03Owner, spouse and children
Real-estate residence
A short-term permit may be available for qualifying non-agricultural property with a certified market value above USD 150,000 equivalent in GEL.
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01750 GEL local support
Family reunification
For qualifying family members of a foreigner who already holds a Georgian residence permit.
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Labour permit / right to work
Employment, entrepreneurial activity and the 2026 right-to-work framework require coordinated analysis.
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Real-estate residence
Property value, ownership evidence and certified valuation under the current USD 150,000 threshold route.
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Documents and timing
Route-based checklist for lawful stay, identity, evidence, translations, authentication and filing.
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Residence is a result.
The legal basis comes first.
A visa, visa-free stay, right to work and residence permit are related—but they are not interchangeable.
We start with citizenship, current lawful stay, intended activity, family links, property, income and timing. That prevents applicants from buying translations or valuations for a route that does not fit.
40-day planning ruleMany first-time applicants should apply while at least 40 calendar days of lawful stay remain. Statutory exceptions exist for specified routes, so timing must be checked against the selected basis.
Main Georgian residence routes
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01Employee, active director or entrepreneur
Work residence
Requires the correct labour-migration registration/right-to-work position, evidence of activity and income, and normally qualifying employer or enterprise turnover.
Read the completed guide →02Family of a foreign residence holder
Family reunification
For qualifying family members of a foreigner who holds Georgian residence. Family of a Georgian citizen may instead fit a permanent-residence route.
Read the completed guide →04Pupil or student
Study residence
Requires study at an authorized Georgian educational institution, confirmation of anticipated duration and qualifying financial evidence.
Ask us to assess this route05Qualifying IT professional or family
IT residence
A specialized route for defined IT employees, qualifying Small Business Status entrepreneurs and certain International Company representatives; experience and income tests apply.
Read the completed guide →06Investor and qualifying family
Investment residence
For qualifying investment or property at the USD 300,000 level, with certified valuation and continuing conditions relevant to later indefinite residence.
Ask us to assess this route07Close family of Georgian / long residence
Permanent residence
Includes a spouse or minor child of a Georgian citizen, a parent of a minor Georgian citizen, and certain applicants after ten qualifying years of temporary residence.
Ask us to assess this route08Status-specific applicants
Former citizen / special grounds
Separate routes exist for former Georgian citizens, stateless persons and narrowly defined special circumstances.
Ask us to assess this routeCommon temporary-route authority fees
Government processing is separate from professional support.
The State Services Development Agency currently lists these options for work, study, family-reunification and short-term real-estate residence applications.
Other routes may use different fees or processing options. The residence card after approval, translation, notarization, Apostille/legalization, certified valuation and government charges are not included in our professional fees.
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Each standard package covers one applicant. We confirm the route before engagement and quote unusual evidence, appeals or urgent reconstruction separately.
Work, real estate or family
950 GELFamily reunification remains available as a focused 750 GEL local package.
- Eligibility and timing screen
- Personal document checklist
- Application and evidence review
- Filing coordination in Tbilisi
Student application
850 GELFor a standard applicant with confirmation from an authorized Georgian institution.
- Lawful-stay and timing check
- School and financial evidence review
- Application preparation
- Filing coordination
IT residence
1,250 GELFor applicants who first satisfy the defined IT activity, experience, income and work-authorization criteria.
- Detailed eligibility screen
- Experience/income evidence map
- Right-to-work coordination
- Residence application preparation
Investment residence
1,750 GELFor a standard property or investment file; valuation, recommendations and transaction work are separate.
- Route and ownership review
- Evidence coordination
- Application preparation
- Long-term condition briefing
Not sure which package applies?Send citizenship, current location/status, days of lawful stay remaining and your intended basis.
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Prepare once.
File the right case.
Classify
Confirm the exact permit basis, lawful-stay position and whether an immigration visa or right to work must come first.
Evidence
Map income, relationship, education, employment, property or investment evidence to that route.
Prepare
Coordinate translations, authentication, valuation and application forms only after gaps are identified.
File and finish
Submit through the appropriate channel, respond to procedural requests, then complete the separate residence-card stage after approval.
Before you rely on a headline
Four distinctions that prevent expensive mistakes.
It can permit lawful entry and stay, but it does not itself create resident status or settle permission to work.
Under the 2026 framework, the right-to-work decision can be a separate first stage with a short residence or D1 follow-up deadline.
The real-estate route uses statutory value and a qualifying certified assessment—not only the purchase price in a contract.
A favorable residence decision is followed by a separate address/residence-card process and fee.
Sources used for this overviewSDA · Migration and residence permits ↗Law on the Legal Status of Aliens ↗Law on Labour Migration ↗
Last reviewed 16 July 2026. This overview is general information, not individualized legal or immigration advice. Thresholds, subsistence indicators, exemptions and administrative practice can change. The competent Georgian authority makes the decision.
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