The correct exemption or application route before work begins
Foreign IT professionals, Georgian employers, founders, contractors and self-employed applicants who need a reliable work-right decision before work, visa or residence steps.
- scope and current exemption review
- employee or self-employed route
- vacancy, turnover and evidence checks
- application and authority follow-up
- D1 visa, residence, change and renewal
What this service covers
We determine whether the proposed work is exempt or requires approval, identify the correct employer or self-employed route and manage the agreed Georgian right-to-work application and follow-up under the rules currently in force.
Georgia’s foreign-worker procedure changed during 2026. We apply the rule currently in force to the real employer, beneficiary and activity instead of relying on an older online summary.
Not every foreign worker uses the same Georgian procedure
Under the Labour Migration framework, a Georgian employer normally applies for a foreign employee, while a self-employed foreigner normally applies personally. The 2026 procedure also contains exemptions whose wording must be applied to the real employer, beneficiary, work location and activity.
- Local-employer employment and remote employment for a local employer
- Self-employed, contractor and entrepreneurial activity in Georgia
- Current exemptions, including qualifying work for a non-resident beneficiary
- Short-term professional activity and its registration conditions
- Work-right decisions needed for a D1 visa or residence route
The contract, vacancy route and employer evidence must be ready together
For an employed applicant, we coordinate the employer and employee information, position classification, contract requirements, vacancy or exception route, financial evidence and electronic submission. The proposed start date should follow the legal sequence, not drive an incomplete filing.
- Written fixed-term employment agreement in Georgian and a language the employee understands
- Position, workplace and duties that match the application
- Vacancy, candidate and exception records where required
- Employer turnover and annual foreign-worker information where applicable
- Decision validity, employment start, payroll and immigration calendar
The applicant must prove the actual profession and economic activity
A Georgian IE extract or invoice is not enough by itself. The file must identify the approved profession and economic activity, show the real business basis and satisfy the current procedure, including the personal steps that apply to the self-employed route.
- Business registration and activity information
- Contracts, invoices, qualifications and experience evidence
- Turnover or newly registered business evidence under the applicable route
- Electronic application, video interview and original-passport step
- Post-decision visa, residence, change and renewal planning
What to send us first
Send the real employer, beneficiary, role and activity facts first. We determine whether an exemption, employer application or self-employed application is the correct route before a filing pack is prepared.
Send us first
- Passport and lawful-stay details
- Georgian employer, client, company or IE information
- Draft or signed contract and intended start date
- Detailed duties, profession or economic activity
- Qualifications and experience already held
- Employer headcount, revenue and foreign-worker information where relevant
We prepare or coordinate
- Assess the current scope and exemptions
- Identify the filing party and classify the position/activity
- Confirm vacancy, annual-coordination and turnover evidence
- Prepare and submit the application file
- Manage authority follow-up and the linked immigration timetable
Obtained or confirmed later
- Vacancy, candidate or final exception records
- Certified Georgian translations selected for filing
- Video-interview/original-passport step for self-employed cases
- Authority code and decision
- D1 visa, residence, change or renewal records
How the work usually proceeds
The exact order depends on the service and your documents. We confirm the steps and responsibilities before professional work begins.
- 01
review the employer, beneficiary, work location and actual activity
- 02
confirm exemption or the correct filing party and route
- 03
complete vacancy, contract and supporting-evidence work
- 04
submit the application and manage authority questions
- 05
calendar the visa, residence, start-date and renewal consequences
How this may look in a real case
For a Georgian software company hiring several foreign employees, we build a role-by-role tracker covering the vacancy or exception basis, employer evidence, individual application, decision validity and each employee’s linked immigration deadline.
What can slow the process down
We check these points at the beginning and flag gaps before filing, so you can correct them while there is still time.
- An exemption is assumed from the foreign client or payment without documenting the beneficiary and real activity.
- The vacancy, contract, application and qualification records describe different positions.
- Employer turnover, annual coordination or authorised filing access is not ready for the proposed submission date.
- A self-employed applicant relies on an IE extract without evidence of the actual profession and business activity.
- Employment, visa or residence dates are fixed without calendaring what follows the decision.
A clear recommendation and a managed Georgian process
We confirm whether the arrangement is exempt or requires approval, identify who files and manage the position- or activity-specific application and immigration timetable.
ITResidency.ge is operated by ASSIO LEX & ASSOCIATES LLC, the Georgian legal and business-services provider for the engagement.
- Current exemption and scope assessment
- Employer or self-employed route
- Vacancy, turnover, contract and evidence work
- Electronic submission and authority response
- Start date, D1/residence, change and renewal plan
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a Georgian right to work?
It depends on the real arrangement. We review the employer or client, legal and economic beneficiary, work location, profession or activity, Georgian registrations and any current exemption before recommending an application.
Who applies for the right to work: the employee or the employer?
A Georgian employer normally applies for a foreign employee. A self-employed foreigner normally applies personally for the approved profession and economic activity. The supporting evidence and procedural steps are different.
Can a remote worker with a foreign client be exempt?
The July 2026 rules include an exemption for qualifying work or services for a non-resident where the work is connected with that non-resident’s activity outside Georgia, subject to the wording and exceptions in force. A foreign payment alone is not enough; the real beneficiary and activity must be documented.
What does the employer need to prepare?
The starting information usually includes the Georgian employer’s company details, authorised contact, proposed role, draft employment agreement, workplace, start date, headcount and relevant revenue or foreign-worker information. We confirm the vacancy or exception evidence and prepare the filing materials.
What does a self-employed applicant need to prepare?
Start with the passport and lawful-stay details, Georgian business registration, actual profession and activity, contracts, recent invoices or revenue records, qualifications and experience. The full list depends on the current turnover or newly registered-business route.
Can the foreign employee start work while the application is pending?
Do not assume that filing authorises work. The start date should be planned around the applicable approval, registration and immigration conditions. We show the employer when the proposed work can lawfully begin.
What happens after the right to work is approved?
The person may need to apply for the relevant D1 visa or residence permit within the statutory timetable. The decision also needs to be reflected in the contract, payroll, start date and any later change or renewal calendar.
Can ITResidency.ge manage several employees together?
Yes. We can build a shared employer file and a separate tracker for each employee’s role, evidence, application, decision validity, immigration step and renewal date.
