POLITICAL OR HUMANITARIAN
ASYLUM IN GEORGIA
ASYLUM IN GEORGIA
In accordance with the 1951 UN Convention on the Rights of Refugees and the Organic Law of Georgia 'On International Protection,' any foreign citizen has the right to apply to the authorities of Georgia for Asylum.
This process involves a distinctive mechanism for international protection or humanitarian status UN.
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ASYLUM IN GEORGIA
LEGAL EXPERTISE
ANYONE CAN APPLY
Any person who, for political or other reasons, cannot return to their country of citizenship can apply to the authorities of Georgia for refugee status or UN humanitarian status. These reasons may include human rights violations, the risk of political persecution, threat to life, lack of sufficient legal instruments for legal protection in their own country, and other vulnerable life circumstances.
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WHO CAN APPLY?
SMOOTH PROCESS
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The applicant and their family members will be invited for interviews with representatives of the Georgian migration service (the interview will be conducted twice).
FILL AN APPLICATION FORM
ATTEND THE INTERVIEW
Fill an application for refugee status (UN humanitarian status).
Receive temporary
identity card
identity card
enjoy all the rights
of Georgian residents
of Georgian residents
During the application review, the applicant and all family members will be documented by the Georgian authorities with a temporary identity card for the entire document review period (including court proceedings). The application processing time ranges from 6 months to 1 year and 9 months. If the decision is negative, it can be appealed in court.
Participants in the program are issued Georgian personal identification numbers and enjoy all the rights of Georgian citizens, including the right to free medical care. Free integration courses are offered for those who want to learn the Georgian language. Asylum seekers have the same legal status as holders of UN humanitarian status.
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HOW IT WORKS?
ENJOY YOUR
STAY IN GEORGIA
STAY IN GEORGIA
RESIDENCE IN GEORGIA FROM
THE FIRST DAY OF APPLYING FOR ASYLUM
THE FIRST DAY OF APPLYING FOR ASYLUM
Absence of a complex document processing mechanism through special migration centres with residence on their territory. You can live at your address from the very first day of applying for asylum. A Georgian document certifying identity and address of residence will be issued.
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ADVANTAGES OF OBTAINING ASYLUM IN GEORGIA
3 YEARS OF LEGAL RESIDENCE IN GEORGIA
Three years of legal residence in Georgia with permanent resident status during the document review stage is a minimum term in a case of insufficient evidences of Asylum need. Refugee seekers enjoy all social guarantees similar to Georgian citizens (including the right to receive free medical care and education).
WORK AND BUSINESS PERMIT IN GEORGIA
The opportunity for official employment and business activities in Georgia (including during the document review stage).
EXEMPTION FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY
Exemption from criminal liability for forced (illegal) crossing of the Georgian border.
Today, while Georgia is not yet a part of the EU, the number of asylum applications is not significant compared to EU states. Therefore, now is the best time to start the process, as there is a good chance of receiving a positive decision before Georgia becomes an EU member.
The term of residency based on the program can be considered as a period of permanent living, which provides an opportunity for naturalization and becoming an EU citizen in the near future.
The term of residency based on the program can be considered as a period of permanent living, which provides an opportunity for naturalization and becoming an EU citizen in the near future.
gain
access
to the EU
access
to the EU
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travel visa-free to EU countries in the near future
In accordance with the Convention on the Free Movement of Refugees within the Council of Europe, all the members provide visa-free entrance to other member states.
Georgia must align its legislation with EU standards, including compliance with the mentioned convention, which allows free accession without the need for agreements from other members. Whether through accession to the convention or Georgia's eventual accession to the EU, Georgian refugees will gain access to the EU.
Georgia must align its legislation with EU standards, including compliance with the mentioned convention, which allows free accession without the need for agreements from other members. Whether through accession to the convention or Georgia's eventual accession to the EU, Georgian refugees will gain access to the EU.
gain access
to the EU
to the EU
The term of consideration is a maximum of 6 months under regular circumstances, but it can be extended to 1 year and 9 months in cases of uncertainty. In a case of the application decline, an asylum seeker can go to court, that can extend the asylum status and application consideration for a term of 4-15 months. The average term of consideration is typically 2-3 years, with the opportunity to extend it to 3-4 years. If all the evidences have gravy values, the decision can be issued within a year.
BEWARE OF RISKS
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Risks of Obtaining Refugee Status and Humanitarian Status
When applying for refugee status (UN humanitarian status), it is assumed that the citizen genuinely faces problems in their country of residence and is genuinely seeking asylum, rather than seeking temporary residency in Georgia. Therefore, all asylum seekers must stay in Georgia until an official response to their request is received. Violation of this procedure leads to the annulment of the application for refugee status (UN humanitarian status).
Individual approach
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COSTS
Legal services in this area are always individual and depend on various factors: the need to collect additional documents proving the necessity of obtaining humanitarian protection in Georgia, grounds for application, family composition, the need for notarization or apostille of documents, the number of court hearings, and more. Currently, the conscription campaign in Russia and the impossibility for citizens of the Republic of Belarus to obtain passports at the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus are significant reasons for seeking state protection in Georgia.Official statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia are available at this link.
We can guarantee 3 years of permanent residency in Georgia. However, the final acquisition of a UN international passport (UN humanitarian status or refugee status) is not guaranteed and depends on many factors. Although the positive decision statistics for Russian citizens in 2023 were quite favorable.
Throughout the document processing period, the applicant and their family members have the right to reside in Georgia as full-fledged residents, which, in its legal significance, implies permanent residency in Georgia, including all social guarantees.
Throughout the document processing period, the applicant and their family members have the right to reside in Georgia as full-fledged residents, which, in its legal significance, implies permanent residency in Georgia, including all social guarantees.
individual approach
guarantee of 3 years
permanent residency in Georgia
permanent residency in Georgia
Administrative level
If there is a need for appealing decisions in court and analyzing a large amount of material or the complexity of a criminal case from the country of arrival/citizenship.
$2,000
$3,000 - $5,000
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