GEORGIA VISA EXEMPTION
Georgia adopted a new law of on Legal Status of Alien and Stateless Persons that went into effect on 1 September 2014. It was amended on 9 June 2015 when the maximum allowed stay was extended to one year. The list of countries whose citizens have the right of visa-free entry to Georgia is no longer provided in the new law, it is determined in the separate ordinance of the Government of Georgia. The visa-free list was re-approved on 9 June 2015. Countries that were removed in September 2014, which are Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Guatemala, Iraq, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, were not reinstated on the list.
Nationals of the following countries and territories may visit Georgia without a visa for a year (unless otherwise noted)
| All citizens of the European Union 1 |
El Salvador |
Russia |
| Albania |
Honduras |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Andorra |
Iceland |
San Marino |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Iran (45 days) |
Saudi Arabia |
| Argentina |
Israel |
Serbia |
| Armenia |
Japan |
Seychelles |
| Australia |
Jordan |
Singapore |
| Azerbaijan |
Kazakhstan |
South Africa |
| Bahamas |
Kuwait |
South Korea |
| Bahrain |
Kyrgyzstan |
Switzerland |
| Barbados |
Lebanon |
Tajikistan |
| Belarus |
Liechtenstein |
Thailand |
| Belize |
Malaysia |
Turkey 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Mauritius |
Turkmenistan |
| Botswana |
Mexico |
United Arab Emirates |
| Brazil |
Moldova |
Ukraine |
| Brunei |
Monaco |
British Overseas Teritories citizens2 |
| Canada |
Montenegro |
United States |
| Chile (90 days per 180-day period) |
New Zealand |
Uruguay (90 days) |
| Colombia |
Norway |
Uzbekistan |
| Costa Rica |
Oman |
Vatican City |
| Dominican Republic |
Panama |
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| Ecuador |
Qatar |
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1 — may enter using ID card
2 — applies to holders of passports issued by Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Turks and Caicos Islands
Visa exemption also applies to:
- Georgian diaspora members who are citizens of countries that otherwise require a visa – for stays not exceeding 30 days
- United Nations laissez-passer holders for one year
- Persons with refugee status in Georgia
- Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of China, Egypt, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran and Peru.
- Holders of valid visas or residence permits of EU/EFTA/GCC countries, overseas territories of EU countries (except Anguilla, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha), Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea or the United States – for stays of max 90 days in a 180-day period. However, there have been many cases where those holding valid residency of GCC countries have been denied access without assigning any reason, especially if they are citizens of India and Pakistan.
