Visa policy of Georgia

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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.

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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. [1]

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. [2] 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: [3] [4] [5] [6]

3 years

1 year

90 days

90 days within any 180 days

45 days

30 days

ID - May enter with an ID card.
ID* - May enter with an ID card if arriving directly from Ukraine.
1 - Also applies also to holders of passports issued by Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Turks and Caicos Islands.
2 - For holders of biometric passports only.

All visitors may enter without a visa if they meet one of the following conditions: [14]

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: [15] [16]

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. [17] [18]

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

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. [19]

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 Georgian government controlled territory 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): [20]

Country2023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1,396,660 Increase2.svg925,561 Increase2.svg326,494 Increase2.svg335,580 Decrease2.svg1,156,513 Decrease2.svg1,312,129 Increase2.svg1,247,082 Decrease2.svg1,254,089 Decrease2.svg1,391,721 Decrease2.svg1,442,695
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 199,835 Increase2.svg152,969 Increase2.svg82,718 Decrease2.svg295,132 Decrease2.svg1,526,619 Decrease2.svg1,807,068 Increase2.svg1,695,084 Increase2.svg1,523,075 Increase2.svg1,393,257 Increase2.svg1,283,214
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 962,540 Increase2.svg742,593 Increase2.svg164,698 Decrease2.svg260,965 Decrease2.svg1,365,048 Decrease2.svg1,725,163 Increase2.svg1,718,243 Increase2.svg1,496,246 Increase2.svg1,468,888 Increase2.svg1,325,635
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1,418,464 Increase2.svg1,087,257 Increase2.svg212,979 Increase2.svg208,677 Decrease2.svg1,471,558 Decrease2.svg1,705,142 Increase2.svg1,392,842 Increase2.svg1,037,564 Increase2.svg926,144 Increase2.svg811,621
Flag of Europe.svg  EU-27 422,227 Increase2.svg272,916 Increase2.svg139,157 Increase2.svg65,117 Decrease2.svg447,518 Increase2.svg355,755 Increase2.svg260,920 Increase2.svg214,002 Increase2.svg197,427 Increase2.svg186,879
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 146,931 Decrease2.svg168,915 Increase2.svg144,901 Increase2.svg42,414 Decrease2.svg207,667 Increase2.svg204,952 Increase2.svg193,127 Increase2.svg172,631 Increase2.svg141,734 Decrease2.svg143,521
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 217,065 Increase2.svg210,178 Increase2.svg100,686 Increase2.svg25,731 Decrease2.svg205,051 Increase2.svg173,366 Increase2.svg125,320 Increase2.svg92,213 Increase2.svg59,487 Increase2.svg42,385
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 126,282 Increase2.svg102,877 Increase2.svg18,549 Increase2.svg17,053 Decrease2.svg141,997 Decrease2.svg339,462 Increase2.svg322,898 Increase2.svg147,915 Increase2.svg25,273 Decrease2.svg47,929
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 167,492 Increase2.svg120,494 Increase2.svg66,787 Increase2.svg13,779 Decrease2.svg103,611 Increase2.svg68,452 Increase2.svg56,801 Increase2.svg48,809 Increase2.svg36,777 Increase2.svg28,394
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 130,203 Increase2.svg130,046 Increase2.svg53,698 Increase2.svg13,340 Decrease2.svg66,174 Decrease2.svg68,360 Increase2.svg32,939 Decrease2.svg42,149 Increase2.svg25,724 Increase2.svg16,577
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 91,210 Increase2.svg41,917 Increase2.svg30,988 Increase2.svg10,691 Decrease2.svg88,300 Increase2.svg71,668 Increase2.svg48,913 Increase2.svg41,609 Increase2.svg39,309 Decrease2.svg44,415
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 68,824 Increase2.svg48,548 Increase2.svg21,194 Increase2.svg9,338 Decrease2.svg89,051 Increase2.svg74,131 Increase2.svg43,090 Increase2.svg33,469 Increase2.svg30,481 Increase2.svg27,073
Flag of India.svg  India 84,688 Increase2.svg52,841 Increase2.svg24,992 Increase2.svg8,364 Decrease2.svg54,606 Decrease2.svg73,458 Increase2.svg59,738 Increase2.svg36,410 Increase2.svg12,114 Increase2.svg4,679
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 46,735 Increase2.svg35,319 Increase2.svg19,470 Increase2.svg7,384 Decrease2.svg46,558 Increase2.svg41,863 Increase2.svg33,569 Increase2.svg27,304 Increase2.svg24,978 Increase2.svg22,545
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK 30,732 Increase2.svg21,407 Increase2.svg7,936 Increase2.svg5,625 Decrease2.svg37,478 Increase2.svg29,406 Increase2.svg22,392 Increase2.svg15,470 Decrease2.svg16,142 Increase2.svg15,732
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 72,953 Decrease2.svg119,921 Increase2.svg63,437 Increase2.svg4,960 Decrease2.svg75,155 Increase2.svg65,560 Increase2.svg56,247 Increase2.svg21,257 Increase2.svg9,850 Increase2.svg5,485
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 48,304 Increase2.svg7,380 Increase2.svg3,468 Decrease2.svg4,363 Decrease2.svg48,071 Increase2.svg31,855 Increase2.svg18,179 Increase2.svg10,847 Increase2.svg6,849 Increase2.svg5,919
Total7,072,220 Increase2.svg5,426,903 Increase2.svg1,881,271 Increase2.svg1,747,110 Decrease2.svg9,357,964 Increase2.svg8,326,252 Increase2.svg7,556,339 Increase2.svg6,360,503 Increase2.svg5,901.094 Increase2.svg5,515,559

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References

  1. ↑ "Civil.Ge - Georgia Restores One-Year Visa-Free Rules". www.civil.ge. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Visa information".
  4. ↑ იმ ქვეყნების ჩამონათვალის დამტკიცების შესახებ, რომელთა მოქალაქეებსაც შეუძლიათ საქართველოში უვიზოდ შემოსვლა (Ordinance 255) (in Georgian). Government of Georgia. 5 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "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".
  6. ↑ "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Visa exemption for citizens of Ukraine".
  8. ↑ "GeoConsul.Gov.Ge - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia". www.geoconsul.gov.ge.
  9. ↑ "Travel Between Armenia And Georgia Is Possible With An ID Card".
  10. ↑ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia". GeoConsul.Gov.Ge. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  11. ↑ „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.
  12. ↑ "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.
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  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ 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)
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  19. ↑ "Georgia eVisa".
  20. ↑ "Inbound Tourism".


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