Georgia visa-free entry for citizens of Russia: 2026 entry rules

No. A Russian passport gives access to Georgia without a visa for tourism, visits and short or medium-length stays. No visa, no e-visa and no paid authorisation need to be requested before departure. The length of stay associated with the exemption is one year; the period actually granted is the one shown by the entry stamp, and any stay beyond it requires leaving the territory or obtaining a residence permit under Georgian rules. To settle for the long term, work on a regular basis or study, ask the Georgian authorities about the appropriate status.

There is no visa lead time to plan for, but check the validity of the international passport well before departure and find out which connections are actually available between Russia and Georgia, direct or via a third country; transit through a third country falls under that country's rules. Keep the entry stamp legible: it is what proves the start date of the stay. For a long stay, keep a record of your entries and exits, and find out about local obligations (registration, taxation, permits) that do not depend on the visa exemption.

Present an international passport valid for the whole planned stay; the Russian internal passport is not an accepted travel document for this route. Have what you need to justify the trip if the officer asks: accommodation address, return or onward ticket, funds. Enter only through a crossing point controlled by the Georgian authorities: entering through the regions of Abkhazia or South Ossetia is considered illegal by Georgia and exposes you to a later refusal of entry and to prosecution. The border officer may refuse admission without having to justify the decision, as in any country.

No visa fee is due for this route, since there is no visa to obtain. The only useful documents are a valid international passport, the return or onward ticket and proof of accommodation; proof of funds may be requested. No website can legitimately charge you for a visa or an authorisation for a Russian passport travelling to Georgia: pages offering one have no link with the Georgian authorities. For trips by car, vehicle insurance and temporary import documents fall under other rules, to be checked on the official portals.