Entry rules for COVID-19 vaccinated visitors

Vaccinated citizens of foreign countires, traveling from any country may enter Georgia under following conditions:

✈  by air    ► shall present one of the mentioned below:
• the document confirming the full course conduct (two doses, one dose in case of Johnson & Johnson) of any COVID-19 vaccination;
• documents confirming recovery from the Covid-infection (confirmed positive PCR-test) during the last 100 days and one dose conduct of any vaccination listed by the WHO for emergency use. The sequence of infection and vaccination does not make difference. 

X does not require PCR test 
X does not require pre-registration
 🚗  ⛵  by land and sea  ►  shall present one of the mentioned below:
• the document confirming the full course conduct (two doses, one dose in case of Johnson & Johnson) of any COVID-19 vaccination;
• documents confirming recovery from the Covid-infection (confirmed positive PCR-test) during the last 100 days and one dose conduct of any vaccination listed by the WHO for emergency use. The sequence of infection and vaccination does not make difference. 

►  shall present the negative PCR test taken in the last 72 hours prior to the visit to Georgia
X does not require pre-registration

Attention! From 00:00 of Sunday, 28 November 2021, citizens of any country, including a citizen of Georgia, who has a travel  history to the countries listed below during last 14 days, is subject to 14-day mandatory isolation/quarantine in the quarantine facility upon entry to Georgia.
After completing the 14 days of isolation/quarantine, a person shall undergo PCR examination.
These countries are:
Republic of South Africa
Republic of Botswana
Republic of Zimbabwe
Republic of Namibia
Kingdom of Lesotho
Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)
Republic of Mozambique
Republic of Malawi

The Government of Georgia will cover all the costs related to isolation/quarantine as well as PCR eximination for a citizen of Georgia. A foreign citizen shall have to cover the costs of his/her isolation/quarantine and PCR testing.

!! Different rules apply to any person traveling from the Republic of India (regardless of citizenship and full course of vaccination) as well as persons with a history of travel to India during the last 14 days. They shall present a negative PCR test conducted in the last 72 hours prior to the visit to Georgia at the border and then undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine, at their own expense.

PCR examination certificate must be in Georgian, English or Russian. 

Any person under the age of 10  (regardless of nationality) is exempted from the obligation to submit a negative PCR test in the last 72 hours prior to the visit to Georgia. 

Entry rules for non-vaccinated visitors

✈    ⛵    🚗

Citizens and residence permit holders of the following states may enter Georgia by air, land and sea under the conditions mentioned below:

Conditions of entry for non-vaccinated visitors 

European Union Member States
State of Israel
Republic of Turkey
Swiss Confederation
Kingdom of Norway
United States of America
Canada
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
State of Qatar
State of Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Kingdom of Bahrein
Republic of Armenia
Republic of Azerbaijan
Ukraine
Republic of Moldova
Republic of Kazakhstan
Russian Federation
Republic of Belarus
Republic of Uzbekistan
Republic of Tajikistan
Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
People’s Republic of China
Japan
Republic of Korea
The Sultanate of Oman
Republic of San Marino
Principality of Monaco
Republic of Serbia
Republic of Iceland
Principality of Liechtenstein
Montenegro
Principality of Andorra
Republic of Albania
Republic of Northern Macedonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Republic of Iraq
Lebanese Republic

• They must travel directly from the above-mentioned countries, including transit travel through third countries; 

• At the border checkpoint they shall present a negative result of the PCR test conducted in the last 72 hours prior their visit to Georgia; 

• On the 3rd day of their stay, they are obliged to undergo PCR-examination at their own expense;

•  Before crossing the state border, they must complete the special application form, indicating the travel history of the last 14 days, contact details (address, phone number, email etc.) https://registration.gov.ge/pub/form/8_protocol_for_arrivals_in_georgia/tk6157/​ 

• All individuals who have travelled to the Republic of India within the last 14 days will be placed in a mandatory quarantine for 14 days upon entry at their own expense. In this case, PCR-examination on 3rd day of their stay will be waived.  

• PCR examination certificate must be in Georgian, English or Russian. 

• Any person under the age of 10  (regardless of nationality) is exempted from the obligation to submit a negative PCR test in the last 72 hours prior to the visit to Georgia and to conduct a PCR examination on the third day.  

Except for the above-mentioned categories, the restrictions on entry to Georgia do not apply to:

  1. Representatives of the diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited to Georgia and their family members;
  2. Family members of Georgian citizens, despite their nationality.
  3. Persons arriving in Georgia as part of humanitarian mission – if a trip of such mission (doctors, volunteers, etc.) to Georgia becomes a necessity;
  4. Individuals who have been granted the status of stateless person by the respective authorities of Georgia;
  5. Individuals holding status-neutral ID card or travel documents;  
  6. Individuals having a refugee status in Georgia;
  7. Members of official delegations (will be decided on a case-to-case basis);  
  8. Train and truck drivers, involved in international road traffic, international railway personnel, involved in in the carriage of goods by rail, as well as the members of the aircraft crew.

See also:

– Procedures for foreign students entering Georgia – https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/en/newsFeed/nId/249 

– Information on foreign citizens traveling to Georgia on business purpose – https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/en/newsFeed/nId/225 

– Information regarding the project „Remotely from Georgia“ – https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/en/newsFeed/nId/194