Georgia

Visa-free stay, exempt from the 2026 work-permit law. Citizens of the U.S., EU, UK, Canada and 90-plus other countries can stay in Georgia visa-free for 365 days a calendar year; a March 2026 law required a work permit for almost all foreign work, but an April 2026 amendment carved genuine remote workers back out, so no permit is needed if your employer or clients are outside Georgia.

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Visa-free stay, exempt from the 2026 work-permit law

365 days a calendar year of visa-free presence with the right to keep working remotely for a foreign employer or clients, no permit or application required.

Who qualifies

Enter visa-free for up to 365 days if a national of a qualifying country; no application needed to enter or to work remotely for a foreign employer or clients.
Law on Labour Migration, as amended by Law No. 1509 (16 April 2026), remote-work exemption
The March 2026 ‘right to work’ permit, from the State Employment Support Agency (SESA), is still required only for foreigners taking a job with a Georgian employer or otherwise working in the local labour market; it does not apply to people whose income and clients are abroad.
Government of Georgia, Rule for Granting the Right to Work (in force 1 March 2026, amended 16 April 2026)

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

2 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: Immediate: entry itself is the only step, no permit to apply for.
Cost: $0. Travel/health insurance is not a legal requirement for the visa-free stay itself, though most nomads carry it.
The hard part: Staying inside the exemption: taking any paid work for a Georgian employer or client without the SESA right-to-work permit is now enforced, where before March 2026 it was an unregulated grey area.

This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

2027
First residence permit
1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.

Language: Georgian, at the level set by the state’s naturalisation exam.
Civics: Exams on Georgian history and the basic principles of Georgian law.
Time away: Ten years in a row of lawful residence. A year counts as continuous only if you spent no more than 90 days outside Georgia in it (up to 2 years abroad for study or medical treatment are allowed). You also need a job, property or business in Georgia.
Two passports: Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.

Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
A visa-free year is not a residence permit, so it does not start the 10-year clock to permanent residence. A family that wants Georgian status needs a work, investment or other residence permit.

The law behind these dates

Public Service Development Agency, Migration and residence permits

Living there.

Time you must spend there: Resets on a calendar-year basis for the visa-free allowance.
Tax: Tax residence follows 183 days present in a 12-month period; Georgia taxes only Georgian-source income for most individuals, a genuinely favourable regime for foreign-sourced remote income.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Check the official visa table for the passport and document that every client and payer is outside Georgia before entry.Open ge.usembassy.gov ↗
Gather these documents.
- Arrange health cover for the stay

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