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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.

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-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

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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.
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)

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

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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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