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Georgia for Irish passport holders: Visa-free

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇮🇪 Irish
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇬🇪 Georgia
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

Visa-free

Visa-free for up to 1 year

Irish citizens can enter Georgia without a visa and stay for up to one full year.

Conditions

  • EU citizens can also enter with a national ID card.
  • Passport valid for the whole stay.
  • Mandatory travel insurance (from 1 January 2026, Law of Georgia "On Tourism"; Government Resolution No. 602 of 26 Dec 2025): all tourists entering Georgia must present a valid health and accident insurance policy, on paper or electronically, in Georgian or English, issued by a Georgian or foreign insurer, with cover of at least 30,000 GEL, valid for the entire stay from entry until departure. Exempt: holders of diplomatic or special visas; holders of diplomatic, official, service or special passports; accredited staff of diplomatic missions, consular offices and international organisations and their accredited family members; persons whose entry is provided for by Georgia's international agreements; drivers in international road freight and passenger transport. (Official sources checked 24 Oct 2026.)

About this route

Route type
Visa-free: no visa application needed.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
No visa fee (as published).
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official sourcematsne.gov.ge ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 4 Oct 2026 against matsne.gov.ge · Read in browser on official page

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Official government fee
No visa fee
Visa-centre / service fee (not a government fee)
None stated by the official source
Notes from the source
No visa fee.

Visa-centre, service or other third-party charges are never official government fees.

Processing and validity

Processing time
Not published by the official source
Validity
Not published by the official source
Maximum stay
1 year

Quick answers

Do Irish passport holders need a visa for Georgia?

Visa-free for up to 1 year. Irish citizens can enter Georgia without a visa and stay for up to one full year. Source: https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/2867361

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Georgia

Option 1
Visa-freeBusiness visit (meetings, conferences – not paid work)

Business visit: Visa-free for up to 1 year

Short business visits (meetings, conferences, negotiations – not paid work) follow the same route as a holiday, because the official source covers business visits (Visit, tourism, business). Irish citizens can enter Georgia without a visa and stay for up to one full year.

Conditions

  • EU citizens can also enter with a national ID card.
  • Passport valid for the whole stay.
  • Mandatory travel insurance (from 1 January 2026, Law of Georgia "On Tourism"; Government Resolution No. 602 of 26 Dec 2025): all tourists entering Georgia must present a valid health and accident insurance policy, on paper or electronically, in Georgian or English, issued by a Georgian or foreign insurer, with cover of at least 30,000 GEL, valid for the entire stay from entry until departure. Exempt: holders of diplomatic or special visas; holders of diplomatic, official, service or special passports; accredited staff of diplomatic missions, consular offices and international organisations and their accredited family members; persons whose entry is provided for by Georgia's international agreements; drivers in international road freight and passenger transport. (Official sources checked 24 Oct 2026.)
Government fee
No visa fee
No visa fee.
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
1 year
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Read in browser on official page

Official wording

“Government Ordinance No. 255 (5 Jun 2015, amended to 24 Feb 2026), annex: Ireland listed. "Citizens of the countries listed in the annex may enter and stay in Georgia without visa for one full year."”

Working in Georgia

Main work visa routes for Georgia

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Work residence permit

For: Labour immigrants registered with the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, and foreign entrepreneurs

  • Registration as a labour immigrant with the Ministry (unique code)
  • Labour contract or other proof of employment
  • Monthly income at least five times the average consumer subsistence minimum
  • Employer's annual turnover at least GEL 50,000 per foreign applicant (GEL 35,000 for educational or medical institutions)

Source: Public Service Development Agency of Georgia – Residence permits (sda.gov.ge).

What the source says

"unique code conferred during registration of a labour immigrant" … "labour contract or any other proof of employment document" … "not less than the fivefold amount of the minimum subsistence level for the average consumer in Georgia" … "is not less than GEL 50 000 per alien seeking a work residence permit, and annual turnover of an educational institution or a medical facility is at least GEL 35 000"

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Transit through Georgia

Option 1
Visa-freeTransit (changing flights)

Airside transit generally without a visa (not from an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Georgia government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

Not from an official Georgia government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “Visa-Exempt (Visa-Free) Transit Conditions Foreign nationals transiting through Georgia may do so without obtaining a separate T Transit Visa if they meet any of the following conditions: Use of International Transit Areas at Airports, Ports, or Stations (Direct Airside Transit) Passengers transiting through Georgia via international transportation such as aircraft, rail, or vessels are exempt from visa requirements provided they do not leave the International Transit Area and board their connecting departure to a third country. If a passenger must exit the transit area to clear immigration or retrieve baggage to re-check it (self-transfer), entry eligibility such as visa-free status or a valid visa is strictly required.”

Conditions

  • Stay in the international transit area (airside); do not pass immigration.
  • Check your airline allows it (through ticket and checked-through baggage).
  • Mandatory travel insurance (from 1 January 2026, Law of Georgia "On Tourism"; Government Resolution No. 602 of 26 Dec 2025): all tourists entering Georgia must present a valid health and accident insurance policy, on paper or electronically, in Georgian or English, issued by a Georgian or foreign insurer, with cover of at least 30,000 GEL, valid for the entire stay from entry until departure. Exempt: holders of diplomatic or special visas; holders of diplomatic, official, service or special passports; accredited staff of diplomatic missions, consular offices and international organisations and their accredited family members; persons whose entry is provided for by Georgia's international agreements; drivers in international road freight and passenger transport. (Official sources checked 24 Oct 2026.)
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Secondary_research

Official wording

“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Georgia' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “Visa-Exempt (Visa-Free) Transit Conditions Foreign nationals transiting through Georgia may do so without obtaining a separate T Transit Visa if they meet any of the following conditions: Use of International Transit Areas at Airports, Ports, or Stations (Direct Airside Transit) Passengers transiting through Georgia via international transportation such as aircraft, rail, or vessels are exempt from visa requirements provided they do not leave the International Transit Area and board their connecting departure to a third country. If a passenger must exit the transit area to clear immigration or retrieve baggage to re-check it (self-transfer), entry eligibility such as visa-free status or a valid visa is strictly required.””

Your transit travel report

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Before you go to Georgia

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Georgia.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Not yet confirmed — check the official customs page. We couldn't confirm Georgia's cash limits on an official page yet, so we don't show a number. Check the current rules on rs.ge →

Official source: rs.ge · Last checked 4 Oct 2026 · Details

Common tourist traps

  1. Stranger takes you to a restaurant or club

    How it works: Strangers lead visitors to restaurants or nightclubs where food or drinks may be drugged.

    How to avoid it: Decline, buy your own drinks and keep them in sight.

  2. Prices in dollars or euros

    How it works: Prices may be quoted in USD or EUR, but you must pay in lari.

    How to avoid it: Confirm the lari price before agreeing.

  3. Street taxis

    How it works: Flagged taxis are less safe and may lack seatbelts.

    How to avoid it: Pre-book through an app and check seatbelts work.

All 5 traps for Georgia →

Emergency numbers in Georgia

Other traps paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 15 Sept 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026.

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Read the full Georgia guide

Irish passport: of the 156 destinations with a rule verified from an official source, 110 visa-free, 18 visa on arrival, 25 eVisa or travel authorisation, 3 embassy visa.

Georgia: rules verified from an official source for 99 of 198 passports. Georgia guide and every passport →

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Plan your trip to Georgia

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