Georgia Investment Residence Permit

1. Residence permit60 months
2. Permanent residencyafter 5 years
3. Citizenshipafter 10 years

• Permanent residency 5 years
• Citizenship 10 years
• Dual citizenship not allowed
• Language required for citizenship B1

Country

Georgia

Program

Georgia Investment Residence Permit

Local name

საინვესტიციო ბინადრობის ნებართვა

Type

Investor visa

Status

Active

Initial duration

60 months

Five-year residence permit for a foreigner who invests at least the lari equivalent of USD 300,000 in Georgia, or who owns non-agricultural property whose certified market value exceeds that amount. Spouse, a minor child, and a fully dependent or disabled family member can be included. After five years the holder can move to an unlimited residence permit with the right of permanent living.

Tax regime

Territorial

Tax rate

20.0%

Regime name

Georgia territorial tax with 20% personal income tax

Foreign income taxed

No

Capital gains taxed

Yes

Method

online, in person

Processing time

10–30 days

Apply from abroad

No

Either route qualifies. The property test is a certified market value above the GEL equivalent of USD 300,000, not a purchase price of USD 300,000. The business test is an investment of at least that amount, proved by a certified auditor, plus annual turnover filed with the Public Service Development Agency. The five-year permit is not extended. Before it expires the holder applies for an unlimited residence permit, which the law issues with the right of permanent living. That is a different permit from the ordinary permanent living permit, which requires ten years on a temporary residence permit or a close family tie to a Georgian citizen. The Agency still requires a written reference from a member of the Government of Georgia or from three Georgian citizens authorised to represent a business in Georgia. The applicant must be lawfully in Georgia. This permit, unlike most others, may be issued to someone staying on an ordinary C visa. There is no statutory minimum stay. The 183-day absence rule applies to the IT residence permit, not to this one. The state fee is GEL 300 for a decision on day 30, GEL 450 on day 20, or GEL 600 on day 10. A family member pays the same fee. USD 115 is the GEL 300 fee at the National Bank of Georgia rate of 9 October 2026, 1 USD = 2.6019 GEL. The residence card is a separate fee, GEL 60 on the 10th working day. The later unlimited-permit fee is GEL 350 on day 30 or GEL 500 on day 20. Holders of a valid investment residence permit are outside the Law on Labour Migration, so this permit is their right to work and to carry on business. A resident individual's income that is not Georgian-source is exempt. Georgian-source income is taxed at 20%, with a 5% rate on some residential rent and some property gains. Sale of a home owned for more than two years can be exempt. Work done while physically in Georgia is Georgian-source. Ordinary naturalisation takes 10 consecutive years of lawful residence, the language, history and law test, and an economic tie to Georgia, and it takes effect only after the applicant renounces another citizenship.

• Visa-Free Remote Workdigital nomad visa

1. Oct 10, 2026
   • Investment options updated

   property route described as a certified market value exceeding the GEL equivalent of USD 300,000, replaceable before sale by property of the same or higher certified value. The minimum stays USD 300,000 (matsne.gov.ge).