Georgia e-Visa: how to apply online

The e-Visa is for foreigners travelling for short-term purposes whose nationality requires a visa and appears in the portal's country list. If your passport gives visa-free entry, you do not need it. People who never leave the international transit area of an airport do not need a visa either.

You upload a passport scan as a single PDF, a recent photo, proof of accommodation, a return ticket, travel and health insurance valid throughout Georgia, proof of funds such as bank statements for the last three months, and proof of the purpose of travel. Documents must be in English or Georgian. The same papers should be carried at the border.

The visa fee is USD 20 plus a 2% service charge, paid by Visa or Mastercard; the card does not have to belong to the applicant. After the first step the portal emails a DuVerify link: this identity check costs USD 15 per applicant and must be completed within 24 hours. You must confirm the verification email and pay within a few hours, otherwise the application is cancelled. No fee is refunded, even when the visa is refused or the data entered were wrong.

A decision takes at least 5 working days. The visa type is set per nationality: a 120/30 multiple-entry visa, for example, lets you enter during 120 days and stay up to 30 days each time, while a 180/90 visa caps the total at 90 days within 180 days. Print the PDF and travel with it.

Data entered in an application cannot be corrected afterwards; a new application and a new payment are needed. A visa or entry can be refused when the applicant lacks insurance or sufficient funds, has an unpaid fine or ban, or when there is reasonable doubt that they will leave on time.