A new home. A new job. A business of your own.
Make your next step with a team in Tbilisi. We check your eligibility for a residence permit, prepare your documents and help you through the application and residence card process.
Residence permit assistance from €780 per person · A written quote before you start
Local help, from the first conversation
You may already have an apartment in Batumi, a job offer in Tbilisi or clients for your new business. The next question is how to turn those plans into a properly prepared residence permit application.
We start with your circumstances: your passport, how you entered Georgia, the work you intend to do and the people moving with you. You receive an explanation of the suitable application, the documents to collect and the costs to expect. Our team then helps with preparation, translations, filing and the practical steps after a decision.
A residence permit in Georgia is a personal application. The right paperwork for a salaried employee can be different from the evidence needed by a property owner, a freelancer or a spouse. We help you make those distinctions early, while you still have time to arrange the documents.
See how our assistance worksFind the right application
The reason for your stay determines the evidence you need. These are the main options we help clients assess.
For eligible employment or business activity in Georgia. We look at your contract, the company’s activity and turnover, your income and any right-to-work requirement. Registering an LLC or becoming its director is a starting point for a business, rather than proof that every immigration condition has been met.
Bring us the real picture of your work. We can then prepare your residence permit file around the evidence the authority needs.
Work and business applications
The current short-term category requires qualifying non-agricultural real estate with an assessed market value above USD 150,000, expressed in GEL. The purchase price and the official valuation can differ.
We help check the registered ownership, the valuation evidence and the documents for your spouse and children. If you are still choosing a property, discuss the residence permit requirements before you commit to a purchase.
Property and investment applications
Moving together takes coordination. Marriage and birth certificates, the sponsor’s status and financial evidence should be checked as one family file, with a separate application for each person who needs one.
Family reunification with a foreign resident and residence as the spouse of a Georgian citizen have different rules. We identify which applies, explain the current review requirements and help arrange the residence permit documents in the correct form.
Family applications
For adults studying an eligible higher or vocational programme at an authorised Georgian institution. Your enrolment certificate, programme duration and financial support form an important part of the application.
Send us your institution’s details and intended start date. We can check how the study residence permit fits your current immigration position and what evidence should come from the institution, your sponsor or your bank.
Study and other permit types
The IT category is worth checking if you work in technology. Eligible employees and qualifying small-business individual entrepreneurs must demonstrate the required professional experience and income; the law specifies at least two years’ relevant experience and at least USD 25,000 equivalent in annual remuneration.
Qualifying international-company representatives have a separate basis within this category. We check your actual activity, status and evidence before recommending an IT residence permit application.
IT and work-permission guidance
The higher investment category covers an investment of at least USD 300,000 equivalent in GEL, or qualifying property valued above USD 300,000. Its continuing obligations differ from those of the ordinary property-based residence permit.
For general long-residence applications, the current qualifying period is ten years of temporary residence, with statutory exclusions. Eligible family relationships and the five-year qualifying investment arrangements are assessed separately. We review your history before advising on the next application.
Longer-term residence planningRules checked 26 October 2026
Older guides can send you in the wrong direction. These are the changes to discuss before preparing your residence permit in Georgia.
Work and self-employmentThe right-to-work system introduced from 1 March 2026 affects many foreign employees and self-employed people. The current law also contains exceptions, including valid investment-permit holders and certain work or services for non-residents connected with activities outside Georgia. Your contracts and the actual work matter.
Where the follow-up obligation applies, someone already in Georgia has ten calendar days after receiving work authorisation to apply for the appropriate work or IT residence permit. A person outside Georgia has thirty calendar days to apply for a D1 visa.
Read the current work rules →
An approaching deadlineLabour immigrants with active registration in the ministry’s unified database on 1 March 2026 have a statutory transition deadline of 1 January 2027 to obtain the required work authorisation and appropriate residence permit. This provision depends on that registration status; being in Georgia before March is not the same thing.
Check your record now and allow time for both applications. We can review the registration evidence with your employer or business documents.
Check the transition requirements →
Property and investmentA USD 100,000 figure still appears in older articles. The current short-term property threshold is above USD 150,000. The separate higher investment category uses USD 300,000, with different ongoing requirements. Keeping these two categories distinct helps you budget for the right residence permit.
Check the property evidence →
Before you travelSince 1 January 2026, tourists entering Georgia generally need health and accident insurance covering their full stay, with at least GEL 30,000 of cover and a policy available in Georgian or English. Specific exemptions apply. This travel requirement is separate from your residence permit application.
Read the insurance guidance →
Practical help in Tbilisi
A residence permit application often involves several people: your employer, an accountant, a property valuer, a translator or a family member abroad. We help bring your residence permit file together and explain what each person needs to provide.
You will know which documents are ready, what is still missing and what happens next. If the authority asks for additional information, we help you understand the request and prepare a response. After approval, we assist with the residence card and address-related formalities relevant to your case.
Ask about your applicationFrom your first message to your card
Send your nationality, your current location, your last entry date and the reason you want to live in Georgia. Mention any existing visa, residence card, work authorisation or approaching expiry date. These details let us give you a useful first assessment.
We explain the suitable residence permit application and provide a case-specific checklist. The quote identifies our professional fee and the additional items to budget for, such as official processing, translations, certification or a property valuation.
We review the evidence, coordinate the agreed document work and assist with filing through the appropriate service. Where a work-authorisation application comes first, we help plan the order and the follow-up deadline.
We help deal with additional document requests and explain the decision. When the residence permit is approved, the next steps include the residence card and any applicable address registration. We also explain what you should retain for a future renewal.
Start with the essentials
Your residence permit checklist depends on the application. A useful first bundle usually includes:
Let us check the documents first. The issuing country, the type of record and the application determine the certification and translation needed. Checking this early can save you a second appointment or a repeated document order.
Timing matters too. Many applications are subject to a forty-calendar-day filing requirement before lawful stay expires, while specified categories have exceptions. We check the rule for your application together with any work-permission deadline.
A residence permit and the residence card are separate steps. Preparing both from the beginning makes the final stage easier.
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Our published residence permit assistance starts at €780 per person. We confirm the work included and the fee in writing after reviewing your circumstances. Family applications, work authorisation, company services and unusual document requirements may need a separate quotation.
Official application charges are paid separately. For common work, study, family-reunification, property and investment applications, the Public Service Development Agency publishes the following processing options. Other categories, including the IT and Georgian-citizen spouse categories, have their own schedules.
Allow a separate budget for the residence card, translation and certification, and for valuation where required. Faster residence permit processing is one part of the overall timetable; collecting documents and any earlier authorisation also takes time.
| Review period | State fee |
|---|---|
| 30 calendar days | GEL 300 |
| 20 calendar days | GEL 450 |
| 10 calendar days | GEL 600 |
Choose the appropriate service after the application category and filing deadline have been checked.
Request a written quoteThink beyond the application day
Choosing a home, arranging school or university, understanding your business obligations and opening a bank account all take time. A residence permit can be part of that plan, while banking, tax residence and permission to work each have their own requirements.
Tell us which practical matters you want help with. We can coordinate the agreed legal and administrative work and explain which documents should be kept for later. If you plan to renew your residence permit, keep evidence of the circumstances supporting it, including relevant employment, business or property records.
For a longer-term plan, we can also review eligibility for permanent residence or a separate citizenship application. Property ownership and an investment residence permit do not by themselves confer Georgian citizenship.
Living in Georgia: practical information →Understand Georgian citizenship applications →Questions clients ask us
A company can support an eligible business application, but registration alone does not establish all the conditions. The authority will need the appropriate evidence of activity, turnover and finances. Your position under the current right-to-work rules also needs checking. Send us your company documents and a short description of what you actually do.
Qualifying property can support a short-term application when its assessed market value exceeds USD 150,000 equivalent in GEL. The property must meet the legal requirements, including the restriction on agricultural land. We check the registry record and valuation before preparing the residence permit file and any applications for your spouse or children.
Visa-free entry, a residence permit and the right to work answer different questions. Some work falls under the labour-migration requirements and some is covered by exceptions. Tell us who pays you, where the business or client operates and what you do in Georgia. We can then check the rules against your actual circumstances.
We can begin checking your papers and planning the residence permit application while you are abroad. The filing, lawful-stay and residence-card requirements depend on the category. Where representation or an online procedure is available, we explain the documents and authorisation needed. Discuss your travel dates with us before making arrangements around an assumed processing time.
There are family provisions, but the eligible relatives and supporting documents depend on the residence permit category. We review the family relationship, the main applicant’s status and the financial evidence together. Each applicant should have the appropriate papers, and marriage or birth records issued abroad may need certification and a Georgian translation.
Immigration residence and tax residence are separate. A residence permit or card does not settle every tax question, and a tax status does not itself settle your immigration position. If you are moving a business or working across countries, tell us about the arrangement so the immigration work can be coordinated with appropriate tax advice.
Send the date and the relevant document with your first message. For a refusal, include the complete decision and when you received it. We can review the reasons, the evidence and the available next steps. For a residence permit nearing expiry, we check the filing timetable and what has changed since your previous application.
Let’s put your plans into action
Tell us your nationality, where you are now and what you want to do in Georgia. Add your entry or expiry dates and whether your family will apply too. We will explain the next documents to prepare.
Information checked: 26 October 2026. ResidencePermits.ge is a private service provided by ASSIO LEX LLC, company ID 404599047, Besiki 4, Tbilisi. Official requirements and individual decisions are handled by the competent Georgian authorities.
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