Student visa for Georgia, for students from Kazakhstan

Georgia works in two steps: enter, then get a study residence permit at the Public Service Hall.

Entry. Citizens of around 90 countries, plus EU member states, can enter Georgia without a visa and stay for a full year, according to Georgia's national tourism administration. If your country is not on the list, you need a visa. Georgia's e-Visa portal is for short stays of under 90 days only, including "study and training less than 90 days", so for a degree you apply at a Georgian embassy or consulate. The e-Visa also requires a separate DuVerify identity check costing USD 15. Check your nationality on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs consular site (geoconsul.gov.ge) before booking travel.

Study residence permit. Once enrolled, you apply to the Public Service Development Agency through a Public Service Hall. Fees depend on how fast you want a decision:

• GEL 300 for a decision by the 30th calendar day
• GEL 450 by the 20th day
• GEL 600 by the 10th day

You submit the application form, passport copy, proof of lawful stay, a colour photo, proof of payment, and a certificate from an authorised Georgian educational institution confirming you are studying on a higher or vocational programme.

The money. You must show either legal income earned in Georgia (yours, or a Georgian citizen's or legal resident relative's), or funds in your personal bank account of not less than twice the subsistence minimum for the average consumer, for each month. The agency does not convert that into a GEL figure. Geostat, the national statistics office, publishes the subsistence minimum monthly; for comparison, its figure for a working-age man was GEL 283.30 in December 2025. Ask the Public Service Hall how many months of funds they expect for your permit length.

Admission without the national exams. Foreign applicants are admitted without Georgia's Unified National Exams through a procedure run by the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (NCEQE), which forwards your file to the Ministry of Education and Science. You need notarised Georgian translations of your certificates, verification of your last two years of study, and the university's written consent. The fee is GEL 30 (one month) or GEL 60 (15 business days). Your school certificate may also need formal recognition, at GEL 40-250 depending on speed.