Visa-Free Stay (One Year)
A full year visa-free for around 95 nationalities, with mandatory travel health insurance since 2026.
Visa-Free Stay (One Year)
Georgia has one of the most generous entry policies anywhere: citizens of around 95 countries, including the EU, US, UK, Canada, Australia and Japan, can stay for up to one year without a visa. Since 1 January 2026 every foreign visitor must hold travel health and accident insurance covering at least GEL 30,000 for the whole stay. A few nationalities get 90 days in 180. Remote work for foreign clients is common in practice, but the entry is not a work permit.
At a glance
Initial stay
365 days
Default; varies by passport
Entries
Multiple
Application fee
Free
Apply
No application
Who can apply
97 nationalities are on the eligible list. Anyone not listed applies through a different route.
Eligible passports (97)
Stay length by passport
Most passports get 365 days. 6 nationalities get a different allowance — check yours before booking.
Requirements
- Passport eligible for visa-free entryRequiredAround 95 nationalities stay visa-free for a year; Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Fiji and North Macedonia get 90 days in 180.
- Within the visa-free allowanceRequiredUp to 365 days for most eligible passports; 90 days in any 180 for Chile, Fiji, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
- Travel health insurance covering GEL 30,000RequiredSince 1 January 2026 foreign visitors must hold health and accident insurance covering at least GEL 30,000 (about USD 11,000) for the whole stay, up to one year, in Georgian or English.
- Passport valid for at least 6 monthsRequiredYour passport must be valid for the whole stay; six months avoids airline problems.
- Not a work permitInfoVisa-free stay is not a work permit. Remote work for foreign employers is widely tolerated, and Georgia's individual entrepreneur status is popular for tax purposes.
Documents to prepare
- Passport or EU national ID card
- Health and accident insurance covering GEL 30,000
- Return or onward ticket
How to apply
Last verified 2026-10-12
Buy compliant insurance
Get a policy covering at least GEL 30,000 for your whole stay, in Georgian or English.
Enter visa-free
Border officers may ask to see the insurance policy.
Extending the stay
Extendable
No
Not extendable. Leaving and re-entering starts a new period for one-year nationalities.
Tax and health
Tax
183 days in a year makes you a Georgian tax resident; individual entrepreneurs with small business status can pay 1% on turnover up to the threshold.
Insurance
Required — minimum 30,000 GEL of cover. Mandatory since 1 January 2026 for the whole stay, up to one year.
Healthcare
Travel health insurance of GEL 30,000 is mandatory since 2026.
Immigration and tax rules change without notice and depend on your nationality and circumstances. Confirm with the official source below or a qualified adviser before acting on anything here.
Good to know
- Small business status can tax freelance turnover at 1%
- EU citizens can enter with a national ID card
- Visitors without compliant insurance can be fined or refused entry
- Political tensions have led some travellers to face extra border questions
Official source
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