24/02/2026
Georgian lawyer Tamta Zarnadze explains the legislative changes on labor migration
📍📌From March 1, 2026, the law will be amended. Persons employed in Georgia, as well as their employers, are required to obtain a work permit, which will be issued by the Ministry. We will try to briefly provide you with information about these changes. If you need legal assistance, you can contact us.
Who does the new law apply to? ❗️
The “Rules for Issuing the Right to Work for Labor Immigrants and Self-Employed Foreigners” (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) define the conditions, criteria, procedures and deadlines for issuing the right to work for labor immigrants and self-employed foreigners who do not have a permanent residence permit in Georgia, whose purpose is to arrange work with a local employer and perform paid labor activities in Georgia or remotely, as well as for self-employed foreigners who do not have a permanent residence permit in Georgia, who carry out labor activities in Georgia, including being a trader, service provider or other type of activity or a partner, independent contractor, or otherwise involved in the process of entrepreneurial/labor activity and the purpose of this activity is to receive financial benefit, the terms, criteria, procedures and deadlines for issuing the right to work, the termination and continuation of the right to work, as well as the issuer and the holder of the right to work The authority of the body implementing monitoring of the observance of the conditions of the right.
Who is not subject to the restrictions?❗️
a) Is a refugee, a person with subsidiary protection or temporary protection, who has been granted this status in accordance with the legislation of Georgia;
b) Is registered in Georgia as an asylum seeker;
c) Works in a diplomatic mission accredited in Georgia, a consular establishment of a foreign country, a legal representation of an international organization and/or organization;
d) Is a journalist accredited in Georgia by a foreign mass media outlet operating in Georgia on a legal basis;
e) Is a person to whom, in accordance with an international treaty of Georgia, a different rule of labor arrangement from that established by the Law of Georgia on Labor Migration applies;
f) Is a person with a valid investment residence permit.
What does the right to work mean?‼️
The right to work, which is issued by the State Employment Promotion Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Agency), a legal entity of public law subject to the state control of the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Protection of the Republic of Georgia, in cases provided for by the legislation of Georgia, grants a foreigner the special right to carry out labor/entrepreneurial activities independently on the territory of Georgia, or to be in an employment relationship with a local employer in Georgia or remotely.
The right to work confirms that its holder, a labor immigrant and/or a self-employed foreigner, meets the conditions and criteria established by the legislation of Georgia.
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