Georgia
Remotely from Georgia / 1-year stay · Tbilisi
The freelancer's open door: walk in visa-free for a year, register a 1%-tax sole trader, and live richly on very little — the lowest-friction base on this list.
GEL 5,405/mo
1–14 days
1 year
80/100
30 Mbps
Moderate
Continental to subtropical
UTC+4
Model your move to Georgia
Set who's coming and what you earn. We'll handle eligibility, taxes, contributions, living costs and what you'd have left — and compare it to home.
Staying more than ~183 days?
Affects tax residency for territorial & exempt regimes.
Your monthly life in Georgia
Pre-filled with typical costs in Tbilisi. Drag or type to match your life.
A nice place in a popular area
Power, water, gas
Home fibre + data
Food at home
Transit, rideshare, fuel
Private cover nomads usually need
Eating out, coffee, going out
Shopping, gym, subscriptions, misc.
You meet the income requirement
Needs $2,000/mo.
Your qualifying income
$6,000
$6,000
$1,310
$4,690
Tax in Georgia
Effective rate
0.0%
- Income tax / mo
- $0
- Social security / mo
- Not charged
- Total deductions / mo
- $0
- Take-home / mo
- $6,000
Under 183 days you stay outside the local system; your home country keeps covering you.
Private health insurance isn't required for this visa, but most nomads carry it — it's already counted in your living costs above.
Foreign-source income is untaxed; freelancers can register for a famous 1% small-business regime.
vs. United States
Tax
22.8% at home → 0.0% here
Same lifestyle costs
$3,743 at home → $1,310 here
Money left over
$890 at home → $4,690 here
Estimates for planning only — actual tax depends on treaties, your residency and personal circumstances. Confirm with official sources and a qualified advisor before you move.
What it takes to qualify
Income & savings
- Monthly income (single)
- GEL 5,405
- Basis
- ≈$2,000/month for the formal programme (visa-free has none)
- Combine two incomes?
- Yes
Visa-free entry has no income test; the formal programme suggests ~$2,000/month.
The visa
- Program
- Remotely from Georgia / 1-year stay
- Introduced
- 2020
- Duration
- 1 year, renewable
- Max total stay
- 2 years
- Fees
- $0 (approx)
- Who can apply
- Employees, Freelancers, Business owners
- Bring family?
- Yes
Citizens of ~95 countries can stay visa-free for a full year. Many nationals simply enter visa-free for 365 days; the 'Remotely from Georgia' programme formalises remote work.
What you'll actually pay
Income tax
- Treatment
- Foreign income not taxed for nomads
- Headline rate
- 20%
- Tax residency at
- 183 days
- Employee social
- Usually home-covered
Foreign-source income is untaxed; freelancers can register for a famous 1% small-business regime.
Special regime · Individual Entrepreneur (Small Business)
- Rate
- 1%
- Duration
- 99 years
Register as a small-business sole trader and pay just 1% tax on turnover up to GEL 500,000.
Reviewed Source: Remotely from Georgia
Path to residency & citizenship
This is a lifestyle visa: great for living here now, but time on it doesn't count toward permanent residency or a passport.
Visa-free / 'Remotely from Georgia' time doesn't count — PR (~6 years) and citizenship (~10) require holding actual residence permits. A Special Labour Activity Permit regime began 1 March 2026 for foreigners employed by Georgian companies or doing business in Georgia; whether it reaches pure foreign-income remote workers is currently unclear.
Reviewed Source: Remotely from Georgia
Typical costs in Tbilisi
Rent (1-bed)
$600
Rent (family)
$950
Groceries / person
$220
Utilities
$90
Internet
$20
Transport / person
$15
Health insurance
$45
Dining / person
$180
Cost index 35/100 vs New York · prices are about 35% of US levels (PPP). Monthly figures shown in USD.
Highlights & watch-outs
What makes it great
- Many nationalities stay visa-free for a whole year.
- Famous 1% tax for registered small businesses.
- Among the cheapest, easiest setups anywhere.
What to watch
- Internet speeds are modest.
- Regional geopolitical uncertainty.
- Travel medical insurance is mandatory on entry since Jan 2026; a new work-permit regime (Mar 2026) may affect some foreign workers.
Reviewed Source: Remotely from Georgia
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