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Twelve pieces for people who want to understand the matter before the consultation: what to check, which documents to gather, where time is usually lost. No promises of outcomes and no figures that go out of date.

• BUSINESS

  LLC or sole trader in Georgia: choosing the form

  How a sole trader differs from an LLC on liability, tax and hiring - and which form suits which situation.

• BANKING

  How to open an account with a Georgian bank

  What the bank is really establishing, how the source of funds is evidenced and the business described, why applications are refused and what to do next.

• BUSINESS

  Company liquidation in Georgia: procedure and consequences

  How liquidation differs from simply ceasing to trade, and why an abandoned company keeps generating obligations.

• BUSINESS

  An employment contract with a foreign employee

  How a contract and a work permit relate, what an employer risks by keeping the arrangement on paper, and what happens to status on dismissal.

• RESIDENCE

  Which documents to prepare for a residence permit consultation

  The basic set, requirements for translation and apostille, differences between bases, and the usual reasons for refusal.

• RESIDENCE

  Permanent residence: how it differs from temporary

  Why not every year lived here counts towards permanent status, and what interrupts the accumulation of time.

• DOCUMENTS

  Apostille, legalisation and translation of documents

  When an apostille is enough, when consular legalisation is required, why the sequence matters and how one letter in a name leads to refusal.

• PROPERTY

  What to check before buying a flat in Georgia

  What to look for in the register extract, how to check encumbrances, who really owns the property, and what an unregistered alteration costs you.

• PROPERTY

  Buying a flat in a new development: what to look at

  What is actually sold before completion, how to check the developer and the basis for construction, and when ownership arises.

• PROPERTY

  A flat rental agreement in Tbilisi: what to check

  Whether the person letting the flat owns it, what registering the agreement achieves, how the deposit works and what happens if the flat is sold.

• INHERITANCE

  Inheritance in Georgia: what a foreign national needs to know

  How property passes under the law and under a will, why it must be re-registered, and why debts are inherited along with the assets.

• PROPERTY

  Property valuation in Georgia: when you need one and how it works

  How a valuation differs from the contract price and from the register, why it is needed for residence by investment and for a mortgage, and why floor areas do not match.

Why these pieces exist

They do not replace a consultation and do not try to. Their purpose is simpler: so that you arrive at the meeting understanding what the procedure consists of, and ask questions of substance instead of paying to learn the basics.

That is why the texts carry no promises of outcomes and no specific sums or deadlines: those are set by the state, they change, and they have to be checked on the date of the enquiry. What they do carry is lists of what to gather in advance, and a look at where time is most often lost.

This material is for reference and prepared as a working basis. Assessing a particular situation takes a consultation - the circumstances change the answer.

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