How does a foreigner register as an individual entrepreneur in Georgia?

Checked on 2026-10-25

A foreigner registers as an individual entrepreneur by giving Georgia's National Agency of Public Registry a written application and an identity document. Registration covers both state and tax registration. The legal address must be an actual address in Georgia. The agency lists the fee as GEL 26 for 1 working day, or GEL 75 same-day.

Key facts

What	The law says	Source
Who registers you	The National Agency of Public Registry (the registration authority)	Law on Entrepreneurs, arts. 4(3), 8(1)
What registration covers	Both state registration and tax registration; registration is mandatory	Law on Entrepreneurs, art. 8(1)
What you submit	A written application and an identity document; for a non-citizen, an identity document used to identify a person in notarial actions	Law on Entrepreneurs, art. 11(1)
What the application states	Full name, legal address, identification data of your identity document, signature	Law on Entrepreneurs, art. 11(2)
Legal address	Your actual address in Georgia	Law on Entrepreneurs, art. 5(10)
Address you don’t own	The owner’s consent or a document confirming your right to use the property, unless the address is the one in your identity document	NAPR FAQ, “Is the consent of the owner … necessary for the registration of the individual entrepreneur?”
Fee	GEL 26 for 1 working day; GEL 75 on the day you file	NAPR Fees and Terms, “Registration of an individual entrepreneur”
When it exists	From the moment of registration	Law on Entrepreneurs, art. 8(6)
Liability	Not a legal person; personally liable with all your assets for business debts, unless agreed otherwise with the creditor	Law on Entrepreneurs, art. 2(5)

What the law asks for

The Law of Georgia on Entrepreneurs makes registration mandatory for anyone carrying on business as an entrepreneur, and one registration covers both the state registry and the tax registration (art. 8(1)). The registry passes the registration data to the Revenue Service electronically (art. 8(2)).

To register as an individual entrepreneur, you file a written application with the registration authority. If you are not a citizen of Georgia, you add an identity document of the kind used to identify a person when a notary acts (art. 11(1)). The application gives your full name, your legal address, the identification data of that document and your signature (art. 11(2)).

The address rule

The law requires the legal address of an entrepreneur to be an actual address in Georgia (art. 5(10)). The agency’s FAQ says that if you don’t own the property at that address, you submit the owner’s consent or a document confirming your right to use it. That isn’t needed when the address is the one shown in your identity document.

Cost and time

The agency’s fees page lists registration of an individual entrepreneur at GEL 26 with a 1-working-day term, or GEL 75 for registration on the day you file. The page doesn’t state a year; the amounts are as published when checked on 25 October 2026.

What the status means

An individual entrepreneur is not a separate legal person. You act in business as a natural person and are liable to creditors with all your assets for business debts, unless a contract with the creditor says otherwise (art. 2(5)).

The law says some activities of natural persons are not business activities: artistic, scientific, medical, architectural, legal, arbitration, mediation, notary, audit and consulting (including tax consulting) work, among others (art. 3(1)). People in these professions may still use the entrepreneur forms (art. 3(3)).

Tax after registering: see the pages on Georgia’s small business status (1% tax) and micro business status.

Sources

Law of Georgia on Entrepreneurs, No 875-Vრს-Xმპ of 2 August 2021, arts. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11 (consolidated English text, Legislative Herald of Georgia, matsne.gov.ge) checked 2026-10-25
National Agency of Public Registry: Fees and Terms, Business registration checked 2026-10-25
National Agency of Public Registry: Frequently Asked Questions, Business registration checked 2026-10-25

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2026-10-25: Page created

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