What paperwork do you need after moving to Georgia in 2026?

Buy a local SIM on day one so banks, landlords, and Public Service Hall SMS can reach you: Get a mobile phone. Open a lari account at Bank of Georgia or TBC once KYC clears: Open a bank account. Secure housing you can prove on later filings: How to rent a home.

Decide your stay path before you scale local income. Many passports enter visa-free for a long tourist window, but settlement usually means a temporary residence permit at a Public Service Hall on work, business, investment, study, or family grounds: Apply for a residence permit. Remote workers who only earn from foreign clients often stay lighter on labour permits; anyone invoicing Georgian clients or employed locally should map the 2026 Right to Labour Activity rules: Get a work permit.

Register as an Individual Entrepreneur when you need a Georgian tax identity and Small Business Status rails, then link RS.ge filing: Get a tax number. Keep health cover continuous. Tourists entering from 1 January 2026 must present health and accident insurance of at least ₾30,000 in Georgian or English for the full stay; long-stay movers usually shift to a local private plan: Choose health insurance and Healthcare costs.

If you drive beyond the usual one-year foreign-licence window from last entry, plan Service Agency exchange or exams: Convert a driving licence. English helps at many Tbilisi desks, but Georgian still appears on forms and stamps: English in Georgia and Georgian bureaucracy without Georgian.