Bōk citizenship in Georgia

Wāween ko ñan bōk citizenship

Ekkar ñan Organic Law of Georgia on Georgian Citizenship, rej bōk citizenship in Georgia jen ļotak ak kōn naturalisation. Āinwōt, juon ajri ej bōk citizenship jen an ļotak elañe juon iaan jinen im jemān ej juon citizen an Georgia ilo ien ļotak eo an ajri eo. Ñan juon armej jen ailiñ ko jet, wāween eo eļaptata ej naturalisation, eo President of Georgia ej kōmmane kōn an lelok citizenship. Kien eo ej kwalok emān kain naturalisation:

lelok ekkar ñan ordinary procedure eo: ñan juon adult eo emōj an jokwe ilo Georgia ilo juon ien eaetok, im ñan juon minor eo juon iaan jinen im jemān ej juon citizen an Georgia;
lelok ekkar ñan simplified procedure eo: ñan pāleen (spouse) juon citizen an Georgia im ñan juon armej eo ewōr an repatriate status;
lelok ekkar ñan exceptional procedure eo: ilo case in special merit ak state interest;
lelok kōn restoration: ñan juon former citizen eo citizenship in Georgia eo an ear jemlok kōn juon unin eo kien eo ej kwalok.

Bar juon, mae 1 Jānwōde 2027, juon special procedure ñan lelok citizenship ej jerbal ñan armej ro raar ļotak ilo Georgia im citizenship in Georgia eo aer ejjab kōllaajrak ekkar ñan kien eo.

Ordinary procedure eo: 10 yio im emān kakien

Juon adult emaroñ bōk citizenship ekkar ñan ordinary procedure eo elañe ej tōbrak aolep emān aikuj kein:

emōj an jokwe ilo Georgia ilo ejjelok bōjrak ioon juon lawful basis ilo 10 yio ko ālikin tata mae raan eo ej lelok application eo;
ej jeļā state language eo ilo jonan eo ej aikuj;
ej jeļā bwebwenato an Georgia im basic principle ko an kien ko an ilo jonan eo ej aikuj;
ej jerbal ilo Georgia, ewōr an real estate ijo, ej kōmmane business ijo ak ewōr an juon share ak share ko ilo juon kombani an Georgia.

Kien eo ej kōmeļeļe “continuous residence” (jokwe ilo ejjelok bōjrak) ilo wāween eo ejjejjet: ilo juon yio, ien ko kwar pād ilikin Georgia ejjab maroñ lōñļok jen 90 raan ilo aolepen. Ito-itak ñan katak (mae 2 yio) ak ñan medical treatment rejjab kobaik ilo 90 raan kein. Juon yio ej 365 raan ko rej ļoor doon. Innem mokta jen am apply, lale history in am diwōjlok im deloñ ilo border eo ilo kajjojo yio.

Ñan juon stateless person eo ewōr an status ilo Georgia, ien eo ej aikuj ej 5 yio. Juon refugee ejjab aikuj kamool juon economic connection.

Simplified procedure eo ñan pāleen juon citizen an Georgia

Juon armej eo emōj an mare ippān juon citizen an Georgia emaroñ bōk citizenship ekkar ñan simplified procedure eo. Ñan men in, kwōj aikuj kar jokwe ilo Georgia ilo ejjelok bōjrak ioon juon lawful basis ilo 5 yio ko ālikin tata mae raan eo ej lelok application eo, im kwōj aikuj kar tōprak test ko kōn state language eo, bwebwenato an Georgia im basic principle ko an kien. Ilo case in, kwōjjab aikuj kamool juon economic connection.

Mare make ejjab oktak citizenship: kien eo ej ba alikkar bwe mare an juon citizen an Georgia ippān juon armej jen ailiñ ko jet, ak divorce eo aer, ejjab oktak citizenship an ro rej mare. Aikuj ko an ordinary procedure eo rejjab jelōt juon armej eo ewōr an repatriate status. Statute eo an Commission on Citizenship Issues ej likūt kakien ko ñan armej rot in.

Exceptional procedure eo im jerbal eo an investment

President of Georgia emaroñ lelok citizenship ekkar ñan exceptional procedure eo ñan juon citizen an bar juon ailiñ eo ewōr an special merit ñan Georgia ak ñe lelok citizenship ñan e ej ilo state interest. Ñe rej etale state interest, rej lale, ekoba men ko jet, jekjek kein:

armej eo ej lo Georgia āinwōt ailiñ eo an (homeland), im e ak juon ancestor an ear jokwe ilo juon occupied territory ak ear aikuj ilok jen ijo meñe ear jab kōnaan (forcibly displaced), ak ear emigrate kōn unin ko ikijen politic ak kōn severe socio-economic hardship;
juon investment eo armej eo emōj an kōmmane ak ej kōmmane ilo Georgia ej juon jibañ eaorōk ñan kōlaplok economy an ailiñ eo;
armej eo emōj an tōprak ilo sport, science ak arts im ej kōnaan wōnmanlok jerbal eo an ilo etan Georgia.

Kien eo ejjab likūt juon minimum jonan in investment, im investment ejjab lelok ilo automatic juon right ñan citizenship: ej juon wōt iaan jekjek ko, im Agency eo ej kajjitōk melele jen competent authority eo ñan kamool. Ekkar ñan Agency eo, application eo ej aikuj wōr ippān 2 recommendation ak lōñļok jen citizen ro an Georgia ak jen legal entity ko emōj aer register ilo Georgia, im peba ko rej kamool jekjek eo ej jejjet. Test ko rej aikuj wōt ñan juon applicant eo application eo an ej pedped ioon juon connection ippān homeland eo. Fee ko: 500 GEL (raan eo kein ka-80), 700 GEL (raan eo kein ka-60) ak 1,000 GEL (raan eo kein ka-30).

Restoration in citizenship

Citizenship emaroñ lelok kōn restoration ñan juon armej eo citizenship in Georgia eo an ear jemlok kōn renunciation, kōn pepe eo an jinen ak jemān (ak ruo iaer), ak ilo wāween eo ejjab jejjet ekkar ñan kien (unlawfully). Ñan men in, kwōj aikuj tōprak test in state language eo, im ejjab aikuj wōr jabdewōt unin ñan jolok naturalisation. Elañe citizenship eo am ear jemlok ilo wāween eo ejjab jejjet ekkar ñan kien, ejjelok test im fee eo kwar kōļļā ej jepļaaktok ñan kwe. Citizenship eo ear jemlok kōn pepe an jinen im jemān emaroñ restore ñe armej eo ej erom adult. Fee ko: 130 GEL (raan eo kein ka-30) ak 195 GEL (raan eo kein ka-20).

Juon former citizen eo ear jako citizenship in Georgia eo an kōn an bōk citizenship an bar juon ailiñ ewōr an juon temporary right ejenolok: emaroñ apply ñan Agency eo mae 1 Jānwōde 2027. Ñe rej restore citizenship ilo wāween in, ejjab aikuj renunciation in citizenship an ailiñ eo juon, im rej bar lelok citizenship ñan minor child eo an. Fee ko: 325 GEL (raan eo kein ka-80), 455 GEL (raan eo kein ka-60) ak 650 GEL (raan eo kein ka-30).

Test ko: kajin, bwebwenato im basic principle ko an kien

Jen 1 Māe 2024, rej test jeļā eo mokta jen am lelok application eo. Agency eo ej kōmmane test ko ilo electronic, kōn juon special software. Ñan lelok citizenship ekkar ñan ordinary, simplified im special procedure ko, rej test aolep jilu subject ko. Ñan lelok ekkar ñan exceptional procedure eo, rej kōmmane test ko ñe application eo ej pedped ioon juon connection ippān homeland eo wōt, im ñan restoration, rej test state language eo wōt. Peij in citizenship ilo website eo an Agency eo ewōr link ko ñan test ko kōn kajin Georgia, bwebwenato im basic principle ko an kien.

kwomaroñ register ñan test eo kōn am make ak kōn juon representative ilo Agency eo, ilo juon Public Service Hall ak, ilikin Georgia, ilo juon diplomatic mission ak consular post an Georgia;
ñan register, kwōj aikuj juon ID document, juon pija ewōr kālor ie (3.5 x 4.5 cm, ilo electronic form) im, elañe kwōj apply kōn juon representative, juon power of attorney;
itok ñan test eo 15 minit ak lōñļok mokta, ippān appointment card eo am im ID document eo am;
test eo moktata ejjelok wōnāān; test eo kein karuo im kajjojo test tokālik ej 40 GEL;
juon pass ej jerbal ilo 1 yio, innem kwōj aikuj lelok application eo am ilo ien in.

Rejjab test minor ro, ekoba ro rej erom 18 yio mokta jen an kōmman pepe eo. Elañe juon armej ewōr an juon physical, mental, intellectual ak sensory impairment eo ej pād wōt (persistent), im kōn men in ejjab maroñ test jeļā eo an, Commission on Citizenship Issues ej kōtlok bwe en jab bōk test ko (exempt) ioon pedped in medical document ko. Ñan lelok citizenship ekkar ñan ordinary procedure eo, juon support recipient ejjab aikuj bōk test ko im ejjab aikuj kamool juon economic connection.

Dual citizenship

Georgia ewōr an juon wōt citizenship (single citizenship), im wōr citizenship an bar juon ailiñ ilo ejja ien eo wōt ej maroñ ilo case ko kien eo ej kwalok alikkar wōt. Elañe kwe juon citizen an bar juon ailiñ, decree eo an President ej lelok citizenship ñan kwe (ijellokin exceptional procedure eo) ej jino jerbal ālikin wōt an competent authority ko an Georgia bōk juon peba eo ej kamool bwe kwar renounce citizenship eo am juon. Innem lale mokta ewi wāween renunciation ilo ailiñ eo am im ewi aetokan ien eo ej bōk.

Kwomaroñ kōjparok citizenship an bar juon ailiñ elañe kwar bōk citizenship in Georgia ekkar ñan exceptional procedure eo ak kwar kōjerbal temporary right eo ñan restoration. Juon citizen an Georgia eo ej bōk citizenship an bar juon ailiñ ej aikuj, mokta jen an bōk, bōk consent an state in Georgia ñan kōjparok citizenship in Georgia (President of Georgia ej kōmmane pepe eo). Elañe ejjab, enaaj jako citizenship in Georgia eo an. Fee ko ñan consent: 500 GEL (raan eo kein ka-80), 700 GEL (raan eo kein ka-60) ak 1,000 GEL (raan eo kein ka-30). Juon ajri eo ear bōk citizenship an bar juon ailiñ jen an ļotak ippān citizenship in Georgia ej kōjparok citizenship in Georgia mae an 18 yio. Ilo ien in, jinen im jemān ak legal representative eo rej aikuj lelok juon application ñan retention; elañe ejjab, citizenship in Georgia an ajri eo ej jemlok.

Residence permit ko, kombani ko im investment

Agency eo ej lelok residence permit ko ekkar ñan Law of Georgia on the Legal Status of Aliens and Stateless Persons. Juon permit ej lelok ñan kwe right in jokwe ilo Georgia ekkar ñan kien, botab ejjab lelok citizenship. Kain permit ko reaorōk rej:

work im study residence permit ko, im residence permit eo ñan family reunification;
residence permit ñan pāleen juon citizen an Georgia (jen 1 Jeptōmba 2026): rej lelok ñan 1 yio im rej extend ñan 2 yio kajjojo alen, mae 5 yio ilo aolepen. Elañe mare eo ej wōnmanlok wōt ālikin 5 yio, rej lelok juon permanent residence permit. Juon interagency commission ej lale elañe mare eo ej mool, ekoba kōn juon interview;
investment residence permit: ioon pedped in juon investment eo ej equivalent in 300,000 USD ak lōñļok ak ioon real estate eo wōnāān eo an ej lōñļok jen men in (ijellokin agricultural land), ñan 5 yio;
short-term residence permit: ioon pedped in real estate eo wōnāān eo an ej lōñļok jen equivalent in 150,000 USD, ñan 1 yio kajjojo alen;
temporary residence permit ñan juon armej eo ej jerbal ilo information technology (IT);
permanent residence permit, āinwōt ālikin 10 yio in temporary residence ilo Georgia (ien in katak im medical treatment rejjab kobaik).

Register juon kombani, wōr juon share ak real estate ej tōbrak juon wōt iaan emān kakien ko an ordinary procedure eo im ejjab maroñ bōk jikin 10 yio in continuous residence. Ekkar ñan kien eo, jokwe ilo Georgia ej melele pād ilo mool (physically) ilo ailiñ eo, innem legal address an juon kombani ak juon virtual office ejjab make kobaik ilo ien in jokwe. Ñan kamool am jokwe, Agency eo ej kajjitōk kōn juon visa, residence permit ak residence card im date stamp ko rej kamool am diwōjlok im deloñ ilo border eo.

Ia im ewi wāween lelok application eo

Kwōj lelok application eo ñan juon territorial office an Agency eo ak juon branch an Public Service Hall (ñan simplified procedure eo, Agency eo ej kwalok Public Service Hall), im ilikin Georgia ñan juon diplomatic mission ak consular post an Georgia. Kwomaroñ apply kōn am make ak kōn juon representative eo ej jerbal kōn juon power of attorney. Ñan lelok citizenship ekkar ñan ordinary procedure eo, kwōj aikuj:

juon application ilo form eo kar likūti im juon pija ewōr kālor ie (3 x 4 cm, ilo electronic form);
kein kamool bwe kwar kōļļā fee eo;
juon copy in birth certificate eo am, elañe kwar ļotak ilikin Georgia im ewōr ippam peba in;
peba ko rej kamool lawful im continuous residence ilo 10 yio ko ālikin tata: juon visa, residence permit ak residence card, im date stamp ko rej kamool am diwōjlok im deloñ ilo border eo;
juon peba eo ej kamool jerbal, real estate, business activity ak bwe ewōr am juon share ak share ko ilo juon kombani.

Ñan lelok citizenship ekkar ñan simplified procedure eo, kwōj aikuj, ekoba men ko jet, juon copy in marriage certificate eo, juon peba eo ej kamool citizenship an pāleem, juon peba eo ej kamool lawful im continuous residence ilo 5 yio ko ālikin tata im juon peba eo ej kamool citizenship eo am an bar juon ailiñ. Aolep peba ko rej aikuj lelok ilo kajin Georgia ak wōr ippān juon ukok ilo kajin Georgia eo emōj kamool ilo wāween eo ejejjet.

Fee eo ñan lelok citizenship ekkar ñan ordinary ak simplified procedure eo ej pedped ioon processing time eo kwōj kālete: 65 GEL (raan eo kein ka-80), 130 GEL (raan eo kein ka-60), 260 GEL (raan eo kein ka-40) ak 390 GEL (raan eo kein ka-20). Ñan juon stateless person eo ewōr an status ilo Georgia, lelok citizenship ekkar ñan ordinary procedure eo ilo processing time eo in 80 raan ejjelok wōnāān. Ekkar ñan kien eo, rej aikuj etale application eo im kōmmane pepe eo ilo 3 allōñ ak jidikļok.

Pepe eo, jolok im jemlok in citizenship

Agency eo ej etale application eo ippān Commission on Citizenship Issues. Commission eo ewōr 6 member ie: 2 rej represent Agency eo, 2 State Security Service of Georgia im 2 Administration of the President of Georgia. President of Georgia ej kōmmane pepe eo āliktata: ej lelok juon decree ñe ej lelok citizenship, im juon order ñe ej jolok. Juon armej eo ej bōk citizenship kōn naturalisation ej kōmmane oath of allegiance (kallimur in tiljek) ñan Georgia ilo kajin Georgia im ej kamool kōn signature eo an. Rej jolok naturalisation elañe:

armej eo emōj an kōmmane juon international crime eo ej kokkure peace im humanity;
armej eo ear bōk koņaan ilo juon crime eo eļap an nana (particularly serious) eo ej kokkure juon armej, state eo, ak public security im order;
lelok citizenship ñan e ejjab emmanļok (inadvisable) kōn interest ko an state ak public security;
law enforcement authority ko an Georgia ak bar juon ailiñ ak Interpol rej pukot armej eo (wanted), ak extradition ak expulsion proceeding ko rej wōnmanlok ikijen e.

Kwomaroñ bar apply ioon ejja unin eo wōt ālikin an 6 allōñ jen ien eo kwar bōk jolok in naturalisation. Ālikin judgment No. 3/3/1601 an Constitutional Court ilo 7 Māj 2025, kwomaroñ appeal ilo court juon jolok in lelok citizenship ekkar ñan ordinary, simplified, restoration ak special procedure eo. Jen 1 Jeptōmba 2026, kien eo ej ba bwe appeal in juon jolok ilo court ejjab kabōjrak etale in expulsion an juon armej jen ailiñ ko jet ak enforcement in juon pepe kōn expulsion. Innem residence status eo am ej aikuj pād ilo jekjek eo ejejjet ilo aolepen ien court proceeding eo.

Ejjelok armej emaroñ deprive (bōk jen e) citizenship in Georgia eo an, im jokwe ilikin Georgia ejjab kōjemlok citizenship. Citizenship ej jemlok kōn renunciation ak kōn loss of citizenship (jako in citizenship). Juon armej ej jako citizenship in Georgia eo an elañe, ilo ejjelok permission jen competent authority ko an Georgia, ear deloñ ilo military, police ak security service an bar juon ailiñ, ear bōk citizenship kōn peba ko rej riab (forged), ak ear bōk citizenship an bar juon ailiñ ilo ejjelok consent ñan retention. Remaroñ jolok am renounce citizenship elañe ewōr am military ak bar juon eddo eo kwōjjañin kōmmane, elañe rej charge eok kōn juon crime, ak elañe ewōr juon enforceable sentence ikijen eok.

Kajjitōk ko ekkā

Imaroñ ke bōk citizenship kōn aō jino juon kombani ak wia juon apartment?

Jaab. Jekjek kein remaroñ jibañ eok bōk juon residence permit ak tōbrak economic condition eo an ordinary procedure eo, botab rejjab maroñ bōk jikin 10 yio in continuous residence im test ko. Rej lale juon investment eo eaorōk ñe rej etale lelok citizenship ekkar ñan exceptional procedure eo wōt, im lelok rot in ej juon right an President eo, ejjab juon eddo.

Ij ke erom juon citizen an Georgia ilo ien eo wōt ij mare ippān juon citizen an Georgia?

Jaab. Mare ejjab oktak citizenship. Kwomaroñ apply ekkar ñan simplified procedure eo ālikin 5 yio in lawful im continuous residence ilo Georgia im ālikin am tōprak test ko.

Ewi aetokan ien imaroñ pād ilikin Georgia ilo an jab jemlok continuity in aō jokwe?

Ejjab lōñļok jen 90 raan ilo aolepen ilo kajjojo yio. Ito-itak ñan katak (mae 2 yio) ak ñan medical treatment rejjab kobaik ilo ien in.

Honorary citizenship ej ke melele citizenship in Georgia?

Jaab. Ekkar ñan kien eo, honorary citizenship ej juon connection an juon armej jen ailiñ ko jet ippān Georgia, im ejjab lelok right im eddo ko an juon citizen.

Wōn eo ej kōmmane pepe kōn application eo aō?

President of Georgia ej kōmmane pepe eo āliktata ioon pedped in conclusion eo an Agency eo. Aviaspace ejjab juon law firm ak juon government agency im ejjab maroñ kallimur ñan kwe jabdewōt outcome. Ñan advice kōn case eo am make, kajjitōk ippān juon lawyer eo emālōtlōt (qualified), im lale kakien ko kiiō ippān Agency eo mokta jen am apply.