Georgia: visas, documents and safety

Georgia at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+04:00)

04:28:30

November 1, 2026

Capital

Tbilisi

Data status

Update delayed

11.6 °C

Clear

High 20.6°

Low 10.9°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 2.4 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Partly cloudy

10.9° / 20.6°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Cloudy

11.9° / 17.7°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Cloudy

12.1° / 13.4°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Tbilisi (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: lari (GEL)
Language: Georgian
Capital: Tbilisi
Population: 4,000,921
Timezone: UTC+04:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Georgia brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Georgia

Planning a trip to Georgia means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Georgia.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Visa-free for 365 days

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 365 days

Georgia's Government Resolution No. 255 (last amended on 24 February 2026) lists the countries whose citizens can enter Georgia visa-free and stay for a full year, among them the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine; Chinese citizens may stay 30 days, for tourism only. Resolution No. 256 lets holders of a visa or residence permit from a listed country, such as the US, the UK or Germany, enter visa-free for 90 days in any 180-day period. Others apply for an ordinary visa, which can be obtained through the e-Visa portal.

Passport validity: Georgia's e-Visa portal says the travel document must be valid for at least 3 months after the validity period of the requested Georgian visa, have at least 2 free pages, not be damaged and have been issued within the previous 10 years. No official source we could read states a separate rule for visa-free visitors.
Travel insurance: Since 1 January 2026 all tourists entering Georgia must hold health and accident insurance covering the whole stay, including the arrival and departure dates, with a sum insured of at least GEL 30,000, issued by a Georgian or foreign insurer and shown on paper or electronically in Georgian or English. Exempt are holders of diplomatic and special visas; holders of diplomatic, official, service and special passports; accredited staff of diplomatic missions, consulates and international organisations and their accredited family members; persons whose entry is provided for by Georgia's international treaties; and drivers in international road freight and passenger transport.

Entry & documents

Open the «Travel without surprises» checklist for this destination

Safety

Travel advisory: Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions

Last Update: Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise normal precautions in Georgia.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

1 office listed

Office

Embassy - Tbilisi

Tbilisi

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Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Georgia.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 13 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:16 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 · Update delayed

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GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Georgia

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Essential facts

Country overview