Type of Residence Permit: Temporary
Validity Period: Initially 6 months/1 year, renewable for up to 10 years, but not exceeding the duration of the employment contract.
Grounds:1) Valid employment contract with a Georgian company.
2) Company turnover of at least 50,000 GEL (approximately 19,000 USD at the article's publication date) per each employed foreigner.
Documents:— Application form;
— Notarized copy and translation of passport;
— Employment contract;
— Confirmation of foreign employee registration on the Ministry of Health portal;
— Confirmation of employee income of at least 1500 GEL (net)/or bank statement confirming funds in a personal account;
— Company turnover certificate;
— Certificate of the number of employed foreigners;
— Applicant's photo.
Founders and directors of the company may NOT be Georgian citizens. Individuals applying for a residence permit may be directors or founders of the company, but must also work in the company under an employment contract.
Procedure and Timeframes/Cost:Signing an employment contract with a Georgian company. In this case: the salary of the foreign specialist must be at least 5 times the established minimum subsistence level for an average consumer (currently around 300 GEL), i.e., 1500 GEL net (1875 GEL, including income tax); the annual turnover of the employer company must be at least 50,000 GEL per year per foreign specialist (for medical and educational institutions, the turnover per foreign specialist is set at 35,000 GEL per year). That is, if the company has 2 specialists - 100,000 GEL (regardless of how many specialists apply for a residence permit).
- Obtaining a Residence Permit (30 days/300 GEL; 20 days/450 GEL; 10 days/600 GEL).
- Obtaining Binadrobis (registration and ID) (10 working days - 60 GEL, 5 working days - 80 GEL, 3 working days - 100 GEL, within 24 hours - 120 GEL, same-day application - 150 GEL).