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8 May, 2015

Simplified Immigration procedures: What Foreigners and Businesspeople should know

When justifying the new rules, Georgian authorities referred to obligations undertaken in the course of the visa liberalization dialogue with the EU and the necessity to regulate migration through obtaining additional information about why people come to Georgia. Despite this, the government of Georgia has now taken a number of measures to simplify immigration procedures with the goal of finding a better balance between the interests of the state and foreign nationals.

The newly introduced rules primarily concentrate on establishing a facilitated regime for tourists, business visitors and nationals from visa-exempt countries who intend to reside in Georgia.
Therefore, to what should businesses and foreigners direct their attention in this regard? Comments are provided by Sandro Samadbe- gishvili, a lawyer with Mgaloblishvili Kipiani Dzidziguri (MKD) law firm which employs a staff of professionals with an international outlook and extensive expertise in providing legal services in Georgia.

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