Georgia has limited the period of stay of Ukrainian citizens in the country to one year

The Georgian authorities have issued a decision regarding Ukrainian citizens, reducing the period of visa-free stay in the country from three years to one year. This was reported on April 3 by the Mtavari TV channel, referring to the decree of the government of the Georgian Dream party.

The adopted document reduces the right to stay in the country for a full three years to one year for those citizens of Ukraine who entered Georgia without a visa.

"According to the decree [dated April 2], those citizens of Ukraine who entered and stayed in Georgia before February 24, 2025, will have the right to stay until February 24, 2026," the media writes.

In 2023, the Georgian government extended the period of visa—free stay for Ukrainians from one year to two, and in April 2024 - from two to three years. Prior to that, in the resolution of 2015, the period of stay in Georgia for Ukrainians was 12 months, the Newspaper adds.Ru». Russians do not need a visa to visit Georgia, without it they can stay in the country for up to one year.

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This is due to the law on foreign agents, which will be considered in the third reading in the near future.

In January, the British newspaper The Telegraph reported that thousands of Ukrainian refugees who arrived in the UK may lose their jobs due to difficulties amid new visa rules, since their visas cannot be extended earlier than a month before their expiration date. According to the newspaper, the visa uncertainty affected about 20 thousand Ukrainian refugees.