Georgia Expats
Business, visas, taxes, and the parts that can actually bite you.
This section is for the high-stakes stuff: getting legal, staying compliant, setting up properly, and avoiding the kind of paperwork mistake that only becomes expensive later.
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NEW Labour Permit (Right to Work)
The new 2026 work permit system — who needs it, how to apply, fees, deadlines, and what it means for IEs and remote workers.
24 min read
NEW Self-Employment Registration (2026)
Step-by-step portal guide for foreign IEs and self-employed founders: documents, activity descriptions, video call, and timeline strategy.
20 min read
NEW Business Plan for Self-Employment
What to upload when you do not have strong turnover yet: structure, numbers, financial security proof, and how to avoid writing a fake-looking plan.
19 min read
NEW Work Residence Permit in Georgia
The practical 2026 guide to getting work-based residence after the new labour permit: documents, turnover threshold, fees, Public Service Hall workflow, and renewal logic.
21 min read
NEW Residence Permit Renewal in Georgia
How to renew without stupid last-minute stress: timing, online renewal from abroad, work-permit dependency, fees, and the card step people forget.
19 min read
NEW Hiring Foreign Employees in Georgia
Employer-side guide to the new Right to Work process: Worknet labour market test, refusal logic, documents, fees, and the real hiring timeline.
21 min read
NEW Permanent Residence in Georgia
The real long-term path: what counts, what does not, why visa-free years are not enough, and why permanent status matters more after the 2026 labour-permit changes.
19 min read
Starting a Business in Georgia
IE vs LLC, step-by-step registration, costs, bank accounts, and common mistakes.
16 min read
NEW IE vs LLC in Georgia
The blunt structure decision guide: when the 1% solo route wins, when an LLC is smarter, and how to stop choosing based on tax slogans alone.
21 min read
NEW How to Register an LLC in Georgia
The practical founder guide: documents, shareholder setup, legal address, banking, accounting, and the 2026 right-to-work layer foreign owners miss.
22 min read
NEW Individual Entrepreneur in Georgia
The focused 2026 setup guide for the 1% path: PSH registration, Small Business Status, banking, labour-permit reality, and the mistakes that blow up the deal.
22 min read
NEW Georgian Tax Residency Certificate
Who qualifies, how the 183-day rule works, how to apply through Revenue Service, and when this paper actually matters.
18 min read
NEW Revenue Service Turnover Proof
How to pull a clean RS turnover export for labour permits, bank KYC, and accountant requests without leaning on useless screenshots.
19 min read
NEW Power of Attorney in Georgia
How to draft, notarize, apostille, and safely use a PoA in Georgia or from abroad without messing up the document chain.
18 min read
NEW Legal Address in Georgia
What foreign founders actually need for LLC and IE registrations: landlord consent, rental flats, virtual addresses, and when paying for a clean setup is worth it.
18 min read
NEW Georgia for Brits
HMRC departure steps, UK tax residence, split-year treatment, National Insurance, State Pension friction, and what the Georgia-UK treaty actually helps with.
22 min read9 guides
Work & Residency
Start here if your main question is whether you can legally work, invoice, employ people, or keep your status clean.
NEW Labour Permit (Right to Work)
The new 2026 work permit system — who needs it, how to apply, fees, deadlines, and what it means for IEs and remote workers.
24 min read NEW Self-Employment Registration (2026)
Step-by-step portal guide for foreign IEs and self-employed founders: documents, activity descriptions, video call, and timeline strategy.
20 min read NEW Business Plan for Self-Employment
What to upload when you do not have strong turnover yet: structure, numbers, financial security proof, and how to avoid writing a fake-looking plan.
19 min read NEW Work Residence Permit in Georgia
The practical 2026 guide to getting work-based residence after the new labour permit: documents, turnover threshold, fees, Public Service Hall workflow, and renewal logic.
21 min read NEW Residence Permit Renewal in Georgia
How to renew without stupid last-minute stress: timing, online renewal from abroad, work-permit dependency, fees, and the card step people forget.
19 min read NEW Hiring Foreign Employees in Georgia
Employer-side guide to the new Right to Work process: Worknet labour market test, refusal logic, documents, fees, and the real hiring timeline.
21 min read NEW Permanent Residence in Georgia
The real long-term path: what counts, what does not, why visa-free years are not enough, and why permanent status matters more after the 2026 labour-permit changes.
19 min read
Visa & Residency
Visa-free entry, residence permits, work permits, and the 1% IE tax setup.
18 min read
Finding a Job as a Foreigner
Job platforms, salary expectations, the new labour permit, industries hiring foreigners, and honest alternatives.
20 min read6 guides
Starting & Running a Business
The operating system for founders: company choice, taxes, hiring, and the practical costs of being compliant.
Starting a Business in Georgia
IE vs LLC, step-by-step registration, costs, bank accounts, and common mistakes.
16 min read NEW IE vs LLC in Georgia
The blunt structure decision guide: when the 1% solo route wins, when an LLC is smarter, and how to stop choosing based on tax slogans alone.
21 min read NEW How to Register an LLC in Georgia
The practical founder guide: documents, shareholder setup, legal address, banking, accounting, and the 2026 right-to-work layer foreign owners miss.
22 min read NEW Individual Entrepreneur in Georgia
The focused 2026 setup guide for the 1% path: PSH registration, Small Business Status, banking, labour-permit reality, and the mistakes that blow up the deal.
22 min read
Taxes in Georgia
The 1% IE regime, LLC taxation, VAT, capital gains, and how to stay compliant.
18 min read
Hiring Employees
Labour law, contracts, payroll taxes, leave entitlements, termination rules, and where to find talent in Georgia.
24 min read3 guides
Money Strategy
Georgia can be unusually attractive for tax planning and investment structures, but only if you understand the fine print.
NEW Georgian Tax Residency Certificate
Who qualifies, how the 183-day rule works, how to apply through Revenue Service, and when this paper actually matters.
18 min read
NEW Crypto in Georgia
0% tax on crypto gains, licensed exchanges, how to cash out to Georgian banks, and the traps to avoid.
22 min read
Investing from Georgia
Crypto, stocks, bonds, real estate — how to invest with 0% capital gains tax and where to open accounts.
20 min read3 guides
Major Life Moves
The big decisions: property, retirement, marriage, and whether Georgia actually fits the life you want to build.
Buying Property in Georgia
Legal rights, real prices, the step-by-step process, taxes, and the mistakes that cost expats money.
18 min read
Retiring in Georgia
Cost of living on a pension, 0% tax on foreign income, healthcare, visa options, and the honest reality.
20 min read
Getting Married in Georgia
Documents, process, costs, apostille — the complete guide to getting legally married in Georgia as a foreigner.
16 min read8 guides
Paperwork & Admin
The boring part that still matters: documents, notaries, apostilles, shutdown checklists, and last-mile bureaucracy.
NEW Revenue Service Turnover Proof
How to pull a clean RS turnover export for labour permits, bank KYC, and accountant requests without leaning on useless screenshots.
19 min read
NEW Georgian Personal Number
What the 11-digit personal number actually is, how foreigners get it, and why it quietly blocks banking, permits, and paperwork when you do not have it.
18 min read
NEW Apostille in Georgia
Which Georgian documents can be apostilled, where to go, when translation comes first, and how to avoid doing the chain in the wrong order.
17 min read
NEW Police Clearance Certificate
How to get a Georgian criminal record certificate, when apostille matters, and how to handle the request from abroad without guessing.
18 min read NEW Power of Attorney in Georgia
How to draft, notarize, apostille, and safely use a PoA in Georgia or from abroad without messing up the document chain.
18 min read NEW Legal Address in Georgia
What foreign founders actually need for LLC and IE registrations: landlord consent, rental flats, virtual addresses, and when paying for a clean setup is worth it.
18 min read
Bureaucracy & Documents
Public Service Hall, notaries, apostilles, translations, power of attorney — the complete guide to getting documents done.
20 min read
Leaving Georgia
How to close your IE or LLC, shut bank accounts, handle final taxes, end your lease, and leave without loose ends.
18 min read3 guides
Country-Specific
Tax and compliance guidance that changes materially depending on your passport and reporting obligations back home.
NEW Georgia for Americans
US taxes, FEIE, FBAR, FATCA, Social Security restrictions, banking with FATCA, state tax ties, and practical life as an American in Tbilisi.
24 min read
NEW Georgia for Europeans
EU tax deregistration, pension portability, EHIC gaps, double tax treaties, CRS reporting, and country-specific traps for EU citizens.
24 min read NEW Georgia for Brits
HMRC departure steps, UK tax residence, split-year treatment, National Insurance, State Pension friction, and what the Georgia-UK treaty actually helps with.
22 min read