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| Field | 🇬🇪GeorgiaGeorgia Work Residence and Right to Work 2026 |
|---|---|
| Country | Georgia (GE) |
| Route | Georgia Work Residence and Right to Work 2026 |
| Route family | Employment / skilled work |
| Route type | work |
| Summary | Current guide to Georgia's 2026 right-to-work system, D1 visa follow-up and work residence permit. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-20 |
| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Best-fit work models | Local employment, Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Income requirement | For work residence, the monthly income or bank funds considering the permit term must be at least five times the subsistence minimum for the average consumer. SDA also publishes enterprise turnover benchmarks of GEL 50,000 per foreign applicant, or GEL 35,000 for education and medical institutions.As of 2026-09-20Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Investment requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Processing time | After right-to-work approval, a person outside Georgia generally must apply for a D1 immigration visa within 30 calendar days; a person already in Georgia generally must apply for a work or qualifying IT residence permit within 10 calendar days, unless an exception applies.As of 2026-09-20Source 1Source 2 |
| Validity | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Local-work rules | From 1 March 2026, most non-permanent-resident foreigners performing covered paid work for a Georgian employer or local entrepreneurial/self-employed activity require a separate right-to-work approval in addition to any D1 visa or residence permit. Employers normally apply for employees; self-employed foreigners apply personally.As of 2026-09-20Source 1 |
| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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