Georgia Residency

You need a non-agricultural property in Georgia with a market value above USD 150,000 for the one-year short-term residence permit, a threshold in force since 1 March 2026 (it was USD 100,000 before). For the five-year investment residence permit you need a property worth more than USD 300,000, or a business investment of at least USD 300,000. A certified assessor must confirm the property's value in its lari equivalent, and agricultural land does not qualify.

Besides the qualifying property or investment, the government fee is GEL 300 per person for a decision on the 30th calendar day, GEL 450 for the 20th and GEL 600 for the 10th, and each family member pays it on a separate application. Registering the property with the Public Registry costs GEL 150, 270 or 350, by speed. The certified valuation, certified Georgian translations and apostilles are priced by the providers. A later unlimited residence permit costs GEL 500, or GEL 650 within 20 days.

Yes, but each family member applies separately, on the basis of your permit, and pays their own fee. The short-term permit names your spouse and your children; the law sets no age limit for the children, but whether an adult child qualifies is not settled, so confirm before applying, and family members must apply while your permit has more than six months left. The investment permit covers your spouse, your minor children and a fully dependent person who is a beneficiary of support, has a disability or is recognised as legally incompetent. Parents are not named for either permit.

No. The law sets no minimum stay for either permit, and you can apply to extend the short-term permit electronically from abroad. Time in Georgia still matters: you become a tax resident after 183 days in any 12 months, and the general permanent residence permit and citizenship both need ten years of residence in Georgia. The unlimited permit after five years on the investment permit depends on keeping the property or meeting the turnover tests; the law sets no presence condition for it.

A short-term permit ends when you stop owning the qualifying property, and the law offers no replacement. With an investment permit, you keep the permit only if, before your ownership ends, you give the Agency a Public Registry extract for another property of the same or higher value, valued by a certified assessor.

Yes, under conditions. After five years on the investment permit, if you kept the property or met the turnover tests, you can apply for an unlimited residence permit with the right of permanent living, before the five-year permit expires. Separately, a general permanent residence permit needs the last ten years in Georgia on temporary permits.

With the investment permit, yes: its holders are exempt from the right to work that, since 1 March 2026, most foreigners without permanent residence need to work for a Georgian employer or be self-employed. With the short-term property permit, you also need that right to work.

As a rule, no. Georgia has a single citizenship, and a regular grant of citizenship takes effect only once you renounce your other citizenship. The exception is citizenship granted by the President by way of exception, which may take into account an investment that contributes substantially to the economy: a person granted citizenship this way keeps their other citizenship.

No program grants citizenship for a set investment. Regular naturalisation needs ten years of continuous lawful residence, tests in the Georgian language, history and law, and renouncing your other citizenship. The President may grant citizenship by way of exception, taking into account an investment that contributes substantially to the economy; it is discretionary and has no set amount.

Citizens of most countries on the Government's list, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Germany, can enter without a visa and stay for a full year; citizens of China, also on the list, can stay 30 days, for tourism only. Other nationals who need no visa can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period. A residence permit holder enters without a visa for as long as the permit is valid.