgian eVisa

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may obtain a visa online. Alternatively, for certain countries, it is possible to enter Georgia with the visa for one of the visa-free countries.[21]

90 days per 180-day period

30 days per 120-day period

Entry to Abkhazia and South Ossetia

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See also: Occupied territories of Georgia § Georgian law

Entering Abkhazia and South Ossetia (considered by Georgia and a major part of the international community to be Russian occupied territories) through border crossing points other than located in Georgia's Zugdidi Municipality and Gori Municipality is an act punishable under Georgian law. However, entering South Ossetia from the territory controlled by Georgian government is currently impossible.

Admission restrictions

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Entry and transit is refused to citizens of Kosovo, Palestine and Taiwan (visas can still be obtained on a case-by-case basis for holders of passports of Taiwan, including for participation in international conferences and sports events held in Georgia), even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight. Georgia also does not recognize the passports of Abkhazia, the Sahrawi Republic, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria.

Visitor statistics

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Most visitors arriving in Georgia were from the following countries of nationality (dynamic table including 2014):[22]

Country 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Turkey 1396660   925561   326494   335580   1156513   1312129   1247082   1254089   1391721   1442695
  Azerbaijan 199835   152969   82718   295132   1526619   1807068   1695084   1523075   1393257   1283214
  Armenia 962540   742593   164698   260965   1365048   1725163   1718243   1496246   1468888   1325635
  Russia 1418464   1087257   212979   208677   1471558   1705142   1392842   1037564   926144   811621
  EU-27 422227   272916   139157   65117   447518   355755   260920   214002   197427   186879
  Ukraine 146931   168915   144901   42414   207667   204952   193127   172631   141734   143521
  Israel 217065   210178   100686   25731   205051   173366   125320   92213   59487   42385
  Iran 126282   102877   18549   17053   141997   339462   322898   147915   25273   47929
  Kazakhstan 167492   120494   66787   13779   103611   68452   56801   48809   36777   28394
  Belarus 130203   130046   53698   13340   66174   68360   32939   42149   25724   16577
  Poland 91210   41917   30988   10691   88300   71668   48913   41609   39309   44415
  Germany 68824   48548   21194   9338   89051   74131   43090   33469   30481   27073
  India 84688   52841   24992   8364   54606   73458   59738   36410   12114   4679
  USA 46735   35319   19470   7384   46558   41863   33569   27304   24978   22545
  UK 30732   21407   7936   5625   37478   29406   22392   15470   16142   15732
  Saudi Arabia 72953   119921   63437   4960   75155   65560   56247   21257   9850   5485
  China 48304   7380   3468   4363   48071   31855   18179   10847   6849   5919
Total 7072220   5426903   1881271   1747110   9357964   8326252   7556339   6360503   5901.094   5515559

See also

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Georgia.

References

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  1. ^ https://cis.minsk.by/reestrv2/doc/149#documentCard
  2. ^ https://cis.minsk.by/reestrv2/doc/192#documentCard
  3. ^ "Civil.Ge - Georgia Restores One-Year Visa-Free Rules". www.civil.ge. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Legal Status of Aliens and Stateless Persons – 100 Questions Regarding the New Law (March, 2014)" (PDF). mfa.gov.ge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Visa information".
  6. ^ იმ ქვეყნების ჩამონათვალის დამტკიცების შესახებ, რომელთა მოქალაქეებსაც შეუძლიათ საქართველოში უვიზოდ შემოსვლა (Ordinance 255) (in Georgian). Government of Georgia. 5 June 2015.
  7. ^ "On Approval of the List of Countries, Whose Visa and/or Residence Permit Holders May Enter Georgia without a Visa for an Appropriate Period and under Appropriate Conditions".
  8. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Visa exemption for citizens of Ukraine".
  10. ^ "GeoConsul.Gov.Ge - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia". www.geoconsul.gov.ge.
  11. ^ "Travel Between Armenia And Georgia Is Possible With An ID Card". 14 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia". GeoConsul.Gov.Ge. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  13. ^ „იმ ქვეყნების ჩამონათვალის დამტკიცების შესახებ, რომელთა მოქალაქეებსაც შეუძლიათ საქართველოში უვიზოდ შემოსვლა“ საქართველოს მთავრობის 2015 წლის 5 ივნისის №255 დადგენილებაში ცვლილების შეტანის თაობაზე (Ordinance 43) (in Georgian). Government of Georgia. 26 January 2022.
  14. ^ "格鲁吉亚外交部确认对我公民免签政策已落地生效". 中国驻格鲁吉亚大使馆.
  15. ^ "Check if you can enter Georgia and stay for a year visa-free". agenda.ge.
  16. ^ "GeoConsul.Gov.Ge - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia". www.geoconsul.gov.ge.
  17. ^ იმ ქვეყნების ჩამონათვალის დამტკიცების შესახებ, რომელთა ვიზების ან/და ბინადრობის ნებართვების მქონე უცხოელებს შეუძლიათ საქართველოში უვიზოდ შემოსვლა შესაბამისი ვადითა და პირობებით (Ordinance 256) (in Georgian). Government of Georgia. 5 June 2015.
  18. ^ "List of Countries, Whose Visa and/or Residence Permit Holders May Enter Georgia without a Visa for an Appropriate Period and under Appropriate Conditions". geoconsul.gov.ge.
  19. ^ Reporter, Faisal Masudi, Staff (24 December 2015). "Holiday makers turned back from Georgia -- 3,250 USD worth of holiday expenses wasted". gulfnews.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ http://www.eatpraytour.com/gcc-residents-read-before-travel-georgia/ [dead link‍]
  21. ^ "Georgia eVisa".
  22. ^ "Inbound Tourism".
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