Visa policy of Georgia

Visitors to Georgia must obtain a visa from Georgian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. or one of the countries whose citizens can obtain an e-Visa. Visitors must hold a passport (or identity card if an EU, Swiss, Turkish or Ukrainian citizen) valid for the period of intended stay, while Georgian citizens can enter with a valid or expired passport or identity card.
Visa policy.
Georgia adopted a new law of on Legal Status of Alien and Stateless Persons that went into effect on 1 September 2014. It was amended on 9 June 2015 when the maximum allowed stay was extended to one year. The list of countries whose citizens have the right of visa-free entry to Georgia is no longer provided in the new law, it is determined in the separate ordinance of the Government of Georgia. The visa-free list was re-approved on 9 June 2015. Countries that were removed in September 2014, which are Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Guatemala, Iraq, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, were not reinstated on the list.
Nationals of the following 93 countries and territories may visit Georgia without a visa for a year (unless otherwise noted):
Visa exemption also applies to:
An agreement with Paraguay on mutual visa-free visits for holders of diplomatic and service passports was signed in September 2016 and is yet to be ratified. Agreement with Serbia and Fiji on mutual visa-free visits for holders of ordinary passports were signed in March 2018 and March 2019 and are yet to be ratified.
Holders of , and passports are refused entry and transit (unless they hold a residency visa issued by , they can obtain visa on arrival, flying directly from UAE) .
e-Visa.
Holders of passports of the following 66 countries and territories can obtain multiple-entry e-Visas online for a fee prior to arrival.
Entry to Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Entering Abkhazia and South Ossetia (considered by Georgia and a major part of the international community to be Russian occupied territories) through border crossing points other than located in Georgia's Zugdidi Municipality and Gori Municipality is an act punishable under Georgian law. However, entering South Ossetia from Georgian government controlled territory is currently impossible.
Visitor statistics.
Most visitors arriving to Georgia were from the following countries of nationality (dynamic table including 2014):