Visa policy of Georgia

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Georgian visa

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.

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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.

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Georgia
Visa-free, 3 years
Visa-free, 1 year
Visa-free, 90 days
Visa-free, 45 days
Visa-free, 30 days
eVisa, 90 days
eVisa, 30 days
Visa required in advance
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Visa policy of Georgia
  Georgia
  Visa-free, 3 years
  Visa-free, 1 year
  Visa-free, 90 days
  Visa-free, 45 days
  Visa-free, 30 days
  eVisa, 90 days
  eVisa, 30 days
  Visa required in advance
  Admission refused

Visa exemption

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.
PB - For holders of biometric passports only.
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)

Sample of Georgian eVisa Georgian eVisa.jpg
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

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

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

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

Country2023202220212020201920182017201620152014
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Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 199835 Increase2.svg152969 Increase2.svg82718 Decrease2.svg295132 Decrease2.svg1526619 Decrease2.svg1807068 Increase2.svg1695084 Increase2.svg1523075 Increase2.svg1393257 Increase2.svg1283214
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 962540 Increase2.svg742593 Increase2.svg164698 Decrease2.svg260965 Decrease2.svg1365048 Decrease2.svg1725163 Increase2.svg1718243 Increase2.svg1496246 Increase2.svg1468888 Increase2.svg1325635
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1418464 Increase2.svg1087257 Increase2.svg212979 Increase2.svg208677 Decrease2.svg1471558 Decrease2.svg1705142 Increase2.svg1392842 Increase2.svg1037564 Increase2.svg926144 Increase2.svg811621
Flag of Europe.svg  EU-27 422227 Increase2.svg272916 Increase2.svg139157 Increase2.svg65117 Decrease2.svg447518 Increase2.svg355755 Increase2.svg260920 Increase2.svg214002 Increase2.svg197427 Increase2.svg186879
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 146931 Decrease2.svg168915 Increase2.svg144901 Increase2.svg42414 Decrease2.svg207667 Increase2.svg204952 Increase2.svg193127 Increase2.svg172631 Increase2.svg141734 Decrease2.svg143521
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 217065 Increase2.svg210178 Increase2.svg100686 Increase2.svg25731 Decrease2.svg205051 Increase2.svg173366 Increase2.svg125320 Increase2.svg92213 Increase2.svg59487 Increase2.svg42385
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 126282 Increase2.svg102877 Increase2.svg18549 Increase2.svg17053 Decrease2.svg141997 Decrease2.svg339462 Increase2.svg322898 Increase2.svg147915 Increase2.svg25273 Decrease2.svg47929
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 167492 Increase2.svg120494 Increase2.svg66787 Increase2.svg13779 Decrease2.svg103611 Increase2.svg68452 Increase2.svg56801 Increase2.svg48809 Increase2.svg36777 Increase2.svg28394
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 130203 Increase2.svg130046 Increase2.svg53698 Increase2.svg13340 Decrease2.svg66174 Decrease2.svg68360 Increase2.svg32939 Decrease2.svg42149 Increase2.svg25724 Increase2.svg16577
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 91210 Increase2.svg41917 Increase2.svg30988 Increase2.svg10691 Decrease2.svg88300 Increase2.svg71668 Increase2.svg48913 Increase2.svg41609 Increase2.svg39309 Decrease2.svg44415
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 68824 Increase2.svg48548 Increase2.svg21194 Increase2.svg9338 Decrease2.svg89051 Increase2.svg74131 Increase2.svg43090 Increase2.svg33469 Increase2.svg30481 Increase2.svg27073
Flag of India.svg  India 84688 Increase2.svg52841 Increase2.svg24992 Increase2.svg8364 Decrease2.svg54606 Decrease2.svg73458 Increase2.svg59738 Increase2.svg36410 Increase2.svg12114 Increase2.svg4679
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 46735 Increase2.svg35319 Increase2.svg19470 Increase2.svg7384 Decrease2.svg46558 Increase2.svg41863 Increase2.svg33569 Increase2.svg27304 Increase2.svg24978 Increase2.svg22545
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK 30732 Increase2.svg21407 Increase2.svg7936 Increase2.svg5625 Decrease2.svg37478 Increase2.svg29406 Increase2.svg22392 Increase2.svg15470 Decrease2.svg16142 Increase2.svg15732
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 72953 Decrease2.svg119921 Increase2.svg63437 Increase2.svg4960 Decrease2.svg75155 Increase2.svg65560 Increase2.svg56247 Increase2.svg21257 Increase2.svg9850 Increase2.svg5485
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 48304 Increase2.svg7380 Increase2.svg3468 Decrease2.svg4363 Decrease2.svg48071 Increase2.svg31855 Increase2.svg18179 Increase2.svg10847 Increase2.svg6849 Increase2.svg5919
Total7072220 Increase2.svg5426903 Increase2.svg1881271 Increase2.svg1747110 Decrease2.svg9357964 Increase2.svg8326252 Increase2.svg7556339 Increase2.svg6360503 Increase2.svg5901.094 Increase2.svg5515559

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