Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital and largest city is Tbilisi. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 square kilometers (26,911 sq mi), and its population is almost 5 million. Georgia is a unitary, semi-presidential republic, with the government elected through a representative democracy.
During the classical era, several independent kingdoms became established in what is now Georgia. The kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia adopted Christianity in the early 4th century. A unified Kingdom of Georgia reached the peak of its political and economic strength during the reign of King David IV and Queen Tamar in the 11th–12th centuries. Thereafter the area was dominated by various large empires, including the Safavids, Afsharids, and Qajar Persians. In the late 18th century, the kingdom of Kartli-Kakhetiforged an alliance with the Russian Empire, and the area was annexed by Russia in 1801. After a brief period of independence following the Russian Revolution of 1917, Georgia was occupied by Soviet Russia in 1921, becoming part of the Soviet Union as the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. After independence in 1991, post-communist Georgia suffered from civil unrest and economic crisis for most of the 1990s. This lasted until the Rose Revolution of 2003, after which the new government introduced democratic and economic reforms.
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For state, official, business and unofficial visits
- Document issued by Georgia or a state authority of the relevant country verifying that an alien is arriving in Georgia on state, official or business visit.
- A document issued by Georgia or a relevant country verifying that an alien is the member of the official delegation travelling to Georgia on an official visit;
- Document issued by the state authority of Georgia verifying that an alien is travelling to Georgia with a specific mission of state importance;
- In case of a friendly or an unofficial visit, any other document verifying purpose of the visit may be submitted.
For Business Visits:
- Document verifying labor relationship (commercial, professional) between an alien/his/her employer, a physical entity residing in Georgia, and a legal entity registered in Georgia. In case of labor relationship between an alien's employer and a physical entity residing in Georgia or a legal entity registered in Georgia, a document verifying labor relationship between an alien and relevant foreign organization should be submitted.
For Private Visits:
- Notarized Invitation; An alien may be invited to Georgia by a legally capable citizen of Georgia of full age, a person holding a Georgian residence permit or a legal entity registered in Georgia.
Visit for the medical purposes:
- Document issued by a medical institution verifying the necessity of undergoing medical treatment in the relevant hospital and/or commitment of an institution to carry out medical procedures for an alien. The document should also indicate the necessity of the presence of an accompanying person (if applicable) and the total amount of the treatment.
Visit for the Purpose of Visiting Graves of Relatives and friends:
- Document verifying the existence of an alien's relatives or friends grave;
- Document verifying relationship between an alien and a deceased person.
Visit for undertaking scientific, sport, cultural or educational mission and/or attending scientific, sport, cultural or educational conventions/conferences:
- Document verifying holding scientific, scientific-research, pedagogic, cultural or sport conventions/conferences and participation of an alien is such activity (with a status of a participant, guest or other); The document should include name of the host organization, duration of stay and the purpose of the visit;
- Document issued by Georgia or any other relevant country verifying that an alien is travelling on the scientific, sport, cultural or educational mission;
- Document issued by the Georgian National Sport Federation or the National Olympic Committee verifying the sport events and the participation of an alien is such activity (with a status of a participant, guest or other), or the fact of alien's travel to Georgia with a sport mission;
For the journalists travelling to Georgia to engage in their profession:
- Document issued by professional organization or employer verifying the a person is engaged in the journalistic profession in a foreign country or a person accompanying him/her participates/assists him/her in the journalistic activities;
- Document verifying that the purpose of the trip is to engage in the journalistic profession or provide assistance in the similar type of work;
- Document certifying right to conduct journalistic activities in Georgia (journalist's accreditation document and other).
Visit of crew members of a sea vessel in the Georgian harbor:
- Document verifying that a person is a crew member of a sea vessel in the Georgian harbor (Sailors License);
For the visit of freelancers:
- Document verifying that an alien will undertake professional services in Georgia and document/information verifying that an alien undertakes similar type of activity;
- Document verifying having free profession (certificate and other).
In case of issuing visa for the trustee or a guardian of the Georgian citizen, for a person under the trusteeship or guardianship of the Georgian citizen:
- Document certifying trusteeship or guardianship.
For the visits undertaken for religious worship or establishing religious contacts:
- List of the sacred places to be visited in Georgia and the itinerary of visit.
- Document verifying contact with the religious organizations in Georgia (correspondence and other).
For the drivers engaged in international cargo and passenger transportation service on the territory of Georgia:
- Permission granting foreign driver right to transfer cargo and transport people.
One of the following documents should be presented to the visa issuing authority to verify accommodation for the short-term visits:
- Document issued by a physical person (individual entrepreneur) or a legal entity registered in Georgia verifying that a person provides accommodation to an alien. The document should indicate the place of accommodation and the duration of stay – in a material form;
- Document verifying accommodation reservation (hotel booking and other) – in a material form;
- Notarized invitation of an inviting person verifying alien's accommodation;
To certify sufficient funds for travel for the short term visit one of the following documents should be presented:
- Notarized invitation certifying that an inviting person provides an alien with the sufficient funds to travel;
- Document verifying that an alien will personally cover travel expenses – bank statement of an alien within last 6 months, salary verification letter, other document verifying that an alien has sufficient funds to travel to Georgia;
- Letter of a sponsor – in a material form;
- Document verifying obtaining grant/tuition, scholarship.
- Any other document verifying financing – in a material form;
For guaranteeing return for the short-term visits one of the following documents should be presented:
- Purchased return ticket or the similar reservation;
- Document verifying employment in the residence country and letter of employment indicating salary;
- Document verifying studying in the residence country (pupil, student, etc.);
- Any other document verifying that an alien is integrated in the residence country (proof of family relationship – having family members in the residence country, professional status, etc. Document verifying title over the real property;
If necessary, visa issuing authority shall be authorized to request additional documents.
General requirements for the documents to be submitted
Documents necessary for obtaining visa must be submitted in the official language of Georgia or in English. A visa issuing authority is authorized to accept and consider foreign language documents. In case if the foreign language document is translated, the document must be submitted along with the corresponding translation certified according to the legislation. The documents necessary for obtaining visa can be submitted to the visa issuing authority as an original or notarized copy.
The visa issuing authority is authorized to request legalization of the document or its certification by Apostille.
In case of long-term visit, the purpose of the alien's visit in Georgia may be verified with one of the following documents:
For employees of diplomatic and equivalent missions accredited to Georgia, as well as for consular officials, for employees of representation offices of international organizations located in Georgia and their family members: (documents necessary for obtaining Diplomatic or Special visa may be submitted to the visa issuing authority in an electronic and tangible form by presenting them directly to the issuing authorityor by registered mail)
- Written letter of a relevant country's Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic Mission, Consulate or the organization whose employees are having diplomatic or special/equivalent status;
- If an alien obtains a visa as a family member, the document verifying ties of relationship; (Birth certificate, Marriage certificate and etc.)
For Labor relationship:
- Document issued by the Georgian state authorities, physical person (individual entrepreneur) or legal entity registered in Georgia verifying that a person shall undertake labor relationship in Georgia. The document shall contain the tentative duration of the labor contract and the amount of remuneration or information about other types of income.
- Document issued by the relevant foreign institution verifying that an alien is employed in the institution and required business trip to Georgia;
- Relevant labor contract containing information about the duration of the contract with the alien and the amount of remuneration or other types of income.
For engaging in entrepreneurial activities:
- Extract from the public registry verifying that an alien is a founder/cofounder or a legal representative of an entrepreneurial (commercial) legal entity registered in Georgia.
For the Educational Visits:
- Document verifying admission in the authorized education institution;
- Document issued by the authorized educational institution (letter, student ID, etc.) verifying that an alien studies on the educational program of the mentioned educational institution (educational course, exchange program, undertaking research, language courses, qualification courses, etc.)
For the family reunion:
- Document verifying ties of relationship;
- Document verifying that an alien's family member legally resides in Georgia (except alien's family member resides in Georgia on the basis of visa).
Accommodation can be verified by presenting one of the following documents:
- Document issued by a physical person (individual entrepreneur) or a legal entity registered in Georgia verifying that a person provides accommodation to an alien. Place of accommodation of an alien and the duration of stay should be indicated in the document;
- Document verifying accommodation reservation (hotel reservation, etc.)
One of the following documents should be submitted to verify possessing of sufficient funds for travel throughout the travel period:
- Document verifying that an alien will personally cover travel expenses – bank statement of an alien within last 6 months, salary verification letter, other document verifying that an alien has sufficient funds to travel to Georgia;
- Letter of a sponsor ;
- Document verifying receiving grant/tuition, scholarship;
- Other document verifying finances;
- Document evidencing the payment of tuition fees;
If necessary, visa issuing authority shall be authorized to request additional documents.
General requirements to documents to be submitted
Documents necessary for obtaining visa must be submitted in the official language of Georgia or in English.
If a document is translated, the document must be submitted along with translation certified under legislation.
Documents that are necessary for obtaining visa but have been issued in another state, must be submitted after they have been duly legalized or apostillised in original form. It is also possible to submit the legalized or apostillised copy of the document if the original was respectively legalized or apostillised as well. The document does not need to be legalized or apostillised if it is submitted for obtaining the Diplomatic or Special visas as well as the documents issued by the following stated does not need to be legalised or apostillised while applying for any type of visa: Republic of Belarus, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Turkmenistan and Russian Federation.
| Name of the Country: | Georgia |
| Capital city: | Tbilisi |
| Area: | 69,420 km2 |
| Population: | 3, 729, 500 |
| Ethnic groups: | Georgian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Russian |
| Languages: | Georgian |
| Religions: | Orthodox Christianity |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| GDP | $34.27 billion |
| GDP per capita | $7,245 |
| Annual growth rate | 3.20% |
| Inflation | 4.50% |
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Embassy of Georgia, 115 Jorbagh
New Delhi – 110003
Timing: 09:00 – 13:30 Hrs
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