Apply for a Georgia residence permit and establish legal long-term residency in Tbilisi. We guide foreigners, digital nomads, and freelancers through the work residence permit, business permit, and investment permit - full document support, in-person filing at the Public Service Hall.
While Georgia’s legendary 365-day visa-free regime offers incredible flexibility, securing a formal Residence Permit provides essential legal permanence. A residence permit protects you against changing border policies, guarantees entry during global disruptions, streamlines international banking, and serves as the legal foundation for bringing your immediate family members to Georgia through reunification pathways.
To launch a residency application from within Georgia, foreign nationals must typically possess a valid immigration footprint. For corporate pathways, we guide you through obtaining or converting to an official Immigration D5 Visa prior to lodging your file with the Public Service Hall.
The most popular and reliable residence permit in Georgia for foreigners is the Work Residence Permit. This framework is directly tied to an active corporate vehicle registered in the National Agency of Public Registry (NAPR) - either an Individual Entrepreneur (IE) profile or a Limited Liability Company (LLC).
The House of Justice evaluates these applications based on absolute strict financial benchmarks calculated per foreign applicant. The baseline rule states that the entity's annual turnover must meet a specific economic threshold relative to the number of foreign citizens seeking status through it.
To successfully pass the Public Service Hall's financial screening, your corporate infrastructure must meet the following parameters:
If your primary focus is not active commercial trading, our legal team can help you navigate alternative legislative categories:
The processing cycle follows a rigid structural flow managed by the Public Service Hall and the Public Service Development Agency:
We assemble your dossier: official turnover reports from the Revenue Service, corporate registration extracts, passport biometric scans, photos, and formal bank statements verifying personal financial sufficiency.
We physically accompany you to the Public Service Hall in Tbilisi to lodge the file. The state fee varies based on your chosen processing speed: 30 calendar days (standard), 20 days (accelerated), or 10 days (fast-track).
The state conducts internal compliance checks. Upon approval, you receive an SMS notification. We then return to the Public Service Hall to capture biometric fingerprints and collect your physical Residence Card (Binaoba).
Important Legal Notice on Renewal: Work residence permits are initially granted for a duration of 6 months to 1 year. To secure a multi-year extension, your business must maintain consistent compliance, consistently lodge accurate tax declarations, and confidently sustain the 50,000 GEL annual turnover benchmark per applicant.
