You can get married in Georgia on a tourist visa, an e-visa or a visa-free entry stamp. The registry does not need a special visa; it needs proof that each foreign partner is in the country lawfully on the day. Here is who enters without a visa, when a residence permit from another country gets you in, how the e-visa works, and what to show at the Public Service Hall.
Quick summary
- You need no special visa to marry in Georgia: a foreign partner only has to be there lawfully on the day, with no minimum stay.
- Citizens of more than 90 countries, including every EU state, the UK, the US and the 6 Gulf states, enter visa-free for a full year.
- A valid visa or residence permit from 50 listed places, such as the EU, UK, US and Gulf, gives 90 days in any 180.
- Since 16 May 2025, citizens of 17 countries, Pakistan and Bangladesh among them, need at least 1 year left on a Gulf permit to enter on it.
- Everyone else applies for an e-visa online: USD 20 plus a 2% service fee, decided in about 5 working days.
- At the registry, your passport with its entry stamp, plus any visa or permit you entered on, proves your lawful stay.
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Can You Get Married in Georgia on a Tourist Visa?
Yes. Georgian law sets one condition on a foreign partner's immigration status: you must be in Georgia lawfully when you register, and you prove it with a document. A visa-free entry, a short-term visa and a residence permit all meet that condition, so you do not need a special visa to marry.
There is no residency requirement and no minimum stay, and you choose where in Georgia to register. Everything else about how to get married in Georgia as a foreigner works the same whatever stamp is in your passport: a joint application, 2 adult witnesses with ID, and a registration that is free without a ceremony.
Which way you enter depends on your passport first and your residence permit second.
| Entry route | Who can use it | Stay allowed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa-free, by citizenship | Citizens of more than 90 countries, including the EU, the UK, the US and the Gulf states | 1 full year | Free |
| Visa-free, Chinese citizens | Citizens of China | 30 days, for tourism only | Free |
| Visa or residence permit from a listed place | Holders of a valid visa or permit from 50 listed places, such as the EU, the UK, the US and the Gulf | 90 days in any 180 | Free |
| Short-term e-visa | Nationalities on the Foreign Ministry's e-visa list | Up to 90 days in any 180, or 30 days, by nationality | USD 20 plus a 2% service fee |
Visa-Free Countries for Georgia
Georgia's visa-free list is set by a government ordinance, last amended in February 2026, and names 91 countries plus 5 groups of overseas territories. Their citizens enter without a visa and can stay a full year, which covers any wedding trip. The one exception is China: Chinese citizens get 30 days, and only for tourism.
The list includes all 27 EU member states, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Israel, and all 6 Gulf Cooperation Council states: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. It runs well past those names, so a passport from elsewhere may still be on it; check yours before you apply for any visa.
At the border your passport is stamped, and that entry stamp marks the start of your lawful stay. The same stamp is what you show at the registry on the wedding day.
From our Tbilisi team
If either of you holds 2 passports, enter Georgia on the one you will register with. The entry stamp and the name on your application then sit in one document, and nobody at the desk has to match 2 passports to 1 person.
Entering Georgia on a Residence Permit From Another Country
A passport that is not on the visa-free list can still get you in without a Georgian visa. A second ordinance names 50 places whose visa or residence permit lets the holder enter Georgia and stay 90 calendar days in any 180-day period.
The visa or permit has to be valid on the day you cross the border. That opens the route to anyone living in Europe, Britain, North America, Australia or the Gulf on a residence permit, whatever their passport. A Pakistani partner working in Riyadh on a Saudi residence permit enters this way, subject to the expiry rule below.
| Region | Places on the list |
|---|---|
| Europe | All 27 EU states, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, which covers every Schengen state |
| United Kingdom | The UK, its overseas territories and the Crown dependencies |
| North America | United States, Canada |
| Asia and the Pacific | Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea |
| Middle East | Israel, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman |
| Other territories | Danish, Dutch and French overseas territories |
Holders can stay up to 90 calendar days in any 180-day period. The visa or permit must be valid on the day of entry.
For couples living in the UAE on a residence visa, the permit is the way in, and it shapes what happens after the wedding too. The UAE is not in the Apostille Convention, so the certificate needs legalization in Georgia, then attestation by the UAE Embassy in Tbilisi and the UAE foreign ministry, before it counts there.
Check the expiry date on a Gulf permit
Since 16 May 2025, citizens of 17 countries who enter on a Gulf multiple-entry visa or residence permit need at least 1 year of validity left on the day they arrive. The 17 are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda and Yemen. With 11 months left, the permit no longer gets that partner in, and the trip needs a Georgian visa instead.
Georgia E-Visa for Marriage
If neither your passport nor a permit gets you in visa-free, you need a short-term visa before you travel. You apply from abroad on the Georgian e-visa portal (opens in a new tab), which checks your passport country as you start, because the Foreign Ministry decides which nationalities can use it.
The state fee is USD 20, paid in dollars, plus a 2% service fee, and the fee is not refunded if the visa is refused. A decision takes about 5 working days, and the visa gives up to 90 days in any 180-day period or 30 days, depending on your nationality. Apply before you buy flights, so a refusal costs you USD 20 rather than 2 tickets.
Since May 2026 the portal also issues a C5 tourist e-visa: USD 300, valid for 5 years with a 1-year stay, issued on the 5th working day or up to the 10th when extra checks are needed. It suits a couple who will come back to Georgia often; a single wedding trip needs only the standard e-visa. Nationalities that cannot use the portal apply at a Georgian embassy or consulate.
What entry costs for a wedding in Georgia
- Visa-free entry by citizenship
- Free
- Entry on a listed visa or residence permit
- Free
- Short-term e-visa
- USD 20 plus 2%
- C5 tourist e-visa, valid 5 years
- USD 300
- Marriage registration without a ceremony
- Free
E-visa fees are paid in US dollars and are not refunded if the visa is refused. A ceremony at a Public Service Hall adds GEL 75 to the registration.
Proof of Lawful Stay at the Public Service Hall
Proof that you are in Georgia lawfully is one of the documents for a Georgian marriage registration, next to both passports and the witnesses' IDs. The official rules do not spell out what counts as proof, so bring every document that shows the basis you entered on.
What each foreign partner brings on the day
- Your passport, with the entry stamp from this trip
- The printed e-visa, if you entered on one
- The residence permit or visa from another country, if you entered on that basis
- Your Georgian residence card, if you already live in Georgia
- A passport that shows your name in Latin letters, so it needs no Georgian translation
Only a foreign partner has to prove a lawful stay. If one of you is a Georgian citizen, that partner brings a Georgian ID card and has no stay to prove.
How Long You Need to Stay in Georgia to Marry
Georgia sets no minimum stay. Registration can happen on the day you apply or on any day you pick within the 2 months an application stays valid, so even a 30-day e-visa leaves plenty of room.
The free registration without a ceremony runs Monday to Friday, and a busy office can decline to register you the same day. Ceremonies also run at weekends at Tbilisi Central Public Service Hall and the Wedding Houses. An apostille for your home country is ready on the 8th working day for GEL 30, or on the same day for GEL 150.
From our Tbilisi team
We plan 2 weekdays in Tbilisi for the registration itself: one to apply and register, and one in reserve in case the office is full. If you want the apostilled certificate in your hand before you fly home, add the working days of the apostille speed you pay for.
Couples With Different Passports or Visas
Each foreign partner proves their own lawful stay, so you do not need to enter the same way. A German citizen can arrive visa-free for a year while an Indian partner living in Dubai comes in on a UAE residence permit for 90 days, and they register together like any other couple.
What matters is the shorter of your 2 stays. The wedding date has to fall inside it, because a partner whose permitted days have run out can no longer prove a lawful stay.
Staying in Georgia After the Wedding
A marriage between 2 foreign visitors does not add days to either partner's stay. Each of you keeps the entry terms you arrived on and leaves before they run out.
Marrying a Georgian citizen opens another route. The Public Service Development Agency issues a residence permit for the spouse (opens in a new tab) of a Georgian citizen, and the application has to go in at least 40 calendar days before your lawful stay ends. On a 30-day e-visa that window has closed before you land, so choose the entry route with the permit in mind.