Georgia Georgia — entry & visa requirements
Most visitors need a Georgian e-Visa, applied for online before travel; PRC citizens, including Hong Kong and Macao SAR passport holders, may instead enter visa-free for 30 days for tourism. The e-Visa takes three steps — apply online, pay by card, print the approved visa — with no embassy visit. It costs 20 USD plus a 2% service fee. Permitted stay depends on your passport, from 20 to 90 days.
General information
Georgia's short-stay entry runs through an official e-Visa portal and consular services, but the archived general-information page is mostly navigation. It points to the consular portal for visa procedures and tariffs, and to geoconsul.gov.ge for visa categories other than the short-stay e-Visa. Detail here is thin.
- Other Georgian visa categories are handled outside the e-Visa portal, at geoconsul.gov.ge.[3]
- The consular portal covers visa procedures, consular services, tariffs and fee waivers.[5]
Duration of stay
Where visa-free entry applies it is capped at 30 days and limited to tourism; otherwise your permitted stay follows the e-Visa your passport qualifies for. A visa's validity period is not the same as its duration of stay, so read both.
- PRC citizens, including Hong Kong and Macao SAR passport holders, may stay visa-free for 30 days for tourism only under a 2023 ordinance.[3]
- A 180/90 multiple-entry e-Visa allows repeated entries, but total stay must not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.[2]
- A 120/30 multiple-entry e-Visa lets you enter during its validity period and stay up to 30 days in total.[2]
- Validity period fixes the first and last dates the visa may be used; duration of stay fixes how long you may remain.[2]
- Foreign-registered vehicles may stay in Georgia without customs clearance for 60 days only.[3]
e-Visa & travel authorisation
Georgia's e-Visa is an online short-stay visa issued through the official portal and carries the same entry rights as a sticker visa. There is no embassy appointment and no need to hand over original documents, so you need only a connection, a card and scans.
- Apply, pay online and print the approved e-Visa — three steps, without visiting a Georgian embassy or consular office.[1]
- An e-Visa grants the same right to enter Georgian territory as an ordinary sticker visa in your passport.[1]
- Complete the online form and pay by credit or debit card, then print the visa emailed to you and carry it when you travel.[2]
- No appointment and no presentation of original documents at an embassy or consular office is required.[1]
- You need internet access, a credit or debit card, and scanned copies of your documents.[1]
Required documents
The passport rules are strict and are checked before the visa is granted; at the border you should also carry documents proving purpose, accommodation, insurance and funds. Every traveller, whatever their age, needs their own passport and their own e-Visa.
- Your passport must be valid at least 3 months beyond the visa, have 2 free pages, be undamaged, carry no unofficial remarks and have been issued within the past 10 years.[2]
- To apply you need a valid travel document or passport, a photo, and a credit or debit card.[2]
- At the border carry your passport, proof of travel purpose, proof of accommodation, travel and health insurance, and proof of sufficient funds.[2]
- Each traveller, including a child listed in a parent's passport, needs a separate travel document and a separate e-Visa application.[2]
- Foreign documents other than a national passport must be translated into English or Georgian and legalised or apostilled by the relevant PRC authorities.[3]
Fees
The portal states a 20 USD visa fee plus a 2% service fee, payable by card within a short window after you are notified. A separate 15 GEL service fee is mentioned for documents lodged in China. No invoice is issued, but a payment confirmation email states the amount.
- The visa fee is 20 USD plus a 2% service fee.[2]
- Pay the state tax by Visa or MasterCard within 5 hours of the email notification, or the application is cancelled.[2]
- A service fee of 15 GEL is paid on the spot and must be attached to the set of documents.[3]
- No invoice is provided; a payment confirmation email states the amount paid and your application details.[2]
How to apply
The application is completed in English on the official portal and must be verified quickly, or you start again from scratch. Renewals are treated as new applications, and the consular portal lets you submit and track them online.
- Fill in the application form in English only; other languages are not accepted.[2]
- The verification email is valid for 1 hour — verify within that time or the application is cancelled and must be redone.[2]
- If no confirmation arrives, check spam and junk folders, use resend, and if problems persist submit a new application with a different email address.[2]
- You must go through the whole visa application process again each time you apply for or renew a visa.[2]
- The consular portal allows you to submit an electronic application, check its status and access some consular services from home.[5]
At the border
Entry is through official checkpoints only, and travel and health insurance covering Georgia is expected. Drivers should note the separate vehicle, licence and customs rules, and check the list of prohibited and permitted medicines before packing.
- Hold travel and health insurance that covers any health-related or death costs and is valid across the whole territory of Georgia.[2]
- Foreign citizens and stateless persons may enter Georgia through official border checkpoints, including seaports and international airports.[3]
- PRC citizens travelling with a personal vehicle must present the listed vehicle and licence documents at the border checkpoint.[3]
- A foreign driving licence may be used in Georgia for 365 calendar days, and a foreign-registered vehicle may stay 60 days without customs clearance.[3]
- Check the official prohibited and permitted medicines list before travelling with medication.[3]
Frequently asked questions
The official FAQ answers practical questions on photos, proof of funds and payment problems, and sets out confidentiality and data-protection rules. Applications are processed individually even when companions travel together.
- Your photo must be taken within 6 months of applying and reflect your current appearance.[2]
- Prove sufficient funds with a three-month bank statement, an employer reference showing position and income, proof of real estate, or a dated and signed sponsor letter.[2]
- If payment fails, contact your card issuer: it may be a browser, operating system or cookie compatibility issue.[2]
- Visa records are confidential; only the applicant or a legal representative can be told about issuance or refusal.[2]
- Personal data is processed only to decide your visa application, under Georgian data-protection law.[2]
Official downloads
3 files as ZIP ≈141 KBThese are official Georgian MFA one-page PDFs describing visa categories other than the short-stay visitor e-Visa. They are for background reading and are not submitted with a visitor application.
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PDFge mfa d1 labour visa reqA one-page English summary of D1 labour visa requirements, relevant only if you are considering work rather than a visit.
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PDFge mfa study visa reqA one-page English summary of study visa requirements, background only for visitor travel.
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PDFge mfa d4 family reunificationA one-page English summary of D4 family reunification requirements, a long-stay category not needed for a short visit.
Official sources
The eight archived official sources cover the e-Visa process, documents, fees and border rules reasonably well, but the general overview page is largely navigation and the China-specific page mixes in vehicle and driving rules.
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china.mfa.gov.ge3 URLs · cited 17 times
- 1china.mfa.gov.ge/en/e-visa-portalcited 5×
- 3china.mfa.gov.ge/en/important-informationcited 10×
- 5china.mfa.gov.ge/en/consular-portalcited 2×
www.evisa.gov.ge1 URL · cited 23 times
- 2www.evisa.gov.ge/GeoVisa/en/Home/FAQcited 23×
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