Pandemic Travel Alert

PARTIALLY OPEN: only accepting leisure travel from or to designated areas

General Policy

Starting 18 March 2020, all travellers are denied entry. Georgian citizens and family members, travellers granted the status of stateless person by Georgia, and travellers having a refugee status in Georgia are exempt and permitted entry.

Leisure Travel

Business/Employment Travel

Starting 27 August 2020, a new state programme, 'Remotely from Georgia', allows travellers from 95 countries to apply to travel to and work remotely from Georgia. The programme is designed for freelancers, full-time employees or business owners that intend to stay in Georgia for at least 180 days, and have a minimum monthly salary of $2,000.
Starting 8 July 2020, entry permitted for business travel from all countries.

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Visa

Testing

At the border checkpoint of Georgia, travellers must present PCR-examination certificate conducted during 72 hours prior to travel to Georgia. On the 3rd day of their stay, they must undergo PCR-examination at their own expense. Both test requirements will be waived for all individuals who have travelled to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland within the last 14 days, as they will instead be placed in mandatory quarantine for 12 days upon entry.
Travellers entering via 'Remotely from Georgia' programme will undergo PCR testing after mandatory quarantine.

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Data Collection

Leisure travellers must register online before entry, which requires submission of the following information:
- Port of departure
- Personal information and contact details
- Address of accomodation in Georgia
Business travellers must apply online in advance and in agreement with the relevant sector agency, which requires submission of the following information:
- Estimated Dates of departure/arrival, and point of entry
- Purpose of travel
- Personal information and contact details
- Name and address of accomodation in Georgia
- Details of inviting organization
- Health declarations

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Movement Restrictions

All individuals who have travelled to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland within the last 14 days will be placed in mandatory quarantine for 12 days upon entry.
Travellers entering via 'Remotely from Georgia' programme must undergo mandatory 12-day hotel quarantine at their own expense.

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Insurance

Applicants for the 'Remotely from Georgia' programme must have health insurance for the intended period of time in Georgia.

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Pre-pandemic visa rules

Passport Validity: Must be valid for 3 months beyond departure.
Other Documents: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that this policy allows travellers "to enter, reside, work and study in Georgia without the necessity to obtain either visa or residence permit".
Transit: - Transit without visa with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country. Must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
Dual Nationality: Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State cautions: 'Under Georgian law, U.S.-Georgian dual-national males between the ages of 18 and 27 may be subject to military conscription.'
U.S. policy on dual nationality can be found here.

These passports are also visa-exempt for their specified stays: Iran (45days), Chile (90/180days), Uruguay( 90days).
Citizens of Member States of the European Union may enter Georgia with a travel document, as well as with an identity card issued by a Member State of the European Union.