Document checklist
Christmas Island → Georgia: Work Residence Permit
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
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Approved application form with registration code
RequiredThe Work Residence Permit application form, approved with the unique registration code issued by the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons, Labour, Health and Social Affairs' electronic system for labour immigrants, or the equivalent for those conducting entrepreneurial activity.
Colour photo
RequiredA 3x4 cm colour photo, submitted in electronic form.
Copy of your travel document
RequiredA copy of your passport or other travel document.
Proof of your lawful stay in Georgia
RequiredA document showing you're legally staying in Georgia while you apply.
Financial
Proof your income meets the minimum
RequiredProof your monthly income or remuneration isn't less than five times Georgia's minimum subsistence level, or a bank deposit of the equivalent amount. The rules don't give a fixed GEL figure, so check the current subsistence-level amount before you apply.
Employment
Certificate on the number of foreign employees
RequiredA certificate stating how many foreign nationals the employer has.
Proof of employment or entrepreneurial activity
RequiredA labour contract or equivalent document proving your employment in Georgia, or proof of your entrepreneurial activity if you're self-employed.
Proof of your employer's annual turnover
RequiredA Revenue Service document proving your employer's (or your own enterprise's) annual turnover is at least GEL 50,000 per foreign applicant, or GEL 35,000 for educational or medical institutions. If the employer isn't a VAT payer, alternative documents from a competent authority proving equivalent turnover are accepted.
Other
Proof of fee payment
RequiredProof you paid the processing fee: GEL 300 for 30-calendar-day processing, GEL 450 for 20 days, or GEL 600 for 10 days. Check the current fee amounts before you apply, since fee schedules can change.
Why applications on this route get refused
Income doesn't meet the minimum
Not showing monthly income or remuneration of at least five times the minimum subsistence level (or an equivalent bank deposit) doesn't meet the financial requirement.
How to avoid it: Check the current minimum subsistence level before applying and make sure your contract or bank evidence clearly shows you meet it.
Employer turnover not proved
Missing the Revenue Service document (or equivalent, for non-VAT payers) proving the employer's or enterprise's required annual turnover doesn't meet the checklist.
How to avoid it: Get the turnover document from the Revenue Service, or the alternative evidence a non-VAT-paying employer needs, before you apply.
Missing or incomplete documents
An application missing any document from the Work Residence Permit checklist doesn't meet the published requirements.
How to avoid it: Work through the sda.gov.ge Work Residence Permit checklist item by item before submitting.
Sources
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