Georgia has always been considered a favourable country thanks to its hospitable local residents and extremely loyal migration legislation as well as active stimulation and business support by the state.

The document that allows a foreign citizen to stay in Georgia longer than the period provided for tourist and private trips is called a residence permit. There are two main residence permits: temporary and permanent. The period of validity of a temporary residence permit is determined by the period of temporary residence, and the period of a permanent residence permit is 5 years.

It should be noted that current legislation is constantly amended. Thus, we highly recommend contacting our company to obtain the most reliable and up-to-date information.

We support our clients from collection of the required documents until the moment they receive a residence permit. You will not need to worry about anything, we will take care of everything.

Based on the practice of obtaining approvals for a residence permit, it should be noted that even if it is legally possible to obtain a status immediately for the period of study or an employment contract, in fact the status is initially issued for a period of 1 year. The initial submission of documents for obtaining a residence permit is carried out personally by the applicant.

Below are the options for obtaining a temporary residence permit, which we can help you with.

There are several types of residence permit for foreign citizens:

• Work residence permit is issued for entrepreneurial or work activities in Georgia. In this case, a citizen of a foreign state must submit to the Public Service Hall, the document confirming implementation of entrepreneurial or labor activities in Georgia, as well as a certificate confirming that the monthly income/remuneration received by him/her from entrepreneurial or work activity in Georgia, is not less than five times the minimum wage established in Georgia and that the annual turnover of the employing / established enterprise (except for educational or medical institutions, for which the floor is GEL 35, 000 ) is not less than GEL 50, 000  per each foreign citizen, applying for a working residence permit;

• Short-term residence permit (may be issued for a period of 1 year) is issued to foreign citizens who, on the territory of Georgia, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia, own real estate (except for agricultural land), the market value of which exceeds the GEL equivalent of USD 100, 000 . To issue a short-term residence permit, the market value of real estate is determined by a certified appraiser of the Unified National Accreditation Body.

• Study residence permit (issued for a period not exceeding 6 years) is issued to persons coming to Georgia to study at authorized educational institutions;

• Residence permit for family reunification is issued to the family members of a foreign citizen with a residence permit.

• Investment residence permit (may be issued for a period of 5 years) is issued to a foreign citizen and his/her family members who have invested at least USD 300, 000 equivalent in GEL in accordance with the Law of Georgia “On Promotion and Guarantees of Investment Activity, or who have ownership of real estate (except for agricultural land), on the territory of Georgia with a market value of more than USD 300, 000 equivalent in GEL. A foreign citizen who has an investment residence permit, in the case of investment, is obliged to provide to the Revenue Service the information on the annual turnover of its business in Georgia, throughout the period of holding an investment residence permit. The validity of the investment residence permit terminates if the foreign citizen does not confirm the annual turnover of at least USD 50, 000 equivalent in GEL in the first year of his business activity in Georgia, and  – at least USD 100, 000 annual turnover, equivalent in GEL, during the second year in Georgia, and subsequently, the annual turnover of at least USD 120, 000 in GEL, for the third, the fourth and the fifth years in Georgia . A person with an investment residence permit issued on the basis of ownership of real estate worth the equivalent of USD 300, 000 in GEL, is obliged to retain ownership of the immovable property on the basis of the ownership of which the investment residence permit was issued.

The primary advantages of obtaining a temporary residence permit.