Visa-free destinations for Georgian passport holders

Is a Georgian passport good for traveling around the world? What visa-free destinations are available to Georgians in 2023? What countries require visas? We answer these questions below. The information will be of interest to those who are applying for legal residence in Georgia by investment in real estate or the Georgian economy. A legal resident in Georgia can become a citizen of the country by naturalization after some time.

Georgia is indicated in blue on the map, visa-free destinations for Georgians in dark green, countries providing visa-on-arrival opportunities in light green, countries that Serbians can enter on electronic visas in turquoise, and countries that require visas in gray.

What is residence by investment? This is an opportunity to acquire a residence card in a foreign country by investing into its economy. The main advantage of this opportunity is the fast speed of acquiring legal residence in the foreign country. A large number of countries around the world have residence-by-investment schemes. The terms of residence acquisition and the requirements to applicants are different in each particular case. Moreover, the rules often change.

Georgia in the Caucasus is one of the countries that has a residence-by-investment program. Program participants can acquire citizenship of Georgia by naturalization and get access to all the advantages that a Georgian passport brings.

To qualify for Georgian citizenship, a foreign legal resident has to live in the country for five years spending more than half of each year in Georgia. Please contact us to request a consultation on applying for legal residence in Georgia.

What benefits does Georgian citizenship bring? First of all, freedom of movement: in 2017, the EU Council and European Parliament amended the legislation and included Georgia in the list of countries whose citizens have visa-free access to the European Union.

Visa-free countries for Georgian passport holders

Georgians can freely enter a large number of countries without having to apply for visas. As of July 2023, Georgians have visa-free access to 119 countries and territories. The Georgian passport is among 50 ‘strongest’ passports in the world.

Country	Visa requirements (V – visa required; F – visa-free entry; A – visa on arrival, E – electronic visa)	Allowed stay time	Comments
Australia	V		Can be acquired via the Internet (e600 visa type).
Austria	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Azerbaijan	F	90 days
Albania	F	90 days within any 180-day period
Algeria	V
Angola	V
Andorra	F		Andorra does not have its own visa policies; Schengen zone regulations are applied in the country.
Antigua and Barbuda	F	180 days
Argentina	F	90 days
Armenia	F	180 days
Afghanistan	V
Bahamas	F	90 days
Bangladesh	A	30 days
Barbados	F	28 days
Bahrain	V
Belarus	F	90 days within any 360-day period
Belize	V
Belgium	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Benin	A	8 days
Bulgaria	F	90 days within any 180-day period
Bolivia	A	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	F	90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana	V
Brazil	F	90 days within any 180-day period
Brunei	V
Burkina Faso	V
Burundi	V
Bhutan	V
Vanuatu	V
Vatican City	F		Vatican City does not have its own visa policies; Schengen zone regulations are applied in the country.
Great Britain	V
Hungary	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Venezuela	V
East Timor	A	30 days
Vietnam	V
Gabon	E		Electronic visa holders have to arrive through Libreville international airport.
Haiti	F	3 months
Guyana	V
Gambia	V
Ghana	V
Guatemala	V
Guinea	V
Guinea-Bissau	E / A	90 days
Germany	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Honduras	V
Grenada	F	3 months
Greece	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Denmark	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Democratic Republic of the Congo	V
Djibouti	E	31 days
Dominica	F	21 days
Dominican Republic	V
Egypt	A
Zambia	E / A	90 days
Zimbabwe	E
Israel	F	90 days within any 180-day period
India	E	60 days	Electronic visa holders have to arrive in India through 25 designated airports or 3 designated seaports.
Indonesia	F	30 days
Jordan	A	3 months
Iraq	V
Iran	F	45 days
Ireland	V
Iceland	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Spain	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Italy	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Yemen	V
Cape Verde	A
Kazakhstan	F	90 days
Cambodia	E / A	30 days
Cameroon	V
Canada	V
Qatar	A	30 days	A visa can be obtained on arrival to Hamad international airport. Electronic visas are also available.
Kenya	E / A	3 months
Cyprus	F	90 days within any 180-day period
Kyrgyzstan	F	90 days
Kiribati	V
China	V		Holders of regular Georgian passports do not need visas. Visas are not required for 30 days if the traveler is with an organized tourist group.
Colombia	F	90 days
Comoros	A
Costa Rica	V
Côte d’Ivoire	E
Cuba	V
Kuwait	E / A	3 months
Laos	A	30 days
Latvia	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Lesotho	E
Liberia	V
Lebanon	A	1 month	A visa-on-arrival is valid for 1 month and it can be extended for 2 more months. The visa is issued free of charge at any entry point if there is no Israeli visa stamped in the passport, an address and telephone number in Lebanon, and a return ticket.
Libya	V
Lithuania	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Liechtenstein	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Luxembourg	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Mauritius	F	90 days
Mauritania	A		A visa-on-arrival is available at Nouakchott airport
Madagascar	A	90 days
Macedonia	V		Holders of regular Georgian passports do not need visas if they are visiting Macedonia for business or as tourists (individually with a tourist voucher or with a group of tourists).
Malawi	A
Malaysia	F	30 days	Only for tourism purposes
Mali	V
Maldives	A	30 days
Malta	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Morocco	V
Marshall Islands	A	90 days
Mexico	V
Micronesia	F	30 days
Mozambique	A	30 days
Moldova	F	90 days
Monaco	F		Monaco does not have its own visa policies; Schengen zone regulations are applied in the country.
Mongolia	V
Myanmar	E	28 days
Namibia	V
Nauru	V
Nepal	A	90 days
Niger	V
Nigeria	V
Netherlands	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Nicaragua	A	90 days
New Zealand	V
Norway	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
United Arab Emirates	V
Oman	V
Pakistan	V
Palau	A	30 days
Panama	F	180 days	Only for tourism purposes
Papua New Guinea	V
Paraguay	V
Peru	V
Poland	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Portugal	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Republic of Congo	V
Russia	F	90 days	If a valid ID card is available
Rwanda	E / A	30 days
Romania	F	90 days within any 180-day period
El Salvador	V
Samoa	A	60 days
San Marino	F		San Marino does not have its own visa policies; Schengen zone regulations are applied in the country.
Sao Tome and Principe	E
Saudi Arabia	V
Swaziland	V
North Korea	V
Seychelles	A	3 months
Senegal	V
Saint Lucia	F	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	F	1 month
Saint Kitts and Nevis	E
Serbia	F	30 days
Singapore	E
Syria	V		Normally, foreign nationals have to obtain visas to Syria beforehand. If the traveler is in the IATA database, he/ she can obtain a visa on arrival. The visa is valid for 15 days.
Slovakia	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Slovenia	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
United States of America	V
Solomon Islands	V
Somalia	A	30 days	Can be obtained at the airports of Galkayo and Mogadishu.
Sudan	V
Suriname	V
Sierra Leone	V
Tajikistan	F
Thailand	V
Tanzania	V
Togo	A	7 days
Tonga	V
Trinidad and Tobago	V
Tuvalu	A	1 month
Tunisia	V		No visa is required if the traveler is visiting Tunisia with an organized tourist group.
Turkmenistan	V
Turkey	F	90 days	If a valid ID card is available
Uganda	E / A
Uzbekistan	F	90 days
Ukraine	F
Uruguay	F	90 days
Fiji	V
Philippines	V
Finland	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
France	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Croatia	F	90 days within any 180-day period
Central African Republic	V
Chad	V
Montenegro	V
Czech Republic	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Chile	F	90 days
Switzerland	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Sweden	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Sri Lanka	E / A	30 days
Ecuador	F	90 days
Equatorial Guinea	V
Eritrea	V
Estonia	F	90 days within any 180-day stay in Schengen zone
Ethiopia	V
South Korea	V		No visa is required if the traveler arrives and departs through Jeju City and stays in the country for less than 30 days.
South Africa	V
South Sudan	V
Jamaica	A
Japan	V

Visa-free territories for Georgian passport holders

Let’s see what unrecognized or partially recognized countries offer visa-free access to Georgians.

Destination	Visa requirements (V – visa required; F – visa-free entry; A – visa on arrival, E – electronic visa)	Comments
Abkhazia	V	The traveler has to have a multiple entry visa to Russia; a three-day notice is obligatory
Artsakh	V
Kosovo	V
Palestine	F	Travelers are not allowed to arrive by sea.
Transnistria	F	The traveler has to register in Transnistria within 24 hours.
Northern Cyprus	F
Somaliland	A
Taiwan	V
South Ossetia	F	The traveler has to have a multiple entry visa to Russia; a three-day notice is obligatory

Now let’s inspect the visa requirements for Georgian passport holders wishing to visit various dependent territories in different parts of the world.

Destination	Visa requirements (V – visa required; F – visa-free entry; A – visa on arrival, E – electronic visa)	Comments
China
Hong Kong	V
Macao	A	30 days
Denmark
Greenland	F
Faroe Islands	F
France
Mayotte	V
New Caledonia	V
Reunion	V
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	V
Wallis and Futuna	V
French West Indies	V	The French West Indies includes Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
French Guiana	V
French Polynesia	V
Netherlands
Aruba	V
Netherlands Caribbean Islands (including Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)	V
Curaçao	V
Sint Maarten	V
New Zealand
Tokelau	V
Niue	F	30 days
Cook Islands	F	31 days
United Kingdom
Anguilla	V	Holders of UK visas do not need visas to visit Anguilla.
Bermuda	V	If the traveler is arriving via Great Britain, he/ she can stay in Bermuda for 3 months without a visa.
British Indian Ocean Territory	A special permit required
British Indian Ocean Territory	V
Gibraltar	V
Cayman Islands	V
Montserrat	E
Ascension Island	A special permit required	An entry permit has to be obtained at least 28 days before arrival.
St. Helena	V
Pitcairn Islands	F
Turks and Caicos Islands	V	Holders of valid visas to the UK, Northern Ireland, the USA, and Canada can stay on the islands for 90 days without visas.
Tristan da Cunha	A special permit required
Falkland Islands	V
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands	A special permit required
United States of America
American Samoa	V
U.S. Virgin Islands	V
Guam	V
Northern Mariana Islands	V
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits are required to visit the following territories: Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter the Great Island, Queen Maud Land, and Ross Dependency Territory.

Visa-free destinations for Georgians and other reasons to apply for legal residence in Georgia

If you invest in a piece of real property in Georgia, you will have a place to stay in the country. This means that meeting the personal presence requirement is going to be easy for you and you can apply for citizenship of the country in five years. We will be happy to put you through to our Georgian partners who offer elite houses and apartments in Tbilisi for sale.

Georgian citizenship brings other advantages in addition to the possibility to visit many countries without visas. Georgia is an extremely beautiful country with a mild climate and the local cuisine is unparalleled. Please get in touch with us if you would like to learn more about investing into real estate in Georgia, acquiring legal residence in the country, and ultimately becoming a Georgian citizen. We promptly reply to our readers’ queries!