Does Georgia have a digital nomad visa, and who can get it?

Checked on 2026-10-25

Yes. Georgian law now has a C5 category visa for people who come to Georgia as tourists and work only for a non-resident, in connection with that non-resident's activities outside Georgia. It is an electronic visa applied for only through the e-VISA PORTAL; spouses and minor children can get it too.

Key facts

What	The law says	Source
Name in the law	C5 category ordinary visa; the law doesn’t call it a “digital nomad” visa	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, art. 7(3)(c.e)
Who it is for	People travelling to Georgia for short-term tourism who may carry out activities only in favour of a non-resident person, where the activities are connected to the non-resident’s activities outside Georgia	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, art. 7(3)(c.e); Ordinance No 280, art. 7(e) as amended by Ordinance No 184
Family	The visa is also issued to the holder’s spouse and minor child or children	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, art. 7(3)(c.e)
How to apply	Only as an electronic visa, on an application through the e-VISA PORTAL (www.evisa.gov.ge); Georgian embassies and consulates can’t issue a C5 visa	Ordinance No 280, arts. 4(5¹), 12(1), as amended by Ordinance No 184
Whose citizens	The countries whose citizens can get a short-term e-visa through the e-VISA PORTAL are set by order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs	Ordinance No 280, art. 31(9), as amended by Ordinance No 184
Who decides	The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Consular and Diaspora Department, in agreement with the State Security Service	Ordinance No 280, art. 31(8), as amended by Ordinance No 184
Refusal	Can be refused because of Georgia’s immigration policy; that refusal can’t be appealed	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, art. 11(3²); Ordinance No 280, art. 28(2¹)

What the C5 visa is

The Law on the Legal Status of Aliens lists the C5 category among ordinary (C) visas. It is for people who come to Georgia “for short-term tourism purposes” and are entitled to carry out activities “only in favour of a non-resident person if those activities are connected to carrying out activities by the non-resident person outside Georgia” (art. 7(3)(c.e)). In practice that describes working for a foreign employer or foreign clients whose business is outside Georgia. The law doesn’t use the words “digital nomad” or “remote work”.

The government’s visa procedure (Ordinance No 280, as amended by Ordinance No 184 of 7 May 2026) repeats the same definition and adds how the visa is issued: only as an electronic visa, on an application submitted through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ e-VISA PORTAL. Georgian embassies and consulates may issue any category of visa abroad except C5.

Who can apply

The ordinance says the list of countries whose citizens can get a short-term electronic visa through the e-VISA PORTAL is approved by an order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. This page doesn’t reproduce that list.

The holder’s spouse and minor children can get a C5 visa too.

Why the work condition matters

The Law on Labour Migration says it does not apply to a foreigner who carries out work or provides services in favour of a non-resident, where the work relates to the non-resident’s activities outside Georgia (art. 1(4)(k)). That is the same condition the C5 visa is built on. Work for a Georgian employer or Georgian clients is outside the C5 definition.

Fee and processing time: see the page on the C5 visa fee (Ordinance No 280, arts. 27, 27¹).
How long you can stay: the visa is valid for 5 years with the right to stay 1 year (Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, art. 6(7¹)).
Tax on income earned while in Georgia is a separate question: see the page on remote work income tax.

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