Georgia Visa Free Countries 2026: 1 Year Stay, 90 in 180 and the e Visa

Georgia has one of the most open entry rules in the world. A government ordinance lists countries whose citizens may enter and stay without a visa for one full year. The list includes Azerbaijan, Armenia, Türkiye, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, all EU states, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and all six Gulf states.

For Azerbaijani citizens the bilateral agreement listed by Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry gives 90 days, but Georgia's own one year rule is more generous and applies at the Georgian border. If you plan a long stay, confirm your case on the Georgian consular site.

The ordinance has been amended over the years. The list above follows the published text; check your passport in the Do I need a visa tool on geoconsul.gov.ge before you travel.

A second ordinance helps people whose own passport is not on the one year list. If you hold a valid visa or residence permit of a listed country, you can enter Georgia without a visa and stay 90 days in any 180 day period. The permit must be valid on the day you enter.

• Example: an Indian citizen with a valid UAE residence visa can stay 90 days in 180.
• The Georgian embassy in the UAE notes extra conditions for some nationalities, for example Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Morocco: their UAE visa or residence must be multiple entry and valid at least 1 more year.
• An Indian or Pakistani citizen whose only permit is an Azerbaijani residence card needs a Georgian visa or e visa.

If you need a visa, the fastest route for tourism or business is the e visa portal evisa.gov.ge, run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. You must be outside Georgia when you apply. A short term single entry visa allows up to 30 days, and the total stay cannot pass 90 days in any 180.

Citizens and residents of India, China, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam are in the group that uploads the standard tourist documents without the extra supporting visa.

Under the Law of Georgia on Tourism, every tourist entering Georgia since 1 January 2026 must hold a valid health and accident insurance policy. It can be on paper or on your phone, in Georgian or English, from a Georgian or foreign insurer.

• Minimum cover: GEL 30,000.
• It must cover the whole stay, including the arrival and departure days.
• The policy must show the parties, territory, dates, insured risks, the sum insured and the premium.
• Diplomatic passport holders, accredited diplomats and international drivers are exempt.
• See travel insurance for visa applications for what to check in a policy.

Most people fly from Baku to Tbilisi or Batumi. The land border has its own rules for who may cross; read Azerbaijan land borders and the Tbilisi to Baku train before you plan a road or rail trip.

If you live in Azerbaijan on a residence card, a trip to Georgia does not reset or pause your Azerbaijani permit. Our guide on visa runs from Azerbaijan explains why. Sroky does not file Georgian visas: apply on evisa.gov.ge yourself. For other destinations, see where Azerbaijani passports can travel or travel from India.