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Visa Procedure

I. Visas and Residence Permits

1.	Diplomatic, service and ordinary visas issued at the diplomatic missions and consular posts of Georgia abroad shall be of multi entries.
	Foreign staff of diplomatic missions and consular posts, as well as similar representations accredited to Georgia need visas for their first entry to the territory of Georgia. During their accreditation period they stay in the country and cross the border on the basis of accreditation card issued according to the determined rule of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, if other is not provided by international obligation.
	Ordinary visa shall be issued for determined period of time 360 days at the diplomatic missions and consular posts of Georgia abroad shall be of multi entries.
2.	In cases determined by the Georgian legislation visa/entry permit for up 90 days (visa fee 50 GEL) or for 360 days (visa fee 100 GEL) can be issued by the Patrol Police of Georgia (sub-divisional institution of the Ministry of Internal Affairs) at border crossing points situated at the Georgian State Border.
3.	The basis for the stay of an alien in Georgia is a visa or residence permit (permanent or temporary) if other is not provided by this law and international treaties of Georgia.
	Also it should be taken into account that persons who possess ordinary visas, in case of staying on the territory of Georgia longer than the period determined by the visa, should apply to the Ministry of Justice (www.cra.gov.ge) to receive temporary or permanent residence before the expiration of their visas.
	The issuance and extension of the term of validity of the permanent and temporary residence permits on the territory of Georgia for the category of aliens determined by this law is carried out by the Ministry of Justice.

II. Exit of aliens from Georgia

-	If an alien leaves the territory of Georgia during ten days after expiration of the term of his/her legal stay he/she would not bear administrative responsibility in the form of penalty.
	An alien staying in Georgia during the period up to three months after expiration of the term of his/her legal stay and willing to leave the territory of Georgia voluntarily has the right to exit from the territory of Georgia without impediment. Also, an alien is obliged to pay the certain amount of penalty before or after leaving the country. In case the amount is not paid he/she will not be given a Georgian visa until he covers the abovementioned debt.
	An alien staying in Georgia illegally more than three months after expiration of the term of his/her legal stay and willing to exit from the country voluntarily has the right to leave the territory of Georgia without impediment. Also, he/she is obliged to pay the certain amount of penalty before or after leaving the country. Georgian visa and the permit to enter Georgia will not be issued to him/her for one year.
	An alien is obliged to leave the territory of Georgia during ten days after the facts of his/her illegal stay is revealed.

The ordinary VISAs are issuedby the Civil Registry Agency

For issuance of ordinary VISAs to foreign citizens legally being in Georgia Civil Registry Agency was defined, which is issuing Georgian VISAs via its territorial offices.

According the legal changes, foreign citizens who are legally residing in Georgia since January 17, 2011, in case of willingness to stay in the country can stay in Georgia with the ordinary VISA issued in Georgia. Foreign citizen, who has entered the country legally, may apply in any territorial office of the Civil Registry Agency and in case of producing all necessary documents receive Ordinary VISA of Georgia.

Two types of ordinary VISA are issued by the territorial offices of the Agency: 1. multiple ordinary VISA valid for 360 days; 2. Single ordinary VISA valid trough 90 days.

Documents that must be attached to the application for receiving VISA in territorial office of the Agency are: foreigner’s passport, 1 colored picture (size 3X4) and fee payment receipt. Fees for issuance of Georgian Ordinary Visa are following: Multiple ordinary VISAs for 360 days – 100 Georgian Lari, Single Ordinary VISAs for 90 days – 50 Georgian Lari. Territorial office is making decision on issuance of VISA during 7 days after receiving the application from foreigner.