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Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Georgia is known as the Peach State, but it’s also the country’s top producer of pecans, peanuts, and vidalia onions. The state’s onions are considered some of the sweetest in the world. People who want to visit Georgia must obtain a visa, except for some exempt countries.

GEORGIA VISA FREE COUNTRIES

The following is the list of the countries whose citizens have the right to enter and stay in Georgia without visa, for one full year:

Albania

Andorra

Antigua and barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Aruba and netherlands antilles

Australia

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Bermuda Islands, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, Turks

Kazakhstan

Korea

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lebanon

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Caicos Islands, Gibraltar

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei darussalam

Bulgaria

Canada

Colombia

Costa rica

Croatia

Czech republic

Cyprus

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Oman

Panama

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russian Federation

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

San marino

Saudi arabia

Serbia

Seychelles

Singapore

Estonia

Faroe islands and Greenland

Finland

France

French Polynesia and new Caledonia

Germany

Greece

Holy See

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

Italy

Ireland

Israel

Jersey, Guernsey, mann islands

Japan

Slovakia

Slovenia

South africa

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

United arab emirates

United kingdom

United States of america

Uzbekistan

Foreigners holding a visa and/or residence permit of any country listed below may enter and stay in Georgia without visa for 90 calendar days in any 180-day period:

Australia

Austria

Aruba and netherlands antilles

Bahrain

Belgium

France

French Polynesia and new Caledonia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Iceland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man

Korea

Bermuda Islands, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Gibraltar

Bulgaria

Canada

Kuwait

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Oman

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Cyprus

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe islands and Greenland

Finland

Romania

Saudi arabia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United States of America

TYPES OF GEORGIA VISA

Georgian visa has the following categories:

A category – diplomatic visa

A1 category visa is issued to the top officials of foreign legislative and executive authorities, members of top- and high-level delegations, and accompanying family members, arriving in Georgia on state, official, business, friendly or unofficial visits;

A2 category visa is issued to employees of diplomatic and equivalent missions accredited to Georgia; consular officials and their family members; to employees of representation offices of international organizations located in Georgia who have been granted diplomatic status by Georgia, and to their family members;

A3 category visa is issued to diplomatic couriers and individuals arriving in Georgia on a special diplomatic mission;

A4 category visa is issued to honorary consuls of Georgia and their family members, if they are citizens of a foreign country;

A5 category visa is issued to individuals holding a business/official or ordinary passport and entering Georgia on various missions, in the national interests of Georgia, including persons having diplomatic passports coming to Georgia for working visits 

B category – Special visa

B1 category visa is issued to members of foreign delegations, persons having service passports coming to Georgia for working visit, their accompanying family members and other accompanying persons;

B2 category visa is issued to administrative, technical and service personnel of foreign diplomatic missions, consular employees and service staff of consular offices, their family members and household workers; employees of international and humanitarian organizations located in Georgia and their family members as well as domestic workers accompanying the persons having A2 diplomatic visa;

B3 category visa is issued to persons arriving in Georgia under international bilateral and multilateral treaties of Georgia, members of peacekeeping forces, and other military contingents deployed in Georgia under an international treaty and their family members;

B4 category visa is issued to persons arriving in Georgia as members of different missions, which are in the national interests of Georgia.

C category – ordinary visa

C1 category visa is issued to persons arriving in Georgia for tourism purposes;

C2 category visa is issued to persons arriving in Georgia to visit relatives and friends, and to freelancers;

C3 category visa is issued to persons arriving in Georgia to hold business meetings and negotiations, participants of scientific workshops, conferences and other research, pedagogical, cultural or sports events; persons arriving in Georgia to perform journalistic activity; crew members of the ships standing in Georgian harbours, unless visa-free movement of the crew members is provided by an international treaty; to the drivers and co-drivers performing international cargo / civil transportation;

C4 category visa is issued to persons arriving in Georgia to receive or provide humanitarian assistance during life-threatening situations and situations hazardous to life and health, to carry out charity activities; a guardian or caregiver of a Georgian citizen, persons under guardianship or care of a Georgian citizen; persons arriving in Georgia for treatment; persons visiting graves of relatives and friends, persons arriving with the purpose of pilgrimage.

D category – immigration visa

D1 category visa is issued to persons arriving in Georgia to work; representatives and consultants of companies coming to Georgia to perform their official duties; foreigners coming to Georgia for contracted work, and persons coming Georgia for carrying out entrepreneurial activity according to the Law of Georgia on entrepreneurial activity;

D2 category visa is issued for persons coming to Georgia to carry out scientific, sports, cultural or educational activity; freelancers; foreigners coming to Georgia as interns or volunteers; press workers coming to Georgia to carry out their professional activity;

D3 category visa is issued to persons coming for study or do research at an authorized educational institution or to those coming to Georgia as part of an international educational programme;

D4 category visa is issued to persons who come to Georgia for family reunification;

D5 category visa is issued to the person - and his/her family members - who, according to the rule established by Georgian legislation have the right to immovable property (except for agricultural land), with the market price above USD 35 000 equivalent in GEL.

T category – transit visa

T category visa is issued to foreigner who pass through Georgia to enter a third country. The maximum length of transit visa is 10 days.

GEORGIA VISA REQUIREMENTS

General required documents for Georgia visa application including:

  • Passport valid for at least six months from the date of application
  • Recent colour passport-size photograph
  • Duly completed and signed Application Form
  • Appropriate Consular fee.

Depending on the purpose of travel, types of visa, some additional may be required to submit along with below common documents.

Tourist visa

  • Proof of financial support and hotel reservation
  • Onward/return ticket or confirmed it inerary

Business visa

  • A letter from the company in your country stating the purpose and duration of the trip and guaranteeing financial support for the applicant during the intended stay in Georgia
  • Onward/return ticket or confirmed it inerary

HOW TO APPLY GEORGIA VISA

To obtain a Georgia visa, you should consider the following steps:

Step 1: Gather documents

Make a check list of the documents that you need to submit along with your application form. Gather all the documents and keep them ready for submission.

Step 2: Submit visa application

Submit your completed visa application form in person or through a representative or travel agent at the Georgian Embassy or Consulate nearest to you, along with all the required documentation. Pay the applicable fee for your visa application at the time of submitting your application form.

Step 3: Collect your visa

After your visa is issued you will be notified about it. Collect your visa on time.

VISA PROCESSING TIME

Typically, a visa takes anywhere from 2 days to 15+ days to process in the Georgia Embassy/Consulate depending on the consulate that we need to send the application. The processing time for a visa is dependent on several factors and can change without notice at the consulate’s discretion. Please contact to local embassy/consulate for the most up-to-date processing times for Georgia visas.

GEORGIA VISA APPLICATION FORM

All applicants must download the visa application form, fill in the required details and submit it with mandatory documents to start the process for a Georgia visa.

You can download Georgia visa application form from internet or get directly from the embassy or consulate. It is recommended to contact nearest Georgia embassy or consulate before starting prepare all required documents for application process. If there is no Georgian Embassy in your country, then you can apply to the one in the closest neighbouring country.