Residence permit and residence card

Residence permit authorizes the right of a foreign citizen to enter and stay in Georgia or transit the territory of Georgia during the term of validity of residence permit. It also authorizes a holder to invite another foreigner to Georgia.

To obtain a residence permit, a foreign citizen must either personally or via authorized representative apply to any territorial office of the Public Service development agency, branch of the Public Service Hall or Community Centre, or apply online via the distance service of the Public Service development agency: https://services.sda.gov.ge. an application and enclosed documents submitted to authorized entities must be in Georgian. However, an application completed in english and/or russian may also be processed. moreover, a foreign citizen’s passport may be submitted to the Public Service development agency without a Georgian translation if the personal data in the passport is provided in Latin transliteration (alphabet).

Georgia issues the following residence permits:

• Work residence permit;
• Study residence permit;
• Residence permit for family reunification;
• Residence permit of a former citizen of Georgia;
• Residence permit of a stateless person;
• Special residence permit;
• Permanent residence permit;
• Investment residence permit;
• Temporary residence permit;
• Short-term residence permit;
• Residence permit for indefinite stay.

Additional information on residence permits and residence cards is available on the websites: www.sda.gov.ge; www.psh.gov.ge; www.centri.gov.ge.