E-Visa to Georgia: Complete Guide

Georgia can be confidently called one of the most hospitable countries in the world: it opens its doors to citizens of virtually all countries without exception. Nationals of almost 100 countries can travel to Georgia visa-free. For others, there is a facilitated process of online visa applications. The essential guidelines are below!

Table of contents

• Countries eligible for Georgian e-visa
• How to apply for a Georgian visa online?
• Documents required for Georgian e-visa application
• Georgian digital visa photo requirements
• Georgian e-visa fee
• Georgian e-visa validity
• Georgian e-visa processing time
• Georgian e-visa extension

Countries eligible for Georgian e-visa

Citizens of more than 60 countries can apply for Georgian e-visa online without going to an embassy.

The multiple-entry visa is available for citizens of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, The central African Republic, China, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Laos, Lesotho, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe. A 120/30 multiple-entry visa is valid for 120 days and allows a maximum stay of 30 days in total across all visits, not 30 days on each trip.

Other visa options are available for nationals of the following countries: Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, East Timor, Grenada, Guatemala, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, North Macedonia, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. Check the number of entries, validity and permitted stay offered for your passport before paying.

Do not assume that you can enter visa-free if your country is missing from these lists. Check the current options for your nationality, passport type and any supporting visa or residence permit in the official application before making travel plans.

How to apply for a Georgian visa online?

There are two ways to apply for a Georgian visa online:

• Through the e-visa portal, for short-term visit C visas;
• Through the e-application system for other kinds of travel permits to connect you with the Georgian diplomatic mission.

In either case, you will need to fill out the forms based on your personal information, submit the required documents, pay for your visa application, and wait for your application to be processed. If the visa application involves the embassy, especially for longer ones, you may need to attend an in-person interview.

For the e-visa route, there are two mandatory stages:

1. Complete the Georgian e-visa application and pay the consular fee. Verify your email within one hour of receiving the verification message, then pay within five hours of the payment notification. Missing either deadline cancels the application.
2. Follow the DuVerify link sent by email and complete the separate verification application within 24 hours after completing the first stage. DuVerify charges an additional USD 15 per applicant. Paying the consular fee alone does not complete the process.

Keep access to your email and check your spam or junk folder. Once approved, print the e-visa emailed to you and bring it when you travel.

Documents required for Georgian e-visa application

Prepare the following documents for your Georgian e-visa application:

• Your valid passport or travel document, scanned into a single PDF;
• A separate compliant visa application photo;
• A copy of a supporting visa or residence permit, where applicable;
• Proof of accommodation;
• A return flight ticket, if traveling by air;
• Travel insurance covering your stay;
• Proof of sufficient financial means;
• Evidence of your travel purpose, such as an invitation.

You also need a credit or debit card for online payment. The portrait and passport scan are separate uploads: do not use the portrait cropped from your passport as the new application photo. Documents must be in English or Georgian.

Your passport must have at least two blank pages, have been issued within the previous ten years and remain valid for at least three months after the requested visa expires.

Georgian digital visa photo requirements

Check your application photos against these requirements:

• The photo must be in color and taken within the last six months;
• Upload a separate digital portrait and follow the file requirements displayed in the application. Visafoto offers a Georgian e-visa format of 472×591 pixels (4×5 cm for printing); check the portal's upload instructions rather than treating printed dimensions as digital file requirements;
• The image must have adequate brightness and contrast and show natural skin tone;
• It should show a close-up of the head and (partial) shoulders;
• Your head must be looking straight forward, centered with neutral expression and in sharp focus;
• Your head’s height from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head, including the hair, should occupy between 50% and 70% of the image’s total height;
• The eyes must be open and no hair obscuring the face;
• Prescription glasses are allowed but have to be clear and thin framed and should not have flash reflection or obscure the eyes;
• Head coverings, hair, head-dress or facial ornaments should not obscure the face;
• The photo must have plain light background with no other people or objects in the photo;
• The lighting must be uniform with no shadows on the face or behind;
• Photos should not have red eyes.

Do not submit a photo copied or scanned from a passport, driving license or another official document. The official e-visa FAQ explains photo recency, pose and head-size requirements.

Here is an example:

Use our online ID photo converter to instantly get a ready-to-submit Georgian visa photo online. Simply upload your full-face portrait to the tool below. Visafoto will automatically adjust its size, format, background and quality. You will get a digital photo file for e-visa portal and a template ready for printing.

First, take a photo of yours like this one:

You will have two types of photos: a digital one is for electronic applications and a printable template.

Here they are:

Georgian e-visa fee

The application fee for Georgian electronic visas is USD 20 plus a 2% service fee, totaling USD 20.40. The mandatory DuVerify application costs another USD 15 per applicant, bringing these published charges to USD 35.40 in total. These are separate payments.

Georgian e-visa validity

The validity of your Georgian visa depends on your passport (your citizenship). Find out how long you can stay on your electronic visa on the platform. Visa validity and permitted stay are different: a 120/30 multiple-entry visa allows up to 30 days in total during its 120-day validity. A 180/90 multiple-entry visa allows up to 90 days in a 180-day period. Leaving and re-entering does not reset the permitted stay.

Georgian e-visa processing time

According to the official e-visa FAQ, a decision takes at least five working days. This is not a maximum or a guaranteed approval deadline. Allow more time before travel and complete the email, payment and DuVerify steps within their respective deadlines.

Georgian e-visa extension

Georgian electronic visas are not extendable. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, short-term Georgian diplomatic and special visas, D3 and D5 immigration visas are extendable.

If you need to stay longer, consider applying for a new visa. Note that electronic visas can only be applied for from outside Georgia.

Last updated: October 26, 2026.