Identity & stay
✓ Valid travel document
✓ Proof of lawful stay in Georgia
✓ Current visa/residence card where relevant
✓ Consistent names and transliterations
Residence permit document checklist · 2026
Match every document.
Then file the story.
A route-aware checklist for preparing Georgian residence applications without translating unnecessary or inconsistent documents.
THE GOLDEN RULENames, dates, status and purpose must agree.One mismatch can delay an otherwise strong file.
Route evidence
✓ Work/right-to-work and income records
✓ Marriage/birth or kinship evidence
✓ School confirmation
✓ Property title and certified valuation
✓ Investment or status-specific proof
Application items
✓ Approved application form
✓ Electronic 3×4 colour photo
✓ Government fee receipt
✓ Authority code/registration where required
Foreign documents
✓ Original or acceptable certified copy
✓ Apostille or legalization where required
✓ Georgian translation
✓ Notarization/certification as applicable
Not one universal checklist
Add the evidence for your exact route.
Employment/entrepreneurial evidence, right-to-work system information, qualifying income and enterprise/employer turnover evidence where applicable.
Sponsor status, authenticated civil-status/kinship records and qualifying financial evidence.
Current title record and market valuation from the required certified assessor framework.
Authorized institution confirmation showing study and anticipated duration, plus financial evidence.
Defined IT activity, experience, annual remuneration/income evidence and right-to-work decision where required.
Relationship, years of qualifying residence, investment, ownership, turnover or dependency evidence according to the precise basis.
Before spending on translation
Use this order.
Document-only support
Residence file review
Review of one prepared, standard application file against the selected route, with a written missing-items and consistency list. Translation, legal opinion and filing representation are separate.
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Official referencesSDA · Route requirements ↗SDA · Apostille and legalization ↗
Last reviewed 16 July 2026. This is a preparation framework, not a substitute for the current route-specific authority list. The Agency may request additional information.