Residence permit through employment, family or study in Georgia
We prepare residence permit applications based on employment with a Georgian company, family reunification or study: check the basis, assemble the documents, file and run the case through to the decision.
For employment, since 1 March 2026 you first need the right to work, which the employer applies for, and only then the work residence permit. For family, the key is the marriage or birth documents with a translation and an apostille (where required). For study, proof of enrolment at an accredited institution.
Our fee: 700 GEL, consultation $30
Discuss your matterMon–Fri, 10:00–18:00 Tbilisi time
Kanon Georgia is a private law and accounting firm, not a government authority. The competent authority makes the decision; state fees are paid separately.
All routes to residence and fees on one page
What the work covers
- Reviewing the basis: work, family or study, and whether it fits your situation.
- Work: we check the employment contract and the right to work; if you do not have it yet, we start there.
- Family: marriage, birth and name-change documents, translation and apostille (where required).
- Study: proof of enrolment or study and the period the permit is issued for.
- The document set, translations and notarial certification.
- Filing and running the case through to the decision.
- Working with a refusal - reading the wording and choosing the way forward.
About permanent residence
Periods on a study permit do not count towards permanent residence. If permanent status is the goal, take this into account before choosing the basis: guide to permanent residence.
What is not included
- The decision itself. It rests with the state authority. Nobody, ourselves included, can guarantee it.
- The state fee. Paid separately; its size depends on the processing time you choose.
- The right to work. A separate service: 200 GEL for employees.
- Obtaining documents in another country where they are issued only to the applicant in person.
- The applicant's own steps: attendance, biometrics.
What you will need
- Your passport: every completed page.
- Current and previous Georgian documents: residence permit, ID card.
- For work: the employment contract, the employer's documents, the right-to-work decision.
- For family: marriage, birth and name-change certificates and the documents of the family member who is a Georgian citizen or residence permit holder.
- For study: a certificate of enrolment or study from an accredited institution.
- Proof of where you live in Georgia.
- Any previous refusals and the decisions on them, with dates.
Missing part of the set is not a reason to wait. At the review it often turns out that half of what was collected is not needed and what is needed is missing.
How the work goes
- You describe the case through the form, by email or in a messenger.
- A lawyer reviews the facts: what you already have, what has to be obtained, where the weak points are.
- We agree the scope and the price. Up to this point you pay nothing.
- We sign a contract in which the scope of the service is set out in writing.
- You hand over the documents, we check the set and tell you what is missing.
- We run the procedure and keep you informed at every step.
- You receive the result and the full set of documents.
Prices
Our fee and the state fee are counted separately.
| Service | Our fee |
|---|---|
| Residence through employment, family or study | 700 GEL |
| Work permit for employees | 200 GEL |
Consultation from $30. The price for your case is confirmed before the work starts and fixed in the contract.
What is outside our control
- The authority's decision and how long the review takes.
- Requirements for the document set: they are refined and must be checked on the filing date.
- The work of another country's authorities: certificates, apostilles, legalisation.
- Circumstances that already exist: previous refusals, breaches of stay, mismatches in documents from earlier years.
We tell you the weak points of the case before the work starts. If in our view the basis is shaky, you will hear it plainly rather than after filing.
Frequently asked
How much does residence through employment, family or study cost?
Residence permit through employment, family or study: 700 GEL. If employment also needs the right to work, it is a separate service: 200 GEL. State fees and charges, where your procedure has any, are paid separately from our fee: their amount is set by the state and we do not mark them up. Consultation: from $30.
Are state fees included in the price?
State fees and charges, where your procedure has any, are paid separately from our fee: their amount is set by the state and we do not mark them up. The invoice shows our fee, state fees and third-party costs separately.
Do I need a work permit for employment-based residence?
Yes. Since 1 March 2026 a work residence permit is issued only to people who already hold the right to work, except in cases provided by law. For an employee, the employer applies for it.
Leave a request
Tell us the basis you want to apply on: work, family or study, and until when you are lawfully in Georgia now.
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We reply Mon–Fri, 10:00–18:00 Tbilisi time
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Эта страница по-русскиResidence permit in Georgia: all routes and feesService: work permit in GeorgiaGuide: employing a foreign nationalGuide: residence permit documentsAbout this page. It sets out the scope of our service and the general order of the procedure. It is not legal advice and not a public offer: the scope, the timing and the price for a particular matter are agreed individually and recorded in the contract. Requirements, fees and practice change, so anything here is checked against the position on the day you apply. In many procedures the final decision rests with the competent authority and its discretion, so a positive outcome cannot be guaranteed.