🇬🇪 Georgia
Tbilisi: long visa-free stay, taxes, remote work
Georgia is a relocation classic: for many passports (including Russia) visa-free up to 365 days, a bank account with a passport, workable Tbilisi daily life, and a popular IE / Small Business (~1%) tax stack. From 2026, check work-permit rules if you touch the local labour market.
Start with visa and the checklist. Taxes in depth: Georgia taxes. Compare: Portugal vs Georgia.
At a glance
Capital: Tbilisi
Language: Georgian (+ Russian/EN in the center)
Currency: lari (GEL); rent often in USD
Entry: often visa-free up to 365 days
Watch-out: IE 1% and 183 days ≠ visa - read separately
Guide sections
- Before you arrive - neighborhood, bank, eSIM
- Visa and legal stay - 365 days, residence, work permit, tax
- Housing - Vake / Saburtalo, USD rent
- Cost of living - budget $900–1,800+/month
- Work and internet - fiber, coworkings, Magti
- Banking and money - BOG, TBC, GEL/USD
- Healthcare - insurance, clinics
- Transport - Bolt, metro, TBS
- Community - expats, chats, Fabrika
- Cities - Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Bakuriani
- Why Georgia - pros and cons
- Scams and risks - rent, IE “helpers”
- Food - khinkali, wine, delivery