A citizen of a foreign country who seeks to enter Georgia generally must first obtain a Georgian visa, which is placed in the traveler’s passport (a visa blank) or is issued electronically (electronic visa). Certain international travelers may be eligible to travel to Georgia without a visa if they meet the requirements for visa-free travel.The visa policy of Georgia became comparatively liberal, allowing citizens of 98 countries to enter, reside, work and study in Georgia without the necessity to obtain either visa or residence permit. In addition, Georgian Government approved the list of 50 countries whose visa and/or residence permit holders may enter Georgia without a visa for an appropriate period and under appropriate conditions.
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EU States
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Botswana
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Holy See
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Moldova
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Seychelles
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Albania
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Brazil
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Honduras
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Monaco
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Singapore
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Andorra
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British Dependent Territories (1)
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Iceland
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Montenegro
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South Africa
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Antigua and Barbuda
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British Overseas Territories(2)
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Iran (45 days)
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Netherlands Territories(5)
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South Korea
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Argentina
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Brunei
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Israel
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New Zealand
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Switzerland
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Armenia
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Canada
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Japan
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Norway
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Tajikistan
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Australia
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Chile (90/180 days)
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Kazakhstan
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Oman
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Thailand
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Azerbaijan
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Colombia
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Kuwait
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Panama
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Turkey
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Bahamas
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Costa Rica
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Kyrgyzstan
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Qatar
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Turkmenistan
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Bahrain
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Denmark Territories (3)
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Lebanon
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Russia
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Ukraine
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Barbados
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Dominican Republic
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Liechtenstein
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Saint Vincent and Grenadines
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United Arab Emirates
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Belarus
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Ecuador
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Malaysia
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San Marino
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Belize
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El Salvador
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Mauritius
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Saudi Arabia
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Uruguay (90days)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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French Republic Territories(4)
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By Air
Direct flights to Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi are from the following European cities: Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Cologne, Vienna, Prague, Munich, London, Moscow, Istanbul and Kiev. Currently Georgian Airways, Airzena, DBA, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, KLM, Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa fly to Georgia. The flights take from 4 to 4.5 hours. From North America flight takes about 12 hours. There are flights from Yerevan, Baku and other cities several times a week. Tbilisi Airport Is 18km. east of the city centre. Taxis and mini-buses are available for transportation into town. An international Airport of King David Aghmashenebeli ” is functioning in Kutaisi, 17 Km-s away from the city. Air companies are operating direct flights from 49 European cities
By Road
Entrance by car is possible via Turkey, Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Mini-buses travel from Georgia to all these countries several times daily.
Time GMT + 4 hour