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Georgia — Investment residence

Investment residence is classified as residency. Its inventory status is open. At least USD 300,000 investment, or property exceeding USD 300,000. Residence and citizenship are different legal outcomes.

Business/property investment leads to residence; five-year conditions apply.

Evidence & review dates · 13 October 2026

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Legal outcome
Residence; nationality remains separate
Base amount
$300,000
Family-of-four base
$300,000
Presence
Lawful-stay / application rules apply
Official guidance
10/20/30-day service options (agency)

Cost breakdown

A complete itemised government-fee subtotal is not listed here. The qualifying amount remains separate from document, professional and other charges.

Agency processing costs are in GEL; audit/valuation, permit-card and professional charges are additional. No complete subtotal.

Family of four

Household assumptions and eligibility

Principal, spouse and two children aged under 12. Eligibility, age definitions and dependency rules apply. Base amount: $300,000.

Spouse, minor children and specified fully dependent relatives qualify subject to agency rules.

Requirements

Eligibility, presence and exceptions

Business investment requires at least USD 300,000; the property alternative must exceed USD 300,000. Business turnover and five-year retention rules differ. Indefinite residence is not citizenship.

Presence
Residence and citizenship are different legal outcomes.
Holding / ongoing duties
Five-year investment/property conditions for indefinite stay. Business turnover thresholds: USD 50,000 year 1,100000 year 2,120000 years 3–5.

Travel access

Destination rules, conditions and source dates

This route does not establish ordinary national-passport privileges. Short visits; personal circumstances and entry conditions apply. Each rule retains its own check date.

UK visits
Residence permit

This route grants residence rather than a new nationality. International visitor requirements follow your existing passport, residence status and destination.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules.

Schengen visits
Residence permit

This route grants residence rather than a new nationality. International visitor requirements follow your existing passport, residence status and destination.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules.

USA visits
Residence permit

This route grants residence rather than a new nationality. International visitor requirements follow your existing passport, residence status and destination.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules.

Canada visits
Residence permit

This route grants residence rather than a new nationality. International visitor requirements follow your existing passport, residence status and destination.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules.

Global category counts, where shown above, are attributed publisher snapshots. The selected destination rules here use government evidence. Recognition of a document is separate from visa exemption.

Sources

Publications, supporting claims and review dates

Checked means the cited material was reviewed, not that the authority published a new rule that day. Source authority and retrieval limitations are recorded below.

  • Migration and residence permitsGeorgia Public Service Development Agency · Checked

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    Government guidance

    Property value must exceed USD150,000 for short-term residence. Investment residence requires at least USD300,000 investment or property value exceeding USD300,000; household, assessment, five-year and turnover conditions apply.

  • Georgian citizenship by exceptionGeorgia Public Service Development Agency · Checked

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    Government guidance

    Article17 presidential discretion; substantial economic investment is a state-interest consideration, not a published purchase price.