Georgia
Georgia is a very hospitable country, there is even a legend that time spent with a guest prolongs life.
About Country
Continent | Asia |
Capital | Tbilisi |
Population | 3,989,167 |
World share | 0.1 % |
Land area | 69,490 km² |
Official Languages | - Georgian |
Unofficial Languages | - Armenian |
Currency | GEL |
Economy rating | 123 |
Economy GDP | 16,163 millions USD |
ВВП на человека | 4,052 USD |
Democracy Index
5.31
Hybrid
regime
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Crime Rate |
2.2 |
Safe zone |
Unemployment |
20.4 % |
Very high unemployment |
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Average salary |
358 USD |
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Average expense |
297 USD |
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Average rent price |
440 USD |
Immigration
Immigration difficulty |
Normal |
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Recommended Savings |
4,424 USD |
Double citizenship |
Forbidden |
Official site |
Immigration official website |
Compulsory exams |
Georgian Language, History and Basics of Constitutional Law Written Examination |
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Passport rating |
52 Amount of countries: 116 |
Immigration options
| Immigration type | Required Time | Fee |
| Employee | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) | 50 USD |
| Student | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) | 50 USD |
| Investments | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) | 50 USD |
| Marriage | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) | 50 USD |
| Business | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) | 50 USD |
| Real estate investments | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) | 50 USD |
Employee
| Immigration fee | Immigration Time |
| 50 USD | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) |
List of documents:
- Completed questionnaire;- International passport;
- Color photo;
- Receipt of payment of the fee;
- A document confirming that the applicant is legally located on the territory of Georgia;
- A copy of the employment contract in which the salary is prescribed;
- A certificate confirming the existence of legal income.
Additional Information:
It is quite difficult to get a residence permit for employment in Georgia.Unfortunately, there is unemployment among the local population in the country, so foreign citizens are taken to work reluctantly.
It is also necessary to meet the condition for the level of wages, it must be at least $ 280 per month."
Student
| Immigration fee | Immigration Time |
| 50 USD | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) |
List of documents:
- Completed questionnaire;- International passport;
- Color photo;
- Receipt of payment of the fee;
- A document confirming that the applicant is legally located on the territory of Georgia;
- Certificate of enrollment from the school/university;
- A certificate from the bank about the availability of sufficient funds for life ($ 1200 per year).
Additional Information:
You can apply for a residence permit of Georgia if you have entered an educational institution that is authorized by the Ministry of Education.Both students and schoolchildren can move. Universities and schools are both private and public, so you can study in different languages, including English.
Investments
| Immigration fee | Immigration Time |
| 50 USD | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) |
List of documents:
- Completed questionnaire;- International passport;
- Color photo;
- Receipt of payment of the fee;
- A document confirming that the applicant is legally located on the territory of Georgia;
- Proof of ownership of real estate in Georgia or a certificate of company opening and initial capital.
Additional Information:
You can get a residence permit through investment.To do this, you need to invest money either in real estate or in the country's economy. The minimum investment amount is $300,000.
Marriage
| Immigration fee | Immigration Time |
| 50 USD | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) |
List of documents:
- Completed questionnaire;- International passport;
- Color photo;
- Receipt of payment of the fee;
- A document confirming that the applicant is legally located on the territory of Georgia;
- Certificate of family ties;
- A bank account statement confirming the availability of money to live in the country.
Additional Information:
You can apply for a residence permit if your next of kin (spouse, children, parents) live in Georgia.It is necessary to prove the availability of sufficient funds for each family member ($ 1,500 per one).
The spouse of a citizen of Georgia has the right to obtain citizenship in 5 years, and not in 10, like everyone else.
Business
| Immigration fee | Immigration Time |
| 50 USD | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) |
List of documents:
- Completed questionnaire;- International passport;
- Color photo;
- Receipt of payment of the fee;
- A document confirming that the applicant is legally located on the territory of Georgia;
- Certificate of opening an individual entrepreneur in Georgia;
- Certificate from the tax service;
- Confirmation of a bank account;
- A certificate from the Revenue Service about the turnover of the sole proprietor at least $ 15,000.
Additional Information:
A fairly simple way to obtain a residence permit is to open a business.The whole process will take a couple of days and will cost no more than $ 36, but you will need to show a declared income of $15,000 or more.
Real estate investments
| Immigration fee | Immigration Time |
| 50 USD | from 4 to 20 days (paperwork) 10 years (for citizenship) |
List of documents:
- Заполненная анкета;- Загранпаспорт;
- Цветное фото;
- Квитанция оплаты пошлины;
- Документ, подтверждающий, что заявитель находится на территории Грузии легально;
- Заключение оценщика;
- Свидетельство, подтверждающее владение недвижимостью в Грузии.
Additional Information:
If you purchase real estate in Georgia, you can safely count on a residence permit.The minimum amount is $100,000. It is also necessary to get an appraiser's opinion on the value of the object. And don't forget to register the contract of sale.
Taxes
In total, there are 8 different types of mandatory payments (taxes) in Georgia:- Value added tax (18%)
- Corporate income tax (15%)
- Tax on dividends (5%)
- Income tax (20%)
- Import tax (or 0%, or 5%, or 12%)
- Withholding tax (from 10% to 15%)
- Property tax (up to 1%)
- Excise tax (not a fixed amount)
All these types of taxes are regulated by the state.
Value added tax:
After the formation of modern taxation, VAT in Georgia has not undergone any special changes and the percentage of fees has been and remains at the level of 18% for more than 13 years. It must be remembered that, like everywhere else, there are goods and services that are not subject to this tax, for example: printing and printed products, pharmaceutical, veterinary, etc.
Corporate income tax:
The company's taxable profit is taxed at the rate of 15%. In accordance with the amendments to the Tax Code of Georgia, if the founders reinvest profits, they are exempt from this tax.
Tax on dividends:
It is 5% and is calculated according to the Estonian accrual model. His company pays (SHPS, LLC, JSC). The payment is charged simultaneously with income tax, that is, when the profit is withdrawn, 15% of the amount withdrawn is paid first, and the dividend from the interest paid is 5%. The tax on dividends is subject to a monthly declaration.
Income tax:
Income tax in Georgia is 20% on the accrued amount. The tax is the same for citizens of other countries receiving salaries from a Georgian company, as well as for citizens of Georgia.
Withholding tax:
Income received by a non-resident from a source that does not relate to a permanent establishment is subject to taxation.
Example of bids:
- royalty – 5%;
- for services of international communication, telecommunications and international transport – 10%;
- income from oil and gas transactions – 4%;
- for all other payments – 10%;
- when paying offshore – 15%.
It is also an excellent bonus that Georgia has concluded a number of agreements on the avoidance of double taxation with more than 50 countries.
Education
Education in Georgia is managed by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Georgia.Education here has three levels: secondary, specialized secondary and higher.
Secondary education:
It starts at the age of six and has three stages: primary school (lasts 6 years), primary school (lasts 3 years), secondary school (lasts 3 years). After graduating from primary school, students receive a certificate of basic education, and if they finish twelve grades, they already have the right to receive a certificate of full secondary education. The country has adopted a ten-point rating system.
There are compulsory subjects, these include: chemistry, physics, biology, geography, history, Georgian language and literature, one of the foreign languages and mathematics.
Secondary special education:
After the 9th grade of school, a student can enter the first level of secondary vocational education. After three steps to the diploma of secondary vocational education, a certificate of full secondary education of a professional / technical secondary school or a specialized secondary school is issued. This entitles the student to take part in the Unified National Exam (ENE) and enroll in a higher educational institution.
Higher education:
Higher education in Georgia is paid. For admission to the university, passing the Unified National Exam is required. This is an exam in 4 subjects: logical skills, Georgian language and literature, a foreign language and an exam to choose from.
There are 4 stages of higher education:
Certified specialist (Bachelor of the first stage)
Bachelor's degree
Master
Doctoral student
Higher education can be obtained in such institutions as: university, master's degree and college. A student has the right to transfer from one higher educational institution to another for a fee. Since Georgia is a participant in the Bologna process, school certificates are valid in any country in the world with a similar system.
Healthcare
There are now 259 hospitals and more than 2,000 outpatient clinics and polyclinics in Georgia. Medicine in Georgia is mostly paid, but there are government programs covering the costs of medical care.The Georgian healthcare system provides for the provision of paid medical services to all segments of the population.
In February 2013, the "Universal Health Care" program was launched in order to ensure access to medical care for the least protected segments of the population. The program includes minimum, basic and additional packages of medical services. Citizens of Georgia, foreigners with a residence permit, refugees, stateless persons registered in Georgia can participate in the program.
Pensioners, schoolchildren, the disabled and low-income families can count on assistance from the state, that is, part of the cost of medical services will be refunded.
Unprotected categories of the population (with the help of state funding) and children under 5 years old can apply for free medicine.
If a person has a voluntary health insurance policy, then he does not have the right to receive medical care at the expense of the state.
There are 3 levels in the structure of medical care in Georgia:
- primary health care
- medical services of the second level
- medical services of the third level
Emergency and emergency medical care is a separate type of medical care.
Primary health care:
Primary health care includes the services of paramedic stations, offices of family doctors or therapists. Examples of services provided: doctor's consultation; minor surgical operations; plaster cast for simple fractures; diagnostic tests: ECG, pressure measurement, audiogram, blood and urine tests, vaccination of the population, etc.
Second-level medical services:
Second-level medical services are provided in polyclinics and multidisciplinary medical institutions. Examples of services provided: therapeutic medical services: day hospital; round-the-clock hospital; departments of general surgery, urology, intensive care, plastic surgery, maxillofacial surgery, etc.
Psychiatric hospitals also belong to the second-level medical institutions.
Third-level medical services:
Medical services of the third level are specialized narrow–profile medical institutions (centers of neurosurgery, transplantology, burn centers, departments of obstetrics of the third level), where complex types of high-precision diagnostics are carried out, medical care is provided in case of severe, complex surgical operations are performed.
In Georgia, the prices for medicine are quite low, so now medical tourism is flourishing there.
Climate
Climate type |
- Temperate climates
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Climate Information |
Сlimate in different countries |
In the eastern parts of the country, the climate ranges from subtropical to temperate and arid. Here the average temperature in summer is from +20 to 24 ° C, and in winter from +2 to 4 ° C. Rain in eastern Georgia is rare and unpredictable. Heavy rains usually fall in the middle and late spring. The rest of the year rains become rare (there are showers at most, but they last no more than an hour) and most of the time the weather is good with sunny days.
The weather in the Caucasus Mountains is changing rapidly. Sudden cold spells are accompanied by heavy snowfalls, heavy rains, hail. But already on the mountain slopes of Georgia, the temperature in July is only + 4C. High in the mountains, temperatures in January can reach -16C. Similar conditions are typical for the mountainous regions of both eastern and western Georgia. Strong winds often blow in the canyons and valleys of the central, southern and eastern regions of Georgia.
The warm climate of Georgia provides unlimited opportunities for summer holidays throughout the year. There is snow in the mountains at the same time, and warm sea temperatures reign on the coast, so tourists have a unique opportunity to combine both beach holidays and winter tourism at the same time. Thanks to the wonderful climate of the country, tourists come here all year round for a good rest.