How much do I need to invest for a Georgian investment residence permit?

Checked on 2026-10-25

Georgian law grants a 5-year investment residence permit for an investment of at least USD 300,000 (in GEL) or for owning non-agricultural property worth more than USD 300,000. Investors must then show yearly turnover of USD 50,000, USD 100,000, then USD 120,000. After 5 years you can apply for a permit with the right of permanent residence.

Key facts

What	The law says	Source
Investment route	An investment in Georgia of at least USD 300,000 equivalent in GEL under the Law on Investment Activity Promotion and Guarantees	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, art. 15(h)
Property route	Ownership of immovable property in Georgia (not agricultural land) with a market value over USD 300,000 equivalent in GEL, set by a certified assessor of an accredited body	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, art. 15(h)
Family	Spouse, minor child, and fully dependent persons as the law defines them	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, art. 15(h)
Validity	5 years	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, art. 16(1)(e)
Turnover (investment route)	At least USD 50,000 in year 1, USD 100,000 in year 2, USD 120,000 in years 3, 4 and 5, reported yearly from the Revenue Service	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, arts. 16(1)(e), 21(1²)
Keeping the property (property route)	Keep the property; if ownership is to end, first give the Agency a Public Registry extract for another property of the same or higher value, valued by a certified assessor	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, arts. 16(1)(e), 21(1³)
After 5 years	Apply before the permit expires for an unlimited residence permit with the right of permanent living	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, arts. 15(k), 16(1)(g), 16(5)–(6)
Time and fee	PSDA guidance: 30 calendar days, GEL 300; GEL 450 for 20 days; GEL 600 for 10 days	PSDA questions and answers, investment permit term and fee

Two ways to qualify

The law gives the investment residence permit to a foreigner who has invested at least USD 300,000 (paid in the GEL equivalent) under the Law on Investment Activity Promotion and Guarantees, or who owns immovable property in Georgia, other than agricultural land, worth more than USD 300,000. For property, a certified assessor of a body accredited by the Georgian Accreditation Centre sets the market value. The permit also covers the spouse, minor children and fully dependent family members as the law defines them.

The agency’s document list asks for an audit report from a certified auditor proving the investment, or the property title with the assessor’s valuation report. It also asks for a written recommendation from a member of the Government of Georgia or from three Georgian citizens authorised to represent a Georgia-based business.

What you must keep up for 5 years

Investment route. Every year of the permit, you must give the Agency Revenue Service information on the turnover of your business in Georgia: at least USD 50,000 in the first year, USD 100,000 in the second, and USD 120,000 in each of the third, fourth and fifth years. If you don’t submit it, or it doesn’t show those amounts, the law says the permit ends (art. 21(1²)).

Property route. You must keep owning the property. If your ownership ends, the permit ends, unless before that you give the Agency a Public Registry extract showing you own another property of the same or higher value, with its market value set by a certified assessor (art. 21(1³)).

After 5 years

You can apply for an unlimited residence permit, which the law issues “with the right of permanent living” (art. 16(1)(g)). Apply before the 5-year permit expires: investors show fifth-year turnover of at least USD 120,000; property owners give a Public Registry certificate showing 5 years of ownership. The investment permit stays valid until the Agency decides (art. 16(6)).

Holders of a valid investment residence permit are on the agency’s list of people to whom the right-to-work rule does not apply (PSDA questions and answers).
The investment permit is one of the few that can be issued to someone who came on an ordinary C category visa (Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, art. 14(1³)).

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