georgia
Citizens of Albania, Andorra, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain,
Barbados, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Canada, Costa Rica, Chile, The European Union, Iceland,
Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Malaysia,
Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama,
Philippines, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Saudi
Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South
Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab
Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City and CIS nations
(except Russia and Turkmenistan-visa on arrival) do not
need visa to visit Georgia for up to 360 days.
If you’re not from one of the above
countries, you can get a visa from a Georgian embassy or
consulate.
Visas are also issued at the official road
and air (but not rail or sea) entry points into Georgia.
The standard fee for a 90-day,
single-entry ‘ordinary’ visa, which covers tourism, is 60 GEL or
its equivalent. Double-entry 90-day visas (only available at
consulates) are 90 GEL.
Visa-issuing procedures are pretty
straightforward and can normally be completed in a matter of
minutes at entry points to Georgia, although consulates require
a few days for processing. Border crossings
Georgia’s international entry and exit points are as follows.
Visas, for those who need them, are available at the road and
air entry points only.
Batumi International airport (visas
available) and Black Sea port (visas not available).
Böyük Kəsik Rail border with Azerbaijan –
visas not available here.
Guguti/Tashir Road border with Armenia.
Krasny Most (Red Bridge, Tsiteli Khidi,
Qırmızı Körpü) Road border with Azerbaijan.
Ninotsminda/Bavra Road border with
Armenia.
Poti Black Sea port – visas not available
here.
Sadakhlo/Bagratashen Road and rail border
with Armenia – visas available for road travellers only.
Sarpi/Sarp Road border with Turkey.
Tbilisi International airport.
Tsodna (Postbina) Road border with
Azerbaijan, between Lagodekhi and Balakən.
Vale/Posof Road border with Turkey,
reached via Akhaltsikhe.
The border with Russia at Zemo
Larsi/Chertov Most, north of Kazbegi, was only open to Georgians
and Russians for several years until 2006, when Russia closed it
(‘temporarily’) to everybody. However, there is an open border
crossing point with Russia at Verkhniy Lars (Верхний
Ларс). It doesn't issue visa.
