Residency & Permit Pricing
Transparent pricing for Georgian residency services. Work residence permit from €1,130 plus government fees. Property residence from €1,130 plus government fees. HNW tax-residency programme on request. Free first consultation either way.
Work Residence Permit
Renewable Georgian residence permit grounded by your Individual Entrepreneur economic activity for foreign clients. Article 15(a) pathway. Initial application physical, renewals via Power of Attorney.
Happy Georgia client service fees (government fees in GEL paid separately)
What's included
- Residency application & follow-up assistance
- Domicile address arrangement (proof of accommodation)
- Document preparation & translation coordination
- Accompaniment through SDA application steps
- Initial application support (physical presence required)
- Renewal possible via Power of Attorney from year 2
Government fees (work permit, residence permit, residence card) paid separately to Georgian authorities in GEL. Once the one-year residency card is received, no additional Happy Georgia annual fees.
Renewal must be initiated at least 40 days before expiry. Can be handled remotely (with video call) but requires a physical visit to apply for the new card.
Property Residence Permit
Renewable Georgian residence permit grounded by USD 150,000+ Georgian property purchase (threshold raised March 2026). Property purchase via Power of Attorney, initial residence permit application physical at SDA, renewals via Power of Attorney. No minimum stay requirement.
Final scope and pricing quoted after a free consultation
Engagement typically includes
- Property investment threshold verification
- Property documentation review (title, valuation, ownership chain)
- Domicile address arrangement
- Residence permit application preparation & SDA submission
- Document translations & notarizations
- Accompaniment through SDA application steps
- Government fees (paid in GEL, separate)
Investment Residence Permit
Renewable Georgian residence permit grounded by substantial Georgian business or financial commitments. Investment Permit pathway opens the 5-year accelerated track to permanent residence vs the standard 10-year. Initial application physical at SDA, renewals via Power of Attorney.
Final scope and pricing quoted after a free consultation
Engagement typically includes
- Investment qualification advisory (threshold, qualifying activities)
- Investment documentation preparation
- Residence permit application preparation & SDA submission
- Document translations & notarizations
- Accompaniment through SDA application steps
- Government fees (paid in GEL, separate)
IT Residence Permit
Article 15(l) NACE/ISCO code framework — narrower fit than most foreign IT founders need. Most readers fit Work Residence (IE-grounded) or Investment Residence (LLC-grounded) better. Residency Scoping confirms the right pathway before any application.
Final scope and pricing quoted after a free consultation
Engagement typically includes
- Eligibility assessment under IT-residence framework
- Supporting documentation preparation
- Residence permit application preparation & SDA submission
- Government fees (paid in GEL, separate)
Work Permit — Residency Scoping + Application Support
Most foreign founders are exempt under Article 1.3 sub-clauses or Article 13⁹. Our Residency Scoping (€290) confirms exemption with documentation in hand. For non-exempt cases, we prepare the application file, schedule the video interview, and submit through the labour migration portal.
Residency Scoping for exempt configurations, full application support when required
What's included
- Mapping of your situation against Article 1.3 sub-clauses and Article 13⁹ exemption framework
- Identification of your applicable exemption category with sub-clause-level specificity
- Written confirmation document citing the regulation and documentary evidence
- For non-exempt cases: full application file preparation including employer registration and Georgian-language elements
- For non-exempt cases: mandatory video interview scheduling and full coaching session
- For non-exempt cases: portal submission via labourmigration.moh.gov.ge as authorised representative
- For non-exempt cases: application tracking and agency-correspondence handling
State fee paid separately to Ministry of Finance: 200 GEL for standard 30-day processing or 400 GEL for 10-day expedited.
For most foreign founders, IE holders, and LLC directors, the €290 Residency Scoping is the entire engagement — exemption confirmed in writing, no permit needed.
The €1,130 full application engagement applies only when Residency Scoping reveals the client is not exempt and the work permit itself is required. Residency Scoping delivered first as a separate engagement; if the client is exempt, the full application is not needed.
Tax Residency Certificate (Standard 183-Day Path)
Georgian tax residency certificate filed via Power of Attorney by our team. For clients reaching 183 days in Georgia organically through business or lifestyle presence. HNW programme covered separately.
Standard 183-day path certificate, filed via PoA
What's included
- Path-fit assessment confirming the 183-day rule applies
- Power of Attorney drafting and notarisation coordination
- Application file preparation including Revenue Service supporting documentation
- Application submission via authorised representative under PoA
- Revenue Service correspondence handling through to certificate issuance
- Certificate collection on your behalf
- Briefing on certificate use and home-country tax-residency exit conversation
For HNW programme path (clients not reaching 183 days), see separate engagement structure on the HNW Tax Residency page.
Renewal of the standard certificate is separately quoted; typical annual renewal is simpler than initial filing.
HNW Tax Residency Programme
Three-layer Georgian Tax Residency programme for modest HNW clients whose physical presence pattern doesn't reach 183 days. Layer 1 global wealth or income, Layer 2 USD 500,000+ Georgian assets (crypto excluded), Layer 3 Georgian residence permit or income. Initial application physical, renewals via Power of Attorney.
Final scope and pricing quoted after a free consultation
Engagement typically includes
- Layer 1 eligibility assessment (assets/income qualification)
- Layer 2 Georgian assets structuring advisory (deposits, brokerage, real estate, qualifying shares)
- Layer 3 Georgian connection structuring (residence permit OR Georgian-source income strategy)
- HNW programme application coordination with Revenue Service
- Cross-border tax position analysis (DTA application, exit taxation in current jurisdiction)
- Ongoing tax-residency compliance
Permanent Residence Permit
Georgian permanent residence application after 10 years of continuous lawful residence (5 years via Investment Permit). Filed via Power of Attorney once the residency time requirement is met. Counts toward the eventual citizenship application.
Final scope and pricing quoted after a free consultation
Engagement typically includes
- Eligibility assessment & documentation review
- Permanent residence permit application preparation & SDA submission
- Document translations & notarizations
- Government fees (paid in GEL, separate)
Citizenship
For most readers exploring citizenship, the honest answer is "not your near-term engagement — residence permits and tax residency are." For the small minority with genuine multi-decade Georgian commitment plans, we coordinate the long-horizon residence-permit-to-permanent-residence-to-citizenship pathway over 8-15 years.
Final scope and pricing quoted after a free consultation
Engagement typically includes
- Eligibility assessment & strategic advisory
- Application preparation & Ministry of Justice submission
- Coordination of language/history/law test preparation
- Document translations & notarizations
- Application advocacy through discretionary review
Visa and Entry — Residency Scoping + Application Support
Residency Scoping (€290) confirms which visa path actually fits your nationality (most 1-year-visa-free clients don't need to apply at all). When a visa application is the right path — C-5, D-series, or other — we handle the engagement end-to-end via the Georgian government portal.
Residency Scoping for path confirmation, full Application Support when a visa application is required
What's included
- Mapping of your nationality and situation against visa-free regime, C-series, D-series, and C-5 entry pathways
- Identification of the right path (often "no application needed — visa-free regime applies")
- Written confirmation document explaining the path-fit conclusion
- For application cases: visa category selection + application file preparation
- For application cases: coordination with Georgian consulate / geoconsul.gov.ge online portal
- For application cases: application tracking and consular correspondence handling
- Transition planning to residence permit application where relevant
For most 1-year-visa-free regime nationals (Western European, US, UK, Canada, Australia, Israel, developed-Asia passports), the €290 Residency Scoping is the entire engagement — Residency Scoping confirms no application is needed and the visa-free regime is the better path.
Application Support pricing varies by visa category (C-5, D-series, C-1 to C-4) and complexity. Quoted after Residency Scoping confirms the right route.
How we price on-request services
Some engagements vary too much for a fixed quote — qualifying activities, sector requirements, document burden, and counterparty conditions move the price. For these services we publish the engagement components instead of a figure.
Final scope and pricing are quoted after a free consultation. The consultation is the place where we understand your situation, confirm the engagement components that actually apply, and quote a price for that scope. No obligation to proceed.
Government fees (where applicable) are paid separately to Georgian authorities in GEL. Happy Georgia service fees are quoted and invoiced in EUR.