Georgia's visa-free year is a list. You are on it, or you are not.
The rule people repeat as folklore is a 2015 government ordinance, and it names countries.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · Rule date 5 Jun 2015 · Vibe Chaser, Overthinker
- Program
- Visa-free entry under Government Ordinance No. 255
- Threshold
- One full year, for citizens of the countries named in the annex.
- Who
- Citizens of listed countries. EU citizens may also use a qualifying national identity card.
What changed
Georgia's legislative herald still publishes Government Ordinance No. 255 of 5 June 2015. The note on that text says citizens of the countries in the annex may enter and stay without a visa for one full year. Citizens of EU member states may use a passport or an identity card that shows name, surname, date of birth, and a photo. A United Nations laissez-passer is also listed for one year.
What this does not change
If your passport is not in the annex, this ordinance does not cover you. A year without a visa is not a residence permit, a work right, or a tax position. A separate ordinance, No. 256, covers people who already hold a visa or residence permit from certain other countries, and that stay is 90 days in any 180-day period. Do not mix the two stories because both are printed in Tbilisi.
One next step
Open the ordinance, find your country in the annex, and leave the vibe research until that line is real.
Sources
This is not legal advice. A ministry page and the consulate that stamps your passport can read the same rule differently. Use the sources, then ask someone who is allowed to advise you.