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

Visitors must hold a passport (or identity card if an Armenian, EU, Swiss, Turkish or Ukrainian citizen) valid for the period of intended stay, while Georgian citizens can enter with a valid or expired passport or identity card.[1]

Visa policy map

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 one year.[2][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 visit Georgia without a visa:[5][6][7][8]

1 year

Other periods

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.

All visitors may get visa exempt if they meet one of the following conditions:[20]

Holders of valid visas or residence permits of following countries may stay in Georgia for maximum 90 days in a 180-day period:[21][22]

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.[23][24]

Future change

Georgia has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

Country Passports Agreement signed on
 Peru[25] All 19 September 2023
 Paraguay[26] All 29 September 2019

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.[27]

90 days per 180-day period

30 days per 120-day period

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 Georgian government controlled territory is currently impossible.

Admission refused

Holders of passports issued by Kosovo, Palestine and Taiwan are refused entry and transit (visas can still be obtained on a case-by-case basis for Taiwanese passport holders, including for participation in international conferences and sports events held in Georgia.)[28]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Georgia were from the following countries of nationality (dynamic table including 2014):[29]

Country 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
 Turkey 925,561 Increase 326,494 Increase 335,580 Decrease 1,156,513 Decrease 1,312,129 Increase 1,247,082 Decrease 1,254,089 Decrease 1,391,721 Decrease 1,442,695
 Azerbaijan 152,969 Increase 82,718 Decrease 295,132 Decrease 1,526,619 Decrease 1,807,068 Increase 1,695,084 Increase 1,523,075 Increase 1,393,257 Increase 1,283,214
 Armenia 742,593 Increase 164,698 Decrease 260,965 Decrease 1,365,048 Decrease 1,725,163 Increase 1,718,243 Increase 1,496,246 Increase 1,468,888 Increase 1,325,635
 Russia 1,087,257 Increase 212,979 Increase 208,677 Decrease 1,471,558 Decrease 1,705,142 Increase 1,392,842 Increase 1,037,564 Increase 926,144 Increase 811,621
 EU-27 272,916 Increase 139,157 Increase 65,117 Decrease 447,518 Increase 355,755 Increase 260,920 Increase 214,002 Increase 197,427 Increase 186,879
 Ukraine 168,915 Increase 144,901 Increase 42,414 Decrease 207,667 Increase 204,952 Increase 193,127 Increase 172,631 Increase 141,734 Decrease 143,521
 Israel 210,178 Increase 100,686 Increase 25,731 Decrease 205,051 Increase 173,366 Increase 125,320 Increase 92,213 Increase 59,487 Increase 42,385
 Iran 102,877 Increase 18,549 Increase 17,053 Decrease 141,997 Decrease 339,462 Increase 322,898 Increase 147,915 Increase 25,273 Decrease 47,929
 Kazakhstan 120,494 Increase 66,787 Increase 13,779 Decrease 103,611 Increase 68,452 Increase 56,801 Increase 48,809 Increase 36,777 Increase 28,394
 Belarus 130,046 Increase 53,698 Increase 13,340 Decrease 66,174 Decrease 68,360 Increase 32,939 Decrease 42,149 Increase 25,724 Increase 16,577
 Poland 41,917 Increase 30,988 Increase 10,691 Decrease 88,300 Increase 71,668 Increase 48,913 Increase 41,609 Increase 39,309 Decrease 44,415
 Germany 48,548 Increase 21,194 Increase 9,338 Decrease 89,051 Increase 74,131 Increase 43,090 Increase 33,469 Increase 30,481 Increase 27,073
 India 52,841 Increase 24,992 Increase 8,364 Decrease 54,606 Decrease 73,458 Increase 59,738 Increase 36,410 Increase 12,114 Increase 4,679
 USA 35,319 Increase 19,470 Increase 7,384 Decrease 46,558 Increase 41,863 Increase 33,569 Increase 27,304 Increase 24,978 Increase 22,545
 UK 21,407 Increase 7,936 Increase 5,625 Decrease 37,478 Increase 29,406 Increase 22,392 Increase 15,470 Decrease 16,142 Increase 15,732
 Saudi Arabia 119,921 Increase 63,437 Increase 4,960 Decrease 75,155 Increase 65,560 Increase 56,247 Increase 21,257 Increase 9,850 Increase 5,485
 China 7,380 Increase 3,468 Decrease 4,363 Decrease 48,071 Increase 31,855 Increase 18,179 Increase 10,847 Increase 6,849 Increase 5,919
Total 5,426,903 Increase 1,881,271 Increase 1,747,110 Decrease 9,357,964 Increase 8,326,252 Increase 7,556,339 Increase 6,360,503 Increase 5,901.094 Increase 5,515,559

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Georgia.

References

  1. ^ https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=GE&SECTION=PA&SUBSECTION=VA&user=OLYMPIC&subuser=OLYMPICB2C [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Civil.Ge - Georgia Restores One-Year Visa-Free Rules". www.civil.ge. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Georgia: New Visa Regulations". www.gov.uk.
  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 and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  6. ^ იმ ქვეყნების ჩამონათვალის დამტკიცების შესახებ, რომელთა მოქალაქეებსაც შეუძლიათ საქართველოში უვიზოდ შემოსვლა (Ordinance 255) (in Georgian). Government of Georgia. 5 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in the countries listed below may enter Georgia without a visa for short-term visit".
  8. ^ "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".
  9. ^ "GeoConsul.Gov.Ge - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia". www.geoconsul.gov.ge.
  10. ^ "Travel Between Armenia And Georgia Is Possible With An ID Card".
  11. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia". GeoConsul.Gov.Ge. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  12. ^ „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.
  13. ^ https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=ge&SECTION=pa&SUBSECTION=pt&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C [permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Georgian PM announces visa-free travel for Chinese citizens". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Georgian PM announces visa-free travel for Chinese citizens".
  16. ^ "საქართველოს საგარეო საქმეთა სამინისტრო - Home". Mfa.gov.ge. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  17. ^ იმ ქვეყნების ჩამონათვალის დამტკიცების შესახებ, რომელთა მოქალაქეებსაც შეუძლიათ საქართველოში უვიზოდ შემოსვლა (Ordinance 81) (in Georgian). Government of Georgia. 24 February 2023.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Check if you can enter Georgia and stay for a year visa-free". agenda.ge.
  20. ^ "GeoConsul.Gov.Ge - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia". www.geoconsul.gov.ge.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ 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)
  24. ^ http://www.eatpraytour.com/gcc-residents-read-before-travel-georgia/ [dead link]
  25. ^ "Georgia, Peru sign visa-free travel agreement".
  26. ^ https://agenda.ge/en/news/2019/2612#gsc.tab=0
  27. ^ "Georgia eVisa".
  28. ^ Visa, Bureau of Consular Affairs of Taiwan.
  29. ^ Inbound Tourism
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