Published Date : 20-02-2026

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Submission of Request for Residence Permit (Georgia)

1. To obtain or extend a Georgian residence permit, an alien shall apply to the Legal Entity under Public Law (LEPL) – the Public Service Development Agency of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia (‘the Agency’).
2. An application for obtaining or extending a residence permit shall be submitted to the Agency in printed or electronic form by completing the application form available on the Agency’s website.
3. A person of full age and capacity staying in Georgia may submit an application for obtaining or extending a Georgian residence permit. An alien staying in another country may apply electronically to the Agency to extend a Georgian residence permit by completing an application form available on the Agency’s website. An alien may apply to the Agency in person or through a representative.
4. An alien shall apply to the Agency for a residence permit 40 calendar days before his/her lawful stay in the territory of Georgia expires. This requirement shall not apply to issuing special residence permits to the victims of or persons affected by the crime of trading in persons (human trafficking).
5. The question of granting a Georgian residence permit to minors or its extension shall be reviewed based on an application of their representatives. If an application for granting or extending a Georgian residence permit to a minor is submitted by a person acting under a power of attorney, the consent of both parents (if the minor has only one parent – the consent of that parent, or if the minor has no parents – the consent of his/her legal representative) shall be required. If one of the parents (or other legal representative) of a minor applies for granting or extending a Georgian residence permit to the minor, the consent of the other parent (or other legal representative) shall not be required, except where a permanent residence permit is issued to a minor.
6. The consent of the legal representative of a minor or of a legally incompetent person shall be expressed:
7. in a duly certified written form;
8. in a written form expressed in the presence of an authorized person of the Agency;
9. by submitting the consent form available on the Agency’s website by using an electronic identity or residence card;
10. by expressing consent before an authorized person of the Agency by means of an electronic communication, provided the consenting person can be identified and his/her identity can be verified against the electronic database of the Agency.
11. Representative authority to apply for a Georgian residence permit may be granted to a third person electronically under Article 16(1) and (2) of the relevant Procedures, provided that the third person can be identified and his/her identity can be verified against the electronic database of the Agency.
12. Communication with the interested person shall be made by posting a relevant notice on the Agency’s website. When submitting an application to the Agency, an interested person may also indicate e-mail as an additional form of communication with the Agency.
13. When reviewing and deciding the issue of granting a Georgian residence permit to an alien, the Agency and other public authorities may communicate with each other in writing and electronically, according to the procedures determined by legislation.