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How long can I stay in Georgia?

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Georgia gives Americans and Britons something rare: a full year, no visa. The catch is the second clock inside it, because Georgia counts tax days too, and half a year there is enough to cross that line.

Georgia

As a visitor
1year visa-free

Citizens of the countries on the Government list can enter and stay in Georgia without a visa for one full year.12

Your passport
The United States and the United Kingdom are both on Georgia's one-year list.31
Counted from
Your period of stay is counted from the date you first cross the Georgian border.4
Insurance
Since 1 January 2026 every tourist entering Georgia needs health and accident insurance of at least 30,000 GEL, covering the whole stay including the arrival and departure dates.567
If you overstay
Up to three months past your lawful stay: a 1,000 GEL fine and a 6-month entry ban. Up to one year past: 2,000 GEL and 2 years. More than a year: 3,000 GEL and 3 years.8910

The tax count inside the visa year

A year visa-free is long enough to become a resident for tax without meaning to. 183 or more days in Georgia in any unbroken 12-calendar-month period that ends in the tax year make you a Georgian resident for that whole tax year.11 Time abroad specifically for treatment, leisure, a business trip or education also counts as time in Georgia.12

Worked example

Six months in Tbilisi

  1. You cross into Georgia on 10 January 2027 on a British passport: your year is counted from that crossing.413
  2. Stay on to 11 July 2027 and you reach 183 days in Georgia, the line for Georgian tax residency, with half your visa-free year still ahead.11How we count: 10 January to 11 July 2027, both days included, is 183 days.
  3. A day in Georgia counts as a day of stay whatever the length of your stay that day.14

Questions people ask

Do I have to leave Georgia before my year ends?

You must leave Georgia before your lawful stay ends.15

What if my passport is not on the one-year list?

A visitor who needs no visa but is not on the one-year list can stay up to 90 calendar days in any 180-day period.16

Can I work in Georgia on the visa-free year?

Staying longer than a year, or coming to work or study, needs a longer-term visa.13

Your own count

The visa year and the tax count start from the same crossing and add up different days. One record of where you slept answers both.

Staytill, the iPhone app that counts your days in Georgia and how many you have left Georgia visa-free stay: one year without a visaGeorgia tax residency: the 183-day rule Georgia makes travel insurance a condition of entry

Sources

9 laws and 7 official pages, each with its exact words
  1. Government Ordinance No 255, Note 1 · Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words Citizens of the countries listed in the annex may enter and stay in Georgia without visa for one full year.
  2. Aliens Law of Georgia, Art. 10(3) · Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words The list of countries citizens of which can enter Georgia without a visa, and stay in Georgia for the period different from that provided for in paragraph 2 of this article, namely, for one full year, shall be determined by an ordinance of the Government of Georgia.
  3. Government Ordinance No 255, list · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (copy of the ordinance) · read 26 Oct 2026 · Being rechecked
    Exact words 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  4. Aliens Law of Georgia, Art. 2(p) · Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words The period of stay shall be calculated from the date an alien crosses the state border for the first time
  5. Foreign Ministry, tourist insurance · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Consular Department (geoconsul.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words starting from January 01, 2026 , all tourists entering Georgia are required to hold a valid health and accident insurance policy
  6. Foreign Ministry, tourist insurance · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Consular Department (geoconsul.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words the insurance coverage amount must be no less than 30 000 GEL
  7. Foreign Ministry, tourist insurance · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Consular Department (geoconsul.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words The insurance policy is required to cover the full period of a tourist’s stay in Georgia, including both arrival and departure dates.
  8. Foreign Ministry, overstay penalty · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Consular Department (geoconsul.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words If an alien or a stateless person stays in Georgia for up to three months after the expiry of his/her lawful stay – will be fined 1,000 GEL and a ban on the foreigner entering Georgia for a period of 6 months.
  9. Foreign Ministry, overstay penalty · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Consular Department (geoconsul.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words If an alien or a stateless person stays in Georgia for up to one year after the expiry of his/her lawful stay – will be fined 2,000 GEL and a ban on the foreigner entering Georgia for a period of 2 years.
  10. Foreign Ministry, overstay penalty · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Consular Department (geoconsul.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words If an alien or a stateless person stays in Georgia for more than one year after the expiry of his/her lawful stay – will be fined 3,000 GEL and a ban on the foreigner entering Georgia for a period of 3 years.
  11. Tax Code of Georgia, Art. 34(2) · Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words A Georgian resident for the entire current tax year shall be a natural person who has actually stayed in the territory of Georgia for 183 or more days in any continuous 12-calendar-month period ending in that tax year
  12. Tax Code of Georgia, Art. 34(3) · Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words as well as the time he/she spent outside Georgia specifically for treatment, leisure, business trip or education
  13. GOV.UK travel advice, Georgia · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words You can visit Georgia without a visa for up to one year. To stay longer or to travel for work or study, you must apply for a longer-term visa.
  14. Tax Code of Georgia, Art. 34(5) · Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words The day of actual stay in the territory of Georgia shall be the day, during which a natural person stayed in Georgia irrespective of the length of the stay.
  15. Aliens Law of Georgia, Art. 47(3) · Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words Aliens shall be obliged to leave Georgia before the expiry of their lawful stay in Georgia.
  16. Aliens Law of Georgia, Art. 10(2) · Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words An alien who does not need a short-term visa for entry into Georgia shall enter and stay in Georgia for a maximum of 90 calendar days in any 180-day period.
Checked against Government Ordinance No 255 · Law on the Legal Status of Aliens and Stateless Persons · Tax Code of Georgia, Article 34 on 26 Oct 2026 Updated 26 Oct 2026 Being rechecked

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