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Visa policy of Georgia

{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter Georgia}}

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{{Politics of Georgia|expanded=Foreign}}

File:Georgia Visa 2010.jpg

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.

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 1992https://cis.minsk.by/reestrv2/doc/149#documentCard and the CIS Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Cases signed on 22 January 1993https://cis.minsk.by/reestrv2/doc/192#documentCard remain in force.

Visa policy map

[[File:Visa policy of Georgia.svg|none|thumb|705px|Visa policy of Georgia

{{legend|#fe0000|Georgia}}

{{legend|#22b14c|Visa not required (1 year)}}

{{legend|#7ed294|Visa not required (90 days)}}

{{legend|#94daa6|Visa not required (45 days)}}

{{legend|#b5e61d|Visa not required (30 days)}}

{{legend|#2874b4|eVisa (90 days)}}

{{legend|#6daee7|eVisa (30 days)}}

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{{legend|#000000|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.{{cite web | url= http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=28337 | title=Civil.Ge - Georgia Restores One-Year Visa-Free Rules | website=www.civil.ge| access-date=10 June 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170808114511/http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=28337 | archive-date=8 August 2017 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all}}

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.{{cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.ge/files/30_17445_904902_100_questions_final.pdf | title=Legal Status of Aliens and Stateless Persons – 100 Questions Regarding the New Law (March, 2014) | website=mfa.gov.ge | access-date=20 August 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140802022613/http://www.mfa.gov.ge/files/30_17445_904902_100_questions_final.pdf | archive-date=2 August 2014 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all}} 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:{{cite web| url=https://geoconsul.gov.ge/en/entering-georgia-visa| title=Visa information}}{{cite act | url= https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/2867361 | script-title=ka:იმ ქვეყნების ჩამონათვალის დამტკიცების შესახებ, რომელთა მოქალაქეებსაც შეუძლიათ საქართველოში უვიზოდ შემოსვლა | type=Ordinance | index=255 | date=5 June 2015 | language=ka | legislature=Government of Georgia}}{{cite web | url=https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/2867377?publication=0 | title=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}}{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=GE|access-date=1 April 2017}}

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1 year

  • {{flagicon|EU}} European Union member statesID{{cite web|url= https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/HtmlPage/Html/View?id=25&lang=Eng |title=GeoConsul.Gov.Ge - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia |website=www.geoconsul.gov.ge}}

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  • {{flag|Andorra}}
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  • {{flag|Argentina}}
  • {{flag|Armenia}}ID* {{cite web | url=https://bm.ge/en/news/travel-between-armenia-and-georgia-is-possible-with-an-id-card/138631 | title=Travel Between Armenia And Georgia Is Possible With An ID Card| date=14 July 2023}}
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  • {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
  • {{flag|Bahamas}}
  • {{flag|Bahrain}}
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  • {{flag|Belarus}}
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  • {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
  • {{flag|Botswana}}
  • {{flag|Brazil}}
  • {{flag|Brunei}}

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  • {{flag|Canada}}
  • {{flag|Colombia}}{{cite web | url=https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/HtmlPage/Html/View?id=25&lang=Eng | title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia | publisher=GeoConsul.Gov.Ge | date= | accessdate=2022-03-24}}
  • {{flag|Costa Rica}}
  • {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
  • {{flag|Ecuador}}
  • {{flag|El Salvador}}
  • {{flag|Honduras}}
  • {{flag|Iceland}}
  • {{flag|Israel}}
  • {{flag|Japan}}
  • {{flag|Jordan}}
  • {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
  • {{flag|Kuwait}}
  • {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
  • {{flag|Lebanon}}
  • {{flag|Liechtenstein}}ID {{cite act|url=https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/5365797|script-title=ka:„იმ ქვეყნების ჩამონათვალის დამტკიცების შესახებ, რომელთა მოქალაქეებსაც შეუძლიათ საქართველოში უვიზოდ შემოსვლა“ საქართველოს მთავრობის 2015 წლის 5 ივნისის №255 დადგენილებაში ცვლილების შეტანის თაობაზე|index=43|date=26 January 2022|type=Ordinance|language=ka|legislature=Government of Georgia}}

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  • {{flag|Malaysia}}
  • {{flag|Mauritius}}
  • {{flag|Mexico}}
  • {{flag|Moldova}}
  • {{flag|Monaco}}
  • {{flag|Montenegro}}
  • {{flag|New Zealand}}
  • {{flag|Norway}}
  • {{flag|Oman}}
  • {{flag|Panama}}
  • {{flag|Qatar}}
  • {{flag|Russia}}
  • {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
  • {{flag|San Marino}}
  • {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
  • {{flag|Serbia}}

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  • {{flag|Seychelles}}
  • {{flag|Singapore}}
  • {{flag|South Africa}}
  • {{flag|South Korea}}
  • {{flag|Switzerland}}ID
  • {{flag|Tajikistan}}
  • {{flag|Thailand}}
  • {{flag|Turkey}}ID
  • {{flag|Turkmenistan}}
  • {{flag|Ukraine}}ID*
  • {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
  • {{flag|United Kingdom}}1
  • {{flag|United States}}
  • {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
  • {{flag|Vatican City}}

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90 days

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  • {{flag|Fiji}}2

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  • {{flag|North Macedonia}}2
  • {{flag|Paraguay}}2

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45 days

  • {{flag|Iran}}

30 days

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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.

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* 11 September 2023: China{{cite web |title=格鲁吉亚外交部确认对我公民免签政策已落地生效 |url=http://ge.china-embassy.gov.cn/xwdt/202309/t20230918_11144808.htm |website=中国驻格鲁吉亚大使馆}}

  • 1 April 2024: Peru

Cancelled:

  • 1 September 2014: Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Guatemala, Iraq, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, were not reinstated on the list.{{cite web|url= http://agenda.ge/news/36828/eng |title=Check if you can enter Georgia and stay for a year visa-free |website=agenda.ge}}

All visitors may enter without a visa if they meet one of the following conditions:{{cite web | url= https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/en/lesse_en.html | title=GeoConsul.Gov.Ge - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia | website=www.geoconsul.gov.ge}}

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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:{{cite act | url=https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/2867377 | type=Ordinance | index=256 | date=5 June 2015 | script-title=ka:იმ ქვეყნების ჩამონათვალის დამტკიცების შესახებ, რომელთა ვიზების ან/და ბინადრობის ნებართვების მქონე უცხოელებს შეუძლიათ საქართველოში უვიზოდ შემოსვლა შესაბამისი ვადითა და პირობებით | language=ka | legislature=Government of Georgia}}{{cite web | url= https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/HtmlPage/Html/View?id=206&lang=Eng | title=List of Countries, Whose Visa and/or Residence Permit Holders May Enter Georgia without a Visa for an Appropriate Period and under Appropriate Conditions | website=geoconsul.gov.ge}}

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  • {{flag|Canada}}
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  • {{flag|United Kingdom}}1
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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.{{cite web | url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/tourism/holiday-makers-turned-back-from-georgia-3-250-worth-of-holiday-expenses-wasted-1.1643273 | title=Holiday makers turned back from Georgia -- 3,250 USD worth of holiday expenses wasted | first=Faisal Masudi, Staff | last=Reporter | date=24 December 2015 | website=gulfnews.com}}http://www.eatpraytour.com/gcc-residents-read-before-travel-georgia/ {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

File:Georgian eVisa.jpg

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.evisa.gov.ge | title=Georgia eVisa}}

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90 days per 180-day period

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  • {{flag|Guatemala}}
  • {{flag|Kiribati}}
  • {{flag|Marshall Islands}}
  • {{flag|Micronesia}}
  • {{flag|Palau}}

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  • {{flag|Paraguay}}
  • {{flag|Peru}}
  • {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
  • {{flag|Saint Lucia}}
  • {{flag|Samoa}}

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  • {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
  • {{flag|Suriname}}
  • {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
  • {{flag|Tuvalu}}
  • {{flag|Vanuatu}}

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30 days per 120-day period

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  • {{flag|Benin}}
  • {{flag|Bhutan}}
  • {{flag|Burkina Faso}}
  • {{flag|Burundi}}
  • {{flag|Cambodia}}
  • {{flag|Cape Verde}}
  • {{flag|Central African Republic}}
  • {{flag|Comoros}}
  • {{flag|Djibouti}}

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  • {{flag|Egypt}}
  • {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
  • {{flag|Eritrea}}
  • {{flag|Eswatini}}
  • {{flag|Ethiopia}}
  • {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
  • {{flag|Guyana}}
  • {{flag|Haiti}}
  • {{flag|India}}
  • {{flag|Indonesia}}

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  • {{flag|Jamaica}}
  • {{flag|Laos}}
  • {{flag|Lesotho}}
  • {{flag|Madagascar}}
  • {{flag|Malawi}}
  • {{flag|Maldives}}
  • {{flag|Mongolia}}
  • {{flag|Mozambique}}
  • {{flag|Myanmar}}

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  • {{flag|Namibia}}
  • {{flag|North Korea}}
  • {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
  • {{flag|Philippines}}
  • {{flag|Rwanda}}
  • {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
  • {{flag|Togo}}
  • {{flag|Vietnam}}
  • {{flag|Zambia}}
  • {{flag|Zimbabwe}}

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Entry to Abkhazia and South Ossetia

{{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

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):{{cite web | url=https://gnta.ge/statistics/ | title=Inbound Tourism}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Country

!2023

!2022

!2021

!2020

!2019

! 2018

! 2017

! 2016

! 2015

! 2014

{{flag|Turkey}}

|1396660 {{increase}}

|925561 {{increase}}

|326494 {{increase}}

|335580 {{decrease}}

|1156513 {{decrease}}

|1312129 {{increase}}

|1247082 {{decrease}}

|1254089 {{decrease}}

|1391721 {{decrease}}

|1442695

{{flag|Azerbaijan}}

| 199835 {{increase}}

| 152969 {{increase}}

| 82718 {{decrease}}

| 295132 {{decrease}}

| 1526619 {{decrease}}

| 1807068 {{increase}}

| 1695084 {{increase}}

| 1523075 {{increase}}

| 1393257 {{increase}}

| 1283214

{{flag|Armenia}}

|962540 {{increase}}

|742593 {{increase}}

|164698 {{decrease}}

|260965 {{decrease}}

|1365048 {{decrease}}

|1725163 {{increase}}

|1718243 {{increase}}

|1496246 {{increase}}

|1468888 {{increase}}

|1325635

{{flag|Russia}}

| 1418464 {{increase}}

| 1087257 {{increase}}

| 212979 {{increase}}

| 208677 {{decrease}}

| 1471558 {{decrease}}

| 1705142 {{increase}}

| 1392842 {{increase}}

| 1037564 {{increase}}

| 926144 {{increase}}

| 811621

{{flag|EU|name=EU-27}}

|422227 {{increase}}

|272916 {{increase}}

|139157 {{increase}}

|65117 {{decrease}}

|447518 {{increase}}

|355755 {{increase}}

|260920 {{increase}}

|214002 {{increase}}

|197427 {{increase}}

|186879

{{flag|Ukraine}}

|146931 {{decrease}}

|168915 {{increase}}

|144901 {{increase}}

|42414 {{decrease}}

|207667 {{increase}}

| 204952 {{increase}}

| 193127 {{increase}}

| 172631 {{increase}}

| 141734 {{decrease}}

| 143521

{{flag|Israel}}

|217065 {{increase}}

|210178 {{increase}}

|100686 {{increase}}

|25731 {{decrease}}

|205051 {{increase}}

| 173366 {{increase}}

| 125320 {{increase}}

| 92213 {{increase}}

| 59487 {{increase}}

| 42385

{{flag|Iran}}

|126282 {{increase}}

|102877 {{increase}}

|18549 {{increase}}

|17053 {{decrease}}

|141997 {{decrease}}

| 339462 {{increase}}

| 322898 {{increase}}

| 147915 {{increase}}

| 25273 {{decrease}}

| 47929

{{flag|Kazakhstan}}

|167492 {{increase}}

|120494 {{increase}}

|66787 {{increase}}

|13779 {{decrease}}

|103611 {{increase}}

| 68452 {{increase}}

| 56801 {{increase}}

| 48809 {{increase}}

| 36777 {{increase}}

| 28394

{{flag|Belarus}}

|130203 {{increase}}

|130046 {{increase}}

|53698 {{increase}}

|13340 {{decrease}}

|66174 {{decrease}}

| 68360 {{increase}}

| 32939 {{decrease}}

| 42149 {{increase}}

| 25724 {{increase}}

| 16577

{{flag|Poland}}

|91210 {{increase}}

|41917 {{increase}}

|30988 {{increase}}

|10691 {{decrease}}

|88300 {{increase}}

| 71668 {{increase}}

| 48913 {{increase}}

| 41609 {{increase}}

| 39309 {{decrease}}

|44415

{{flag|Germany}}

| 68824 {{increase}}

| 48548 {{increase}}

| 21194 {{increase}}

| 9338 {{decrease}}

| 89051 {{increase}}

| 74131 {{increase}}

| 43090 {{increase}}

| 33469 {{increase}}

| 30481 {{increase}}

|27073

{{flag|India}}

| 84688 {{increase}}

| 52841 {{increase}}

| 24992 {{increase}}

| 8364 {{decrease}}

| 54606 {{decrease}}

| 73458 {{increase}}

| 59738 {{increase}}

| 36410 {{increase}}

| 12114 {{increase}}

| 4679

{{flag|USA}}

|46735 {{increase}}

|35319 {{increase}}

|19470 {{increase}}

|7384 {{decrease}}

|46558 {{increase}}

|41863 {{increase}}

|33569 {{increase}}

|27304 {{increase}}

|24978 {{increase}}

|22545

{{flag|UK}}

|30732 {{increase}}

|21407 {{increase}}

|7936 {{increase}}

|5625 {{decrease}}

|37478 {{increase}}

|29406 {{increase}}

|22392 {{increase}}

|15470 {{decrease}}

|16142 {{increase}}

|15732

{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}

|72953 {{decrease}}

|119921 {{increase}}

|63437 {{increase}}

|4960 {{decrease}}

|75155 {{increase}}

| 65560 {{increase}}

| 56247 {{increase}}

| 21257 {{increase}}

| 9850 {{increase}}

| 5485

{{flag|China}}

|48304 {{increase}}

|7380 {{increase}}

|3468 {{decrease}}

|4363 {{decrease}}

|48071 {{increase}}

|31855 {{increase}}

|18179 {{increase}}

|10847 {{increase}}

|6849 {{increase}}

|5919

Total

| 7072220 {{increase}}

| 5426903 {{increase}}

| 1881271 {{increase}}

|1747110 {{decrease}}

|9357964 {{increase}}

| 8326252 {{increase}}

| 7556339 {{increase}}

| 6360503 {{increase}}

| 5901.094 {{increase}}

| 5515559

See also

{{Wikivoyage|Georgia (country)|Georgia}}

{{Portal|Europe|Politics}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/en/visaInformation Visa Information for Foreign Citizens]
  • [http://police.ge/georgia-visit-planning-calculator/index.html Georgia Visit Planning Calculator]
  • [https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/en/nonvisa_en.html Citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in the countries that may enter Georgia without a visa for short-term visit (Not exceeding 90 calendar days in any 180-day period)]
  • [https://www.evisa.gov.ge/ Official Website of Georgia E-visa]

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