Legal Guide to Georgia by JUST Advisors
8 August, 2025
Marina Piduashvili, Director, Lawyer
Georgia is a country with a rich history, unique culture, and a favorable investment climate. For many foreigners, it becomes a new home, a place to do business, or a starting point for new opportunities. However, successful integration into Georgian reality requires understanding of local laws, procedures, and specific features.
This guide was created by the team at JUST Advisors to help you navigate the key aspects of life and activity in Georgia. We have collected up-to-date information on legalization, business registration, taxation, real estate, healthcare, and many other topics.
Each section contains a brief description and links to detailed articles, so you can explore the issues that interest you more deeply.
This guide was created by the team at JUST Advisors to help you navigate the key aspects of life and activity in Georgia. We have collected up-to-date information on legalization, business registration, taxation, real estate, healthcare, and many other topics.
Each section contains a brief description and links to detailed articles, so you can explore the issues that interest you more deeply.
- Legalization in Georgia: Residence Permit, Citizenship, Compatriot Status, Humanitarian Status
Georgia offers various paths to legalization for foreigners: temporary and permanent residence permits, citizenship through general and exceptional procedures, as well as compatriot status.
JUST Advisors provides up-to-date information and support at all stages of obtaining legal status, taking into account the individual circumstances of each client. Comprehensive assistance at all stages — from document preparation to appealing refusals.
Useful materials:
● Obtaining a residence permit in Georgia
● Temporary residence permit in Georgia: grounds and procedure
● Obtaining permanent residence in Georgia
● Obtaining and restoring Georgian citizenship
● Georgian citizenship by investment: a new opportunity for investors
● How to obtain Georgian citizenship through the exceptional procedure
● Preparing for the Georgian citizenship exam
● Legal status for citizens and former citizens of Georgia
● How to appeal a residence permit denial in Georgia
● Residence permit for former citizens of Georgia: how to obtain it
● Georgian passport: rights, obligations, and privileges
● Employment of foreigners in Georgia: how the rules will change in 2026
JUST Advisors provides up-to-date information and support at all stages of obtaining legal status, taking into account the individual circumstances of each client. Comprehensive assistance at all stages — from document preparation to appealing refusals.
Useful materials:
● Obtaining a residence permit in Georgia
● Temporary residence permit in Georgia: grounds and procedure
● Obtaining permanent residence in Georgia
● Obtaining and restoring Georgian citizenship
● Georgian citizenship by investment: a new opportunity for investors
● How to obtain Georgian citizenship through the exceptional procedure
● Preparing for the Georgian citizenship exam
● Legal status for citizens and former citizens of Georgia
● How to appeal a residence permit denial in Georgia
● Residence permit for former citizens of Georgia: how to obtain it
● Georgian passport: rights, obligations, and privileges
● Employment of foreigners in Georgia: how the rules will change in 2026
2.Business Registration and Operations in Georgia
Starting a business in Georgia requires a careful approach to choosing the legal form, preparing founding documents, and complying with all legal procedures.
JUST Advisors provides full support at all stages of business registration and ongoing operations.
Useful materials:
● How to start a business in Georgia: legal guide from JA
● Business inspections in Georgia: complete guide to avoiding fines and risks in 2025/2026
● Support for innovation in Georgia: tax benefits for startups
● Trademark registration in Georgia
● Legal regulation of business in Georgia (presentation in the JUST Advisors online library)
JUST Advisors provides full support at all stages of business registration and ongoing operations.
Useful materials:
● How to start a business in Georgia: legal guide from JA
● Business inspections in Georgia: complete guide to avoiding fines and risks in 2025/2026
● Support for innovation in Georgia: tax benefits for startups
● Trademark registration in Georgia
● Legal regulation of business in Georgia (presentation in the JUST Advisors online library)
3.Labor Relations and Personal Data Protection
Labor legislation in Georgia regulates relations between employers and employees, including employment contracts, working conditions, and dataprotection.
JUST Advisors provides consultations and assistance with all necessary documentation.
Useful materials:
● Labor law and HR documentation in Georgia
● Employment contract in Georgia? — Never heard of it
● How to register labor migrants in Georgia
● Personal data protection in Georgia: current requirements and international standards
JUST Advisors provides consultations and assistance with all necessary documentation.
Useful materials:
● Labor law and HR documentation in Georgia
● Employment contract in Georgia? — Never heard of it
● How to register labor migrants in Georgia
● Personal data protection in Georgia: current requirements and international standards
4.Taxes for Companies and Individual Entrepreneurs
Georgia offers various tax regimes for companies and individual entrepreneurs, including favorable conditions for IT businesses and small enterprises.
JUST Advisors helps choose the optimal regime and provides full tax support.
Useful materials:
● Tax guide in Georgia: types, rates, and payment deadlines
● Tax regimes for IT businesses in Georgia: how to choose and obtain optimal status
● Income tax for individual entrepreneurs
● Property tax for companies
Small business in Georgia 2025: updated tax declaration and more.
JUST Advisors helps choose the optimal regime and provides full tax support.
Useful materials:
● Tax guide in Georgia: types, rates, and payment deadlines
● Tax regimes for IT businesses in Georgia: how to choose and obtain optimal status
● Income tax for individual entrepreneurs
● Property tax for companies
Small business in Georgia 2025: updated tax declaration and more.
5.Taxes for Individuals
Individuals in Georgia are required to pay income and property taxes.
The income tax rate is up to 20%, and property tax is up to 1% of market value.
Tax return deadlines: by April 1 (income tax) and November 15 (property tax).
JUST Advisors provides services for analyzing tax obligations, obtaining tax numbers, and submitting declarations.
Useful materials:
● Submitting a tax return for individuals in Georgia
● Tax number for foreigners in Georgia: how and why to get it
● Tax residency of individuals in Georgia
● The truth about income tax for foreigners in Georgia
● Financial information exchange in Georgia
Video guide "How to submit an income tax declaration"
The income tax rate is up to 20%, and property tax is up to 1% of market value.
Tax return deadlines: by April 1 (income tax) and November 15 (property tax).
JUST Advisors provides services for analyzing tax obligations, obtaining tax numbers, and submitting declarations.
Useful materials:
● Submitting a tax return for individuals in Georgia
● Tax number for foreigners in Georgia: how and why to get it
● Tax residency of individuals in Georgia
● The truth about income tax for foreigners in Georgia
● Financial information exchange in Georgia
Video guide "How to submit an income tax declaration"
6.Real Estate
Purchasing real estate in Georgia requires thorough verification of the property and the seller.
JUST Advisors provides transaction support services, including document audit, payment structuring, and tax consultations.
Useful materials:
● Real estate transaction support
● Checklist "How to buy property on the secondary market in Georgia"
● Buying new-build property in Georgia: how to protect your rights and avoid risks
● Commercial real estate in Georgia: registration and taxes
● Property taxes for foreigners in Georgia
● Taxes on rental income from apartments, flats, and hotel rooms in Georgia
● What is a Girao?
JUST Advisors provides transaction support services, including document audit, payment structuring, and tax consultations.
Useful materials:
● Real estate transaction support
● Checklist "How to buy property on the secondary market in Georgia"
● Buying new-build property in Georgia: how to protect your rights and avoid risks
● Commercial real estate in Georgia: registration and taxes
● Property taxes for foreigners in Georgia
● Taxes on rental income from apartments, flats, and hotel rooms in Georgia
● What is a Girao?
Georgian legislation regulates issues of marriage, divorce, and inheritance.
JUST Advisors provides legal assistance with divorce, property division, and inheritance formalities.
Useful materials:
● Family law in Georgia. Divorce
● Inheritance in Georgia: Detailed guide for heirs
JUST Advisors provides legal assistance with divorce, property division, and inheritance formalities.
Useful materials:
● Family law in Georgia. Divorce
● Inheritance in Georgia: Detailed guide for heirs
8.Healthcare and Social Protection
Georgia has a system of funded pensions and health insurance.
JUST Advisors provides consultations on participation in pension programs and obtaining health insurance for foreigners.
Useful materials:
JUST Advisors provides consultations on participation in pension programs and obtaining health insurance for foreigners.
Useful materials:
9. Automobiles and Driving Licenses
Driving a car in Georgia requires compliance with local traffic rules and a valid insurance policy.
JUST Advisors provides information about entry rules by personal vehicle and road traffic regulations.
Useful materials:
● Entry rules to Georgia by personal car
● Traffic rules in Georgia: common violations and fines
● How foreigners can obtain a driver’s license in Georgia
JUST Advisors provides information about entry rules by personal vehicle and road traffic regulations.
Useful materials:
● Entry rules to Georgia by personal car
● Traffic rules in Georgia: common violations and fines
● How foreigners can obtain a driver’s license in Georgia
10. Legal Protection
JUST Advisors provides legal assistance in litigation, including protecting foreigners' rights and handling cases in various instances.
Useful materials:
Useful materials:
Conclusion
We hope this guide has been a helpful tool for understanding the legal and practical aspects of life in Georgia.
Our goal is to provide reliable and up-to-date information to help you make informed decisions and successfully adapt to your new environment.
If you have further questions or need a personal consultation, JUST Advisors specialists are always ready to help.
Contact us:
Our goal is to provide reliable and up-to-date information to help you make informed decisions and successfully adapt to your new environment.
If you have further questions or need a personal consultation, JUST Advisors specialists are always ready to help.
Contact us:
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