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Georgia residency and tax, sourced and dated
25 guides on residency, tax, documents and daily life in Georgia. Every one cites the law or the authority it relies on and shows the date it was last checked against them.
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- Georgia residency: every residence permit type explainedAll Georgian residence permit types, who each one fits, validity, fees and the rule changes of 2025 and 2026.
- Georgia tax residency: how it works and what it coversWhat Georgian tax residency is, the two ways to get it, what Georgia taxes, and why it is separate from a residence permit.
- Living in Georgia as a foreign residentCurrency, banking, living costs, healthcare and safety in Georgia for a foreign resident, with the source and date of every figure.
- How to choose a Georgia residency serviceWhat a residency provider can and cannot do in Georgia, red flags from outdated rules, and questions to ask before you pay.
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- TaxCompany taxation in Georgia: LLC, International Company and special zonesThe 15% tax on distributed profit, 5% on dividends, and the International Company, Virtual Zone and Free Industrial Zone regimes.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- LivingCost of living in Tbilisi, with Batumi comparedRents and monthly costs in Tbilisi and Batumi in GEL, set against Geostat average pay.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyDocuments for a Georgian residence permit: checklist by permit typeDocument checklist by permit type, with the apostille, translation and certified copy rules that apply to every Georgian residence permit.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyFamily reunification and spouse residence permits in GeorgiaFamily reunification for relatives of permit holders, and the new permit for spouses of Georgian citizens from 1 September 2026.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- TaxForeign income and Georgian tax residencyWhat the Art. 82(1)(u) exemption covers, why service fees from foreign clients can still be taxed, and rates on investment income and crypto.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyGeorgia investment residence permit: USD 300,000 routeThe USD 300,000 investment or property permit: 5 years, turnover targets, no work permit, and an unlimited permit after 5 years.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyGeorgia property residence permit: the USD 150,000 ruleResidence for owners of Georgian property above USD 150,000: rules since 1 March 2026, renewals, the D5 visa and the limits.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyGeorgia residence permit cost: government fees and other costsGovernment fees for every residence permit type and the right to work, and the costs outside those fees.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- TaxGeorgia small business status: the 1% rate and its limitsThe 1% regime for an individual entrepreneur: the GEL 500,000 limit, what counts as Georgian-source income, and the VAT threshold underneath it.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyGeorgia vs Paraguay: residency and tax comparedGeorgia and Paraguay compared on residency routes, fees, permanent residence, citizenship and tax residency.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyGeorgia work permit: the right to work rules since March 2026Who needs the Georgian right to work since 1 March 2026, who is exempt, how to apply, fees, fines and deadlines.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyGeorgia work residence permit and IT permitThe two-step route to a Georgian work residence permit, the company turnover test, and the 3-year IT permit.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyGeorgian citizenship by naturalisation: 10 years, exams and dual citizenshipNaturalisation after 10 years with exams, 5 years for spouses, dual citizenship limits, exceptional citizenship and court review of refusals.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- TaxGeorgian tax residency certificateHow to get proof of Georgian tax residency from the Revenue Service, and what is not confirmed about fees and documents.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- LivingHealthcare and health insurance in Georgia for foreignersForeigners and Georgian healthcare: legal rights, private insurance and the GEL 30,000 tourist insurance rule.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- TaxHigh net worth individual route to Georgian tax residencyTax residency without 183 days for people with more than GEL 3 million in property or GEL 200,000 a year in income, and what remains unconfirmed.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyHow to apply for a Georgian residence permit, step by stepThe residence permit process from choosing the permit to collecting the card, with decision times, refusal grounds and the 10-day appeal deadline.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- TaxIndividual entrepreneur and small business status in GeorgiaThe 1% small business regime for individual entrepreneurs: limits, filing, VAT, and why it gives no residence permit.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- LivingIs Georgia safe? What the crime data showsGeorgia's homicide rate and recorded crime figures, with their dates and what they cannot show.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- LivingOpening a bank account in Georgia as a foreignerHow foreigners open a first bank account in Georgia, what to bring, and what changed in 2025 and 2026.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyPermanent residence in Georgia: the 10-year rule and other routesThe 10-year route to Georgian permanent residence, the 5-year investment and spouse routes, and what permanent status changes.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyResidence in Georgia through your own company or IEWhy registering a company or IE no longer gives Georgian residence by itself, and the routes that work for founders in 2026.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- TaxThe 183-day rule for Georgian tax residencyHow Georgia counts the 183 days under Tax Code Art. 34, including part days and the days that do not count.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- ResidencyVisa-free stay in Georgia: 1 year, 90 days or 30 daysOne year visa-free for about 95 countries, 90 days in 180 for others, the 2026 insurance rule and what a visa-free stay does not allow.Verified 20 Oct 2026
- TaxWhat Georgian tax residency does not solveYour home country's rules, US citizens, treaties, information exchange and pensions: the limits of Georgian tax residency.Verified 20 Oct 2026