Georgia residence permit FAQ: 40 questions answered

A one-year permit for a foreigner who owns non-agricultural property in Georgia worth more than $150,000, renewed every year while the property stays in their name. It is set out in Article 15(j) of the Aliens Law. Full guide: residence permit by property.

Only if you want to stay longer, or to come and go without restarting the count at the border. Citizens of about 90 listed countries get a visa-free year; the permit gives a stable basis beyond it. See the visa-free stay.

The Public Service Development Agency of the Ministry of Justice, through Public Service Halls, its own offices or online filing with a video call.

Not for the property permit; the law sets none. The IT permit is different: it ends after 183 days or more abroad in any twelve months.

Not directly. Naturalisation has its own conditions, including ten years of lawful residence and the citizenship exams. See Georgian citizenship.

By a market value report from a certified assessor working for an accredited body, not by the price in your contract. The value must be above the figure, not equal to it. Details: the $150,000 threshold.

The permit needs a property right registered in your name. A flat in a building that is not yet registered as separate units usually cannot carry an application until it is.

Advisers say yes, but the law speaks of one property, and our lawyer is confirming practice. Read two or more properties before relying on it.

Yes, as long as the land is not agricultural. Agricultural land is excluded from the property route whatever its value.

An owner who keeps the same property does not need a new valuation at extension under Article 16(3), so a later fall in market value does not by itself end the permit.

At least 40 calendar days before your lawful stay ends, under Resolution No 520. Filing later leaves no room for the agency to ask for more documents.

The form, passport, proof of lawful stay, the registry extract, the valuation report, a photograph and the fee receipt. Foreign documents need translation and usually an apostille. Checklist: documents.

Yes, with a live video call with an official; paper originals then follow within 10 days of registration. From abroad, online filing is allowed only for extending an existing permit.

A representative with a power of attorney can file, but the agency may still summon you in person.

You can take the decision to court within 10 calendar days of service, or apply again on the same ground after a month. See refusals.

Each person pays for each application and each extension: GEL 300 if the decision may take up to 30 calendar days, GEL 450 for up to 20 and GEL 600 for up to 10. See fees and deadlines.

The agency prices the card separately: GEL 60 if it is ready on the 10th working day, up to GEL 150 for same-day issue. Whether this is charged on top of the permit fee is being confirmed by our lawyer.

Usually a few working days from the visit; book it as soon as the purchase is registered.

Plan on one to two months from registration of the purchase to holding the card: the valuation, the application, the decision within 30, 20 or 10 days, then the card.

Apart from the property: the valuation, translations and apostilles, the permit fee per person and the card fee, every year. Use our buying cost calculator for the purchase side.

Yes. The spouse applies separately, on the ground of the owner's permit, with proof of marriage. See family members.

Yes, each with their own application and residence card. Whether adult children are covered is a point our lawyer is checking.

Not as family members: the law counts the parent of a minor, not of an adult. Parents need a ground of their own, such as their own property.

Yes. Foreign pupils are funded by the state voucher like Georgian ones. School starts at six. See children and school.

Yes. Each person's permit and card are extended in their own application, on the same yearly rhythm as the owner's.

Not by itself: from 1 March 2026 work needs its own permission for most foreigners. See the work permit from 2026.

Usually yes, without the right to work, if the work falls within the remote exemptions of Article 1(4) of the labour migration law. See digital nomads.

Yes. Letting your own property is income from property, not employment, and does not need the right to work.

The work residence permit for entrepreneurs, after the right to work, or the investment permit, whose holders are exempt. See business routes.

Yes: three years at a time, renewable to a maximum of twelve years, for people with at least two years in IT who earn USD 25,000 or more a year. See the IT permit.

No. Tax residence follows the days you spend in Georgia under Article 34 of the Tax Code, not your permit. See tax residency and the permit.

Rent from a home let for living is taxed at 5% when no deductions are claimed. See rental income tax.

Possibly; it depends on family income and the property. Our property tax guide explains the test.

For Georgian tax residents, income without a Georgian source is exempt according to PwC's tax summaries. Your home country may still tax it.

A gain on a home owned more than two years is exempt; otherwise the gain is taxed at 5%.

Each year, before the card ends, file an extension with the same ground. No new valuation is needed while you keep the same property. See annual renewal.

The permit ends when the sale is registered, because its ground ends. Plan a replacement purchase before the sale. See selling.

Ten years on temporary permits is the general route. Our lawyer is still confirming if property-permit years are included. See permanent residence.

A personal number, entry without a visa while the permit is valid, and an identity document recognised across Georgian institutions. See the residence card.

They have changed twice since 2019, and existing holders have so far kept renewing while they keep the property. See rule changes 2019 to 2026.