When considering the application, the state authorities are guided by the "
Resolution No. 2 of the Citizenship Comission". According to the normative act, in order to obtain complete information about the applicant within the framework of the procedure, the Agency sends requests to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor’s Office and the State security service. If any of these structures provides a conclusion on the inexpediency of granting citizenship, the Agency will see this as a danger to the interests or security of Georgia and will prepare a negative conclusion for the President’s Administration.
President makes the final decision on citizenship matters, guided by, among other things, the provisions of Article 16 of the Law "On Georgia Citizenship" (which sets out the general grounds for refusing to grant citizenship to all categories of applicants).
As for the test and interview, the Citizenship Commission sets a date and time for them within a month of accepting the application. Both testing and interviews are conducted in the same space but in different rooms. To pass the test, you need to correctly answer 7 questions out of 10 in each of the categories: language, history, basics of law (examples of questions can be found
here). After the test, an interview is held — this is the most difficult part of the procedure. During it, the Commission asks questions regarding:
- Family.
- Places of residence.
- Occupation.
- Availability of property.
- Frequency of visits to Georgia, etc.
The purpose of the interview is to evaluate the applicant’s connection with Georgia.After passing all the stages, the Agency prepares a conclusion for the President of Georgia within a few working days (together with the minutes of the Commission drawn up during the interview). The conclusion can be positive or negative.