Temporary IT residence for an immigrant employee with qualifying IT experience, remuneration and right to work.
Income from USD 25,000/yr
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 6
Western Asia · Immigration
Georgia
Georgia sits in Western Asia. Its immigration system runs 25 distinct routes — led by humanitarian protection, work and investment, each set out in official law. All 25 cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 25across 11 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 25 of 25cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Humanitarian protection4 of the 25 routes — see them under Humanitarian protection below
- Region
- Western Asia
- Capital
- Tbilisi
- Population
- 3,935,766
- Official language
- Georgian
- Currency
- GEL
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 25 routes, grouped by purpose — 25 of 25 cite an official government source directly.
Work
3 routes
Temporary IT residence for a person authorised to administer and represent a qualifying international IT company.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 3
Residence permit for a registered labour immigrant employed in Georgia.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 4
Investment
3 routes
Investment residence based on qualifying non-agricultural real property worth more than USD 300,000 equivalent in GEL.
Eligibility: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 3
Investment residence based on at least USD 300,000 invested in Georgia.
Investment from USD 300,000
Eligibility: 3Process & costs: 2Report facts: 2
Short-term residence based on ownership of qualifying non-agricultural property worth more than USD 150,000 equivalent in GEL.
Eligibility: 2Process & costs: 1Report facts: 3
Starting a business
2 routes
Temporary IT residence for a registered individual entrepreneur with small-business status conducting approved IT activities.
Income from USD 25,000/yr
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 7
Residence permit for an alien carrying out entrepreneurial activities in Georgia.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 3
Study
1 route
Residence permit for study at an authorised educational institution in Georgia.
Eligibility: 2Process & costs: 5Report facts: 3
Family
3 routes
Residence permit for family members of an alien holding a Georgian residence permit.
Process & costs: 2Report facts: 4
Temporary residence for eligible family members of an IT residence-permit holder.
Process & costs: 2Report facts: 3
Permanent residence for the spouse or minor child of a Georgian citizen, or the parent of a minor Georgian citizen.
Process & costs: 2Report facts: 4
Long-term residence
3 routes
Indefinite residence after five years of an investment residence permit and the required annual business turnover.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 1
Official government source: sda.gov.ge · checked 2026-07-25
Indefinite residence after maintaining qualifying property ownership for five years under an investment residence permit.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 1
Official government source: sda.gov.ge · checked 2026-07-25
Permanent residence after ten years of qualifying residence based on temporary residence permits.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 3
Short stays and visits
2 routes
Short-stay ordinary visa for tourism, visits, business meetings and other lawful temporary purposes; eVisa is an application channel for eligible applicants.
Report facts: 2
Entry without a Georgian visa for eligible nationalities and qualifying travel-document holders under the official entry rules.
Process & costs: 1Report facts: 2
Humanitarian protection
4 routes
Special residence permit for a suspected victim of or person affected by human trafficking.
Process & costs: 2Report facts: 2
Special residence permit for a person legally recognised as unable to be removed from Georgia.
Process & costs: 1Report facts: 2
Residence permit for a person whose stateless status has been determined in Georgia.
Report facts: 2
Temporary residence for a victim of violence against women or domestic violence covered by protective proceedings or services.
Process & costs: 1Report facts: 1
Official government source: sda.gov.ge · checked 2026-07-25
Ancestry and return
2 routes
For a foreign national whose Georgian citizenship has been terminated; lawful stay in Georgia is normally required, except where the former citizen never left Georgia after citizenship ended.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 4Report facts: 2
For a foreign citizen holding the official status of compatriot living abroad who is staying lawfully in Georgia.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 4Report facts: 2
Transit
1 route
Transit visa for passing through Georgia to a third destination.
Report facts: 2
Special cases
1 route
Special residence permit issued on the written initiative of a member of the Government of Georgia.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 2
Official sources
- State Services Development AgencyGovernment
- MFA Consular VisaGovernment
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