Registering a marriage in Georgia costs nothing if you do it on a weekday without a ceremony. The money goes on what comes after: the apostille or embassy legalization that makes your certificate count at home, translations, and the nights in Tbilisi while you wait for them. Here is every official fee, 3 sample budgets, and what a package adds to the state's charges.
Quick summary
- Registration without a ceremony is free on weekdays, and a ceremony costs GEL 75 to 255 depending on the venue and the day.
- An apostille on the certificate costs GEL 30 to 150 per document, priced only by speed, from the 8th working day down to the same day.
- The UAE, Qatar and Kuwait need legalization at the same Georgian fee plus the embassy's charge, which for the UAE means USD 41 at the embassy and AED 150 for MOFA attestation.
- A weekday registration with an 8th-working-day apostille and a 1-page translation costs GEL 60 in state fees.
- Flights, hotel nights, a translator's own fee and any e-visa, at USD 20 plus a 2% service fee, come on top.
- Our packages cost $500 with an apostille and $750 with Gulf legalization, with the state fees, translations, an interpreter and 2 witnesses included.
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Marriage Registration Fees in Georgia
Georgia charges nothing to register a marriage at the registrar's desk. You pay only when you add a ceremony or ask the registrar to come to you, and the amount depends on the venue and the day. The fees are set by a 2022 government resolution and paid to the Public Service Hall.
No fee buys a faster registration. The registry can marry you on the day you apply or on a date you pick within 2 months, at the same price either way.
| Option | When | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Registration without a ceremony, at a Public Service Hall | Monday to Friday | Free |
| Ceremony at a Public Service Hall | Weekdays; Tbilisi Central also Saturday and Sunday | GEL 75 |
| Ceremony at a Wedding House | Monday to Friday | GEL 135 |
| Ceremony at a Wedding House | Saturday and Sunday | GEL 225 |
| Registration away from the office, at a place you choose | By arrangement; apply at least a day ahead for a weekend | GEL 255 |
A weekend date in Tbilisi always carries a fee, because the free registration runs Monday to Friday only. The cheapest weekend option is a GEL 75 ceremony at Tbilisi Central Public Service Hall, which opens Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00. If you book a ceremony online, you pay 50% within an hour of confirmation and the rest when the application is registered.
From our Tbilisi team
We tell couples to pay for a ceremony only if they want one. The free registration at the desk creates exactly the same marriage, and moving a Wedding House date from Saturday to a weekday saves GEL 90.
Apostille Fees for the Marriage Certificate
For a country in the Hague Apostille Convention, the stamp that makes a Georgian certificate count there is an apostille on the marriage certificate. The Public Service Development Agency issues it at any Public Service Hall, and the official fee list (opens in a new tab) prices it per document, by how fast you want it back.
| Where you apply | Ready | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Public Service Hall or agency office | 8th working day | GEL 30 |
| Public Service Hall or agency office | 4th working day | GEL 60 |
| Public Service Hall or agency office | 2nd working day | GEL 120 |
| Public Service Hall or agency office | Same day | GEL 150 |
| From abroad by video call, or an e-apostille on an electronic document | Within 3 working days | GEL 55 |
| Online e-apostille with a qualified electronic signature | Within 3 working days | GEL 50 |
| A Georgian consulate abroad | Within 8 working days | USD 10 |
Because speed is the only thing you pay for, the apostille and your return flight are one decision. The registration itself can happen on the day you apply, so the length of your stay in Tbilisi comes down to how soon you need the stamped certificate.
From our Tbilisi team
We set the apostille speed from the return flight, not the other way around. A couple with 2 working days before they fly takes the GEL 120 stamp instead of the GEL 150 one, and a couple staying a working week pays GEL 60. Anyone flying out sooner can skip the same-day fee and order the stamp from home by video call for GEL 55.
Legalization Fees for the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait
The UAE, Qatar and Kuwait are outside the Apostille Convention, and so are Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and Iran, so a certificate for any of them goes through legalization and embassy attestation instead. The Georgian half is priced exactly like an apostille, GEL 30 to 150 by speed, and that one fee covers the Foreign Ministry's stamp as well as the agency's.
The destination country's embassy then certifies it for its own fee, and after that it counts in that country only. For the UAE there is one more step, attestation of the original by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inside the UAE.
Legalizing a Georgian marriage certificate for the UAE
- Georgian legalization at a Public Service Hall
- GEL 30 to 150
- Attestation at the UAE Embassy in Tbilisi
- USD 41
- MOFA attestation in the UAE, personal-status document
- AED 150
- MOFA courier in the UAE, 3 working days
- AED 40, optional
- MOFA courier in the UAE, 1 working day
- AED 150, optional
- Georgian stage on the 8th working day, no courier
- GEL 30 + USD 41 + AED 150
Courier prices are before UAE VAT.
An apostille does not work in the UAE
The UAE, Qatar and Kuwait do not accept the apostille, so paying for one is a fee spent on the wrong stamp, and the legalization is paid again on top. The UAE Embassy in Tbilisi attests the original after its Georgian legalization, so a couple who fly home with an apostille instead still have the whole chain ahead of them. Say where the certificate is going before you pay.
Translation, Notary and Copy Fees
The registry accepts a passport untranslated if it shows your name in Latin letters, so with Latin-letter passports and no earlier marriage, you have nothing to translate for the registration. A foreign divorce decree or death certificate is the exception: a translator puts it into Georgian and a notary certifies the translator's signature. The translator sets their own fee; the notary's is set by government ordinance.
| Item | Fee | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Agency translation of the certificate | GEL 30 a page; USD 10 a page at a Georgian consulate abroad | Into English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Russian or Turkish |
| Notary certification of a translator's signature | GEL 6 a signature | On a 1-page document; GEL 4 a signature on 2 to 10 pages |
| Notarial register fee | GEL 5 | Per notarial act; notary fees are before VAT |
| Repeat marriage certificate | GEL 5 to 50 | GEL 5 on the 5th working day, GEL 15 on the 3rd, GEL 30 on the 2nd, GEL 50 the same day |
Each certificate that leaves Georgia carries its own apostille or legalization. A couple who need the marriage recognized in 2 countries pay for a repeat certificate and a second stamp.
Total Cost to Get Married in Georgia: 3 Sample Budgets
These 3 trips are priced with the official fees above. Each assumes you already meet the rules for getting married in Georgia as foreigners, with passports, 2 witnesses and any divorce paperwork ready. They count only what the state charges, plus the embassy and MOFA for the UAE.
| Trip | Registration | Stamp on the certificate | Translation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday registration, staying until the 8th working day | Free | Apostille, GEL 30 | GEL 30 | GEL 60 |
| Weekday Wedding House ceremony, flying home 2 working days later | GEL 135 | Apostille, GEL 120 | GEL 30 | GEL 285 |
| UAE residents, weekday registration, legalization on the 4th working day | Free | Legalization GEL 60, embassy USD 41, MOFA AED 150 | Not counted | GEL 60 + USD 41 + AED 150 |
Translation is 1 page by the agency. Flights, hotel nights, a translator's own fee and any e-visa come on top.
The first row is the low-cost route for a couple who can stay in Tbilisi until the 8th working day. Swap its GEL 30 apostille for the GEL 55 one ordered from abroad by video call, and you no longer wait in Tbilisi for it.
Decide these before you pay a fee
- Which country will use the certificate, since that picks an apostille or embassy legalization
- How many working days you stay after the registration, since that sets the apostille speed
- Whether a free weekday registration suits you, or a weekend date with a ceremony fee
- Whether either of you was married before, which adds a Georgian translation of the divorce or death certificate and a notary fee
- How many countries need the certificate, since each repeat certificate and each stamp is paid for separately
Wedding Packages for Foreigners: What a Package Adds
Our Apostille and GCC Attestation packages cost $500 and $750. Both register the same legal marriage at a Public Service Hall and differ only in the stamp: an apostille, or embassy legalization for the UAE, Qatar or Kuwait. The state fees and translations are already inside the price.
| What the marriage needs | Doing it yourself | In our packages |
|---|---|---|
| Registration at a Public Service Hall | Free on a weekday; you book it | Booked for you |
| Apostille, or legalization for the Gulf | GEL 30 to 150, plus any embassy fee | Included; the $750 package adds the embassy step and, for UAE residents, MOFA attestation |
| Certified translations | GEL 30 a page, plus a translator and notary for any foreign document | Included |
| 2 adult witnesses with ID | Your own | Provided |
| Interpreter at the registry | Your own | Provided, with a coordinator at the Public Service Hall |
| Document check | You check the official list | Included |
| The stamped certificate | Collected in Tbilisi, or apostilled remotely from abroad | Couriered to you |
Done yourself, the marriage costs the state fees and translations above and nothing else, as long as you bring 2 adult witnesses, someone who can interpret the Georgian at the registry, and time to collect the stamp. With a package, the spend is $500 or $750 plus your flights and hotel.
Visa and Travel Costs
Entry costs nothing for citizens of more than 90 countries, including every EU state, the UK and the US, who can stay up to a year without a visa. Holders of a valid residence permit or visa from 50 listed places, the 6 Gulf states among them, enter visa-free for 90 days in any 180, though citizens of 17 listed countries need at least 1 year left on a Gulf visa or permit.
Everyone else applies on the state e-visa portal (opens in a new tab), which charges USD 20 plus a 2% service fee and decides in about 5 working days. Flights and hotel nights sit outside every fee on this page, and the apostille speed you choose sets how many nights you book.
Is Georgia Cheaper Than Dubai to Get Married?
On state fees, Georgia is cheaper: a weekday registration in Tbilisi is free. In the UAE, Abu Dhabi's Civil Family Court marries anyone except UAE nationals, whatever their religion and wherever they live, so couples in Dubai can use it too. It charges AED 300 for its standard service, handled within 10 working days, or AED 2,500 to marry within 1 working day, and needs no witnesses.
For a couple who live in the UAE and can wait 10 working days, cash favors Abu Dhabi. Its certificate is already a UAE document, while a Georgian one needs the legalization chain, and GEL 30 plus USD 41 plus AED 150 comes to more than AED 300 before any flight. Against the AED 2,500 express service, the free registration in Tbilisi leaves the flights, the hotel and the chain to fit inside the difference.