Temporary Residence Permit (property, investment or work basis) (Georgia (Country)): Requirements
Georgia (Country) residence route
Temporary Residence Permit (property, investment or work basis)
Those who want an actual residence status, most commonly through property ownership.
- Income threshold
- No income test
- Minimum age
- None
- Validity
- Typically one year initially, renewable, with longer permits available for larger investments.
- Permanent residence
- Permanent residence is available after six years of continuous temporary residence.
- Processing
- 1 to 3 months, and Georgia is administratively efficient
The financial test in detail
No income test as such. The most common route for a retiree is ownership of Georgian real estate above a threshold, commonly cited at 100,000 U.S. dollars, which supports a short-term residence permit. Other routes include employment, business activity and study.
What the status gives you
- Work rights
- Yes.
- How much time you must spend there
- Continuous residence is required to accumulate toward permanent residence.
- Citizenship
- Ten years of continuous residence, with Georgian language, history and law examinations. Georgia generally does not permit dual citizenship except by presidential exception.
- Government fees
- Visa: 60 USD. Residence permit: 100 USD.
Your document checklist for this route
8 documents in total, of which 2 need authentication: 0 through the U.S. Department of State and 2 through a Secretary of State. All authenticated documents also need certified translation into Georgian.
- U.S. passport Identity and the physical book the visa is placed in. Lead time: Routine renewal takes weeks; check current published times
- Passport-format photographs Every application. Specifications differ by country and are enforced strictly. Lead time: Same day
- National long-stay visa application form The core filing. Almost always country-specific and often only valid if printed from the consulate portal. Lead time: Same day
- Certified birth certificate Secretary of State for the issuing state Apostille Proves identity, nationality and, where relevant, family relationships for dependants. Lead time: 3 to 20 days depending on state
- Certified marriage certificate Secretary of State for the issuing state Apostille Required whenever a spouse is included as a dependant, and to prove joint income or joint savings. Lead time: 3 to 20 days
- Bank and brokerage statements Proof of savings or liquid assets, used either instead of income or alongside it. Lead time: 1 to 10 days
- Private international health insurance certificate Nearly universal. Schengen countries usually require a minimum of EUR 30,000 of coverage valid across the zone; other countries set their own floor. Lead time: 1 to 3 days
- Certified translation of the authenticated set Non-English-speaking destinations require the document and its apostille translated by a translator they recognise. Lead time: 2 to 7 days
Why applications on this route fail
- The property investment threshold has moved and is quoted inconsistently online. Confirm the current figure before buying.
- Georgia is administratively fast but the rules change with little notice.
Apply here
- Public Service Development Agency Residence permit applications.
- 1 Obtain the record Order certified copies from the issuing authority. Do not use photocopies, scans or hospital souvenir certificates.
- 2 Notarise if required Letters and affidavits need a notary acknowledgement before any state can authenticate them. Government-issued vital records do not.
- 3 County clerk (some states) A handful of states require the county clerk to certify the notary commission before the Secretary of State will act.
- 4 Authenticate State-issued documents go to the Secretary of State of the issuing state. Federal documents go to the U.S. Department of State Office of Authentications.
- 5 Apostille or legalise Hague Convention destination: an apostille finishes the chain. Non-Hague destination: the document then goes to that country embassy or consulate for legalisation. For Georgia (Country) the apostille ends the chain.
- 6 Certified translation Translate the document together with its apostille. Translating first means paying twice.
- 7 File with the consulate Book the appointment at the consulate with jurisdiction over your state of residence and bring originals plus copies.
The expensive mistake: translating before the document is authenticated. The apostille or legalisation certificate is itself part of what the receiving government reads, so it has to be inside the translation. Do it the other way round and you pay for the same translation twice.
Temporary Residence Permit (property, investment or work basis): common questions
How much income do I need for the Temporary Residence Permit (property, investment or work basis)?
There is no published income test on this route. No income test as such. The most common route for a retiree is ownership of Georgian real estate above a threshold, commonly cited at 100,000 U.S. dollars, which supports a short-term residence permit. Other routes include employment, business activity and study.
Can I work on this visa?
Yes. This is the field applicants most often misread, and in several countries remote work for a U.S. employer counts as work performed locally.
What documents need an apostille?
For this route we count 2 documents needing authentication: 0 federal, through the U.S. Department of State, and 2 state-issued, through the Secretary of State of the issuing state. Georgia (Country) is a Hague Convention country, so an apostille completes the chain.
How long does it take?
1 to 3 months, and Georgia is administratively efficient The visa-free year requires no process at all. A residence permit typically takes one to three months.
How much time must I spend in the country?
Continuous residence is required to accumulate toward permanent residence.
Does it lead to permanent residence?
Permanent residence: Permanent residence is available after six years of continuous temporary residence.. Citizenship: Ten years of continuous residence, with Georgian language, history and law examinations. Georgia generally does not permit dual citizenship except by presidential exception..
Verified Sep 7, 2026
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This resource is provided free by Federal Apostille as an educational tool. It is not legal, tax, immigration or financial advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created by using it. Immigration rules, income thresholds, fees and processing times change frequently and often without notice, and consulates apply them differently. Always confirm current requirements with the official government source and the specific consulate that has jurisdiction over your U.S. state of residence before you act. Every figure on this site carries the date we last verified it and a link to the primary source.
