Asylum procedure in Georgia

Asylum procedure in Georgia

Refugees and Asylum

• You submit an asylum application with the Ministry
• You will be interviewed about your asylum claim in the next 4 months
• Your application for international protection will be reviewed by the Ministry within 6 month

Type of Status 

Refugee status;

Humanitarian status;

Status of a person under temporary protection.

Refugee status - shall be granted to an alien or stateless person

Humanitarian status

·        The death penalty or threat to execution;

·        Torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the country of origin;

·        Serious individual threat to life by reason of indiscriminate violence, international or internal armed conflict or mass violation of human rights.

Status of person under temporary protection - The Ministry registers persons who arrive to Georgia in the event of a mass influx and makes a decision to grant them a status of persons under temporary protection, if they are in need of international protection and are unable to return to the country of origin on account of indiscriminate violence, aggression, international or internal armed conflict or mass violation of human rights.

A person registered as the asylum-seeker in Georgia shall be issued a temporary identification card for the period of one year. This document entitles its holder to enjoy different rights according to the law.

The person shall be issued a temporary residence card. In addition, the person with a refugee status shall be issued a travel document as prescribed by the 1951 UN Convention, while the person with a humanitarian status shall be issued a travel passport.

Temporary residence card shall be issued free of charge to the person with a humanitarian status for the period of validity of the humanitarian status, and to the person with a refugee status – for the period of 3 years.

Travel document/passport of the person with a refugee/humanitarian status shall be issued free of charge within the period of 10 working days, for the period of 2 years in case of the refugee and for 1 year in case of the humanitarian status holder.

Document Required at time of Interview

·        Personal identification documents (e.g. passport, ID card, travel document);

·        Individual and status documents (e.g. birth and/or marriage and/or divorce certificate, guardianship document);

·        Educational documents (e.g. certificates, diploma);

·        Employment documents (e.g. certificate, working records, card);

·        Membership cards (e.g. political parties, social organizations, union card);

·        Any other available documents related to your application for international protection

 Right to Appeal if negative decision. you have the right to appeal it to the court within 1 month.

The person with the refugee or humanitarian status has the right to:

·        Choose a place of residence and move freely on the territory of Georgia;

·        Receive monthly allowance as determined by Georgian legislation;

·        Travel to another country except for his country of origin or the countries where his family members are not considered to be safe;

·        Receive pre-school and general education as provided for Georgian citizens, benefit from state healthcare and social programs (except for exceptional cases), and have access to vocational and higher education according to the procedures established by Georgian legislation;

·         Apply to the authorized agency for Georgian citizenship;

·         Carry out labour activity on an equal basis with Georgian citizens; namely, be self-employed or hired by another employer.

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Countries whose visa or residence permit holders can travel visa-free to Georgia

Foreigners holding a visa and/or residence permit of any country listed in the Governmental Ordinance № 256 may enter and stay in Georgia without visa for 90 calendar days in any 180-day period:

 https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/entering-georgia

For additional information on the conditions for exemption from Georgian Visa, please visit the websites: www.geoconsul.gov.ge; www.mfa.gov.ge

 Country To Whom people of Georgian Citizen can travel 84 Countries: Visa Free Counties Georgian

·        Albania ,Andorra ,Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile ,Colombia ,Cook Islands ,Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece ,Greenland, Grenada, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Niue, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City