Statistics of residence permits issued in Georgia in 2023

Type;Not satisfied;Percentage of refusals;Satisfied

Residence permit (RP) of a former Georgian citizen: issued to a foreigner whose Georgian citizenship has been terminated; 11; 2.3%; 466; Temporary RP: issued to a foreigner who has been granted the status of a victim in accordance with the law of Georgia "On the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Protection, and Assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence"; 0; 0; 6; Short-term RP: issued to a foreigner and members of his family if they legally own real estate (except for agricultural land) in Georgia, the value of which exceeds the equivalent of $100,000 in GEL; 1,100; 33.3%; 2203; RP for stateless persons: issued to a person established as stateless in Georgia; 0; 0; 70; RP for the spouse of a Georgian citizen, a minor child, a parent of a minor Georgian citizen. Also for a foreigner who has lived in Georgia for the last 10 years based on a residence permit. This period does not include the period of residence in Georgia for study, medical treatment, and work in diplomatic and equivalent representations; 500; 21.5%; 1818; RP for family reunification purposes: issued to family members of a foreigner with a residence permit; 443; 16.9%; 2176; Investment RP: issued to a foreigner who has invested in Georgia an amount of not less than $300,000 in equivalent in GEL, and to members of his family; 89; 29%; 305; Study RP (issued for the purpose of receiving education in an accredited educational institution in Georgia); 84; 0.52%; 16005; "Special RP is issued: a) to a foreigner for whom there are reasonable assumptions that he may be a victim or victim of human trafficking b) to a foreigner for whom a member of the Georgian government submits a written initiative to issue a residence permit in Georgia c) to a foreigner who could not be expelled, to whom a temporary identity document was issued and 5 years have passed since receiving the temporary identity document d) to a foreigner with the status of a compatriot"; 190; 22.8%; 590; Employment RP (for foreign specialists working under an employment contract for a Georgian company or an individual entrepreneur registered by foreign citizens); 2,450; 29.4%; 4,909; Total; 4,867; 13%; 28,548;