on the Procedure for Registering Citizens of Georgia and Aliens Residing in Georgia, for Issuing an Identity (Residence) Card and a Passport of a Citizen of Georgia

on the Procedure for Registering Citizens of Georgia and Aliens Residing in Georgia, for Issuing an Identity (Residence) Card and a Passport of a Citizen of Georgia
Document number 323
Document issuer Parliament of Georgia
Date of issuing 27/06/1996
Document type Law of Georgia
Source and date of publishing Parliamentary Gazette, 19-20, 30/07/1996
Registration code 010.130.000.05.001.000.153
Consolidated publications
323
27/06/1996
Parliamentary Gazette, 19-20, 30/07/1996
010.130.000.05.001.000.153
on the Procedure for Registering Citizens of Georgia and Aliens Residing in Georgia, for Issuing an Identity (Residence) Card and a Passport of a Citizen of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia
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On the Procedure for Registering the Citizens of Georgia and Aliens Residing in Georgia, for Issuing Identity (Residence) Cards and Passports of a Citizen of Georgia

Law of Georgia No 181  of 24 June 2004 – LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

 

Chapter I. General Provisions

 

Article 1

1. Under the Constitution of Georgia and international human and civil rights acts, everyone lawfully staying in Georgia shall be guaranteed the right of free movement and free choice of a place of residence throughout the territory of the country.

2. The above rights may be restricted only by law to ensure national security or public safety, to protect health, to prevent crimes, or to administer justice that is necessary in a democratic society.

 

Article 11

1. A personal number shall be a unique identification datum that cannot be changed, except as expressly provided for by the legislation of Georgia.

2. A personal number shall be assigned to a person when being registered by his/her place of residence (including when being registered without any address reference) or when issuing a citizenship and/or identity document, such as an ID card of a citizen of Georgia, a residence card of an alien residing in Georgia, a neutral ID card, a neutral travel card, a passport of a citizen of Georgia, or in other cases as expressly provided for by law. 

3. The procedure for assigning a personal number shall be determined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 5563 of 20 December 2011 - website, 28.12.2011

 

Chapter II. Registration and Deregistration

Article 2

1. Registration of the citizens of Georgia and aliens residing in Georgia shall be instituted for establishing the details of the citizens of Georgia and aliens residing in Georgia, as well as for exercising civil rights and meeting obligations.

2. Under this Law, an alien permanently residing in Georgia or a person having the status of stateless person in Georgia shall be considered as an alien residing in Georgia.

3. Registration or lack of registration cannot be the grounds for restricting the constitutional rights and freedoms of the citizens of Georgia and aliens residing in Georgia, including the right to dispose of property, or cannot be a condition for exercising the above rights and freedoms except as provided for by the electoral legislation.

4. A state, local self-government body, any other institution, or legal person may, if so provided for by the legislation of Georgia, request submission of an identity (residence) card or its copy to verify the residential place of a person, which requires no notarization. If the ‘address’ field in the identity (residence) card is not filled in, the person may be requested further to submit his/her registration card or its copy, which also requires no notarization. For an electronic identity (residence) card, the place of residence shall be confirmed by the electronic identity (residence) card by verifying the relevant information with the electronic database of the Legal Entity under Public Law - the Public Service Development Agency (‘the Agency’) within the Ministry for Justice of Georgia.   

5. It shall be inadmissible for any state, local self-government body, any other institution, or legal person to demand a certificate of the place of residence when taking on new employees, performing the act of legal significance, or for any other purpose.

Law of Georgia No 579 of 27 October 2000 - LHG I, No 39, 10.11.2000, Art. 112

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 6301 of 25 May 2012 - website, 12.6.2012

Law of Georgia No 6317 of 25 May 2012 - website, 19.6.2012

 

Article 3

1. A citizen of Georgia and an alien residing in Georgia shall be obliged to get registered according to their place of residence, and if they have several places of residence, they shall get registered according to one of them. A person between the ages of 14 and 18 shall be registered according to the place of residence and an identity (residence) card shall be issued to the person based on his/her application or based on the application of his/her legal representative.

2. A citizen of Georgia shall be obliged to obtain an identity card within six months after attaining the age of 14. A person under 14 may also obtain an identity card, if so desired.

21. An alien residing in Georgia shall be obliged to obtain a residence card as provided for by the legislation of Georgia.

22. In order to obtain an identity (residence) card, a citizen of Georgia and an alien residing in Georgia must be registered in the manner provided for by this Law. The obligation to get registered for obtaining an electronic identity card in Georgia shall not apply to the citizen of Georgia who has left for any other country for permanent residence under an emigration permit issued in the manner provided for by the legislation of Georgia.  

3. A person under 14, as well as a person under guardianship and care, shall get registered based on the application from his/her legal representative, the head of a guardianship and care authority, the head of a preschool childcare institution, the head of a general education establishment, the trustee of a self-government unit, an authorised representative of the administration of a temporary administrative-territorial unit of the former Autonomous District of South Ossetia or the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.  

31. An identity (residence) card to a person under 14, as well as to a person under guardianship and care, shall be issued based on the application of legal representatives of the persons.

4. When registering birth, a minor shall be registered according to his/her place of residence. The person shall be deemed to have been registered according to his/her place of residence after his/her birth is registered. If both parents or any other legal representative is registered without the address reference when registering the birth of a minor, the minor shall be registered according to the place of actual residence of his/her parent or other legal representative as provided for by the legislation of Georgia.    

5. Under this Law, the place of residence of a person shall be the place chosen by the person for his/her domicile.

6. A person under 16, as well as a person under guardianship and care, shall get registered together with his/her parents, guardian, carer, or other legal representative. A person under 16, as well as a person under guardianship and care, may get registered at any other address only by a written consent of one of the above persons. Such consent may also be given to an authorised person of the Agency by means of electronic communication as provided for by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

7. A citizen of Georgia staying abroad may apply to a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia for consular registration.

8. A citizen of Georgia having stayed abroad for more than six months shall be obliged to apply to a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia for consular registration within not later than 10 days after the six months are expired.

9. Only a citizen of Georgia staying abroad, who is not registered in Georgia, may get registered with a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad. A consular official of a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad shall provide registration within the powers delegated to him/her.

10. A diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad may issue an identity card to a registered citizen of Georgia, if so desired.

11. In the cases provided for by the ninth paragraph of this article, the owner’s consent for registration at an address abroad shall not be mandatory.

12. A respective consular registration card, which is valid only together with the passport of a citizen of Georgia, shall be issued to any person registered with the consular office.

13. The procedures and conditions for consular registration and deregistration shall be approved by an order of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia.

14. (Deleted – No 4937, 24.6.2011).

15. The information on registration, consular registration, identification details of a person, and documents issued shall be recorded in the electronic database of the Agency.

16. The procedures for communicating decisions on registration and issuance of identity (residence) cards to the concerned parties, as well as for delivering identity (residence) cards to the concerned parties shall be determined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia; while the procedure for exercising the above powers by a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad shall also be determined by a joint order of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia and the Minister for Justice of Georgia.  

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005- LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art. 60

Law of Georgia No 3355 of 6 July 2010 - LHG I, No 41, 21.7.2010, Art. 255

Law of Georgia No 3653 of 1 October 2010-LHG I, No 53, 11.10.2010, Art. 337

Law of Georgia No 4049 of 15 December 2010 -LHG I, No 76, 29.12.2010, Art. 493

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 5563 of 20 December 2011 - website, 28.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 5664 of 28 December 2011 - website, 12.1.2012

 

Article 4

1. If a person changes the place of residence for more than six months, he/she shall be obliged, within not later than 10 days after the six months expire, to apply to a territorial office of the Agency for registration according to the provisions of this Law. The rule shall not apply to the citizens of Georgia staying abroad.

2. If a place of residence is changed in the territory of Georgia, the date of deregistration shall be the date of registration of a person at the new address.  

3. If a person changes his/her place of residence for more than three months due to imprisonment or service of sentence, the administration of the relevant facility, where the person is held, shall apply to a territorial office of the Agency according to the person’s place of registration within not later than 10 days after the three months expire and inform it about the person’s whereabouts, in respect of which the relevant record shall be made in the database of the Agency.  

4. If a person changes his/her place of residence for more than three months due to compulsory or contractual military service, the administration of the relevant facility, where the person serves, shall apply to a territorial office of the Agency according to the person’s place of registration within not later than 10 days after the three months expire and inform it about the person’s whereabouts, in respect of which the relevant record shall be made in the database of the Agency. 

5. If a person in the cases provided for in the third and fourth paragraphs of this article or a person in a childcare orphanage or childcare-education orphanage facility has no place of registration, the administration of the facility shall duly apply to a territorial office of the Agency for registration of the person. The address of the facility shall be recorded as the person’s place of registration. In this case, the person shall not be required to obtain an identity (residence) card for his/her registration.

Law of Georgia No 1569 of 21 June 2002 - LHG I, No 21, 12.7.2002, Art. 94

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 2213 of 1 December 2009 - LHG I, No 42, 10.12.2009, Art. 315

Law of Georgia No 3619 of 24 September 2010- LHG I, No 51, 29.9.2010, Art. 332

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

 

Article 5

1. (Deleted).

11. It shall not be mandatory to present documents required by this Law to register a person if the electronic database of the Agency contains the information provided in the relevant document.

12. Paragraph 11 of this article shall not apply to the submission of documents to the diplomatic representations and consular offices of Georgia that are not connected to the electronic database of the Agency.

2. A person who does not live in a building firmly fixed to land, which is intended for long-term stay of people, or who lives in a building whose address cannot be identified, shall get registered without any address reference according to the populated locality where he/she stays. If a minor, when registering his/her birth according to the place of residence, has no legal representative or his/her legal representative is not registered, the minor shall be registered without any address reference. The person’s actual place of residence (if any) shall be recorded in the application form, as well as in the electronic database of the Agency.

3. A person’s registration without any address reference shall be valid within six months after the registration date. After the term expires, the person shall be deemed deregistered and that shall be the basis for suspending the electronic identity (residence) card. After the registration term expires, the person shall be obliged to get re-registered in the manner provided for by the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art. 60

Law of Georgia No 806 of 19 December 2008 - LHG I, No 40, 29.12.2008, Art. 267

Law of Georgia No 1391 of 11 July 2009 - LHG I, No 21, 3.8.2009, Art. 109

Law of Georgia No 2213 of 1 December 2009 - LHG I, No 42, 10.12.2009, Art. 315

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

 

Article 6

A person who submits the documents required by the legislation of Georgia shall not be denied registration unless otherwise provided for by law. No document, except for those required by the legislation of Georgia, shall be requested either.  

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 806 of 19 December 2008 - LHG I, No 40, 29.12.2008, Art. 267

 

Article 7

1. Territorial offices of the Agency shall provide registration and deregistration of persons residing in Georgia.

2. A diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia shall provide registration of the citizens of Georgia residing abroad.

21. A diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia shall provide consular deregistration of a citizen of Georgia staying abroad; while the Agency, a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia shall provide consular registration of such person.

3. The Agency shall provide consular deregistration of a citizen staying in Georgia based on the citizen’s application.

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 3653 of 1 October 2010 - LHG I, No 53, 11.10.2010, Art.337

Law of Georgia No 4049 of 15 December 2010 - LHG I, No 76, 29.12.2010, Art.493

 

Article 8 (Deleted)

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

 

Article 9

Within 10 days after registering a male aged between 14 and 65 years, the registration authority shall notify the date of registration and the address of the new place of residence, and within 10 days after deregistration it shall notify the date of deregistration, to the military unit of the competent local self-government body.

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art. 60

 

Article 10

A territorial office of the Agency, or a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad shall de-register a deceased person as soon as the person’s death is registered, or a notice of death registration or a notice of death of a citizen of Georgia is received from the competent authorities of a foreign country through diplomatic channels.  

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 3653 of 1 October 2010 - LHG I, No 53, 11.10.2010, Art.337

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

 

Article 101

The conditions and procedures for registration and deregistration shall be determined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia; while the procedures for exercising the rights of registration and deregistration by a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad shall be determined by a joint order of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia and the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 5563 of 20 December 2011 - website, 28.12.2011

 

Article 102

A person reporting as a witness in an administrative proceeding for registration and deregistration shall be obliged to testify on the matters of registration and deregistration. The liability for giving false testimony to or misleading the Agency or any territorial office of the Agency shall be imposed upon the witness giving testimony, as provided for by the Criminal Code of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

 

Chapter III. Procedure for Identification of the Citizens of Georgia and Aliens Residing in Georgia

 

Article 11

1. The main identity documents of the citizens of Georgia and aliens residing in Georgia shall be as follows:

a) an identity card of a citizen of Georgia

b) a residence card.

2. A residence card may be permanent or temporary.

3. A temporary residence card shall also be issued to a person having a refugee or a humanitarian status, as provided for by the Law of Georgia on Refugee and Humanitarian Statuses.

4. A card of compatriot residing abroad shall be the holder’s identity document.

5. Issuing a card of compatriot residing abroad shall be governed by the Law of Georgia on Compatriots and Diaspora Organisations.

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 5371 of 6 December 2011 - website, 20.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 5563 of 20 December 2011 - website, 28.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 6301 of 25 May 2012 - website, 12.6.2012

 

Article 111

1. If any legal relation requires the identification and authentication of a citizen of Georgia and an alien residing in Georgia, the natural or legal person involved in such relation, who has duly obtained the details of the relevant identity (residence) card from the electronic database of the Agency, may use the details as an identity document to identify the person.  

2. The document provided for by the legislation of Georgia, which specifies the first name, last name, and personal number of a citizen of Georgia or an alien residing in Georgia, may be used as an identity document to identify the person if the necessary identification information is duly verified with the electronic database of the Agency.

Law of Georgia No 1391 of 11 July 2009 - LHG I, No 21, 3.8.2009, Art. 109

Law of Georgia No 5852 of 16 March 2012 - website, 29.3.2012

 

Article 12

1. An identity card of a citizen of Georgia shall evidence the citizenship of Georgia, the identity, and the place of residence of a person.

2. A residence card shall evidence the citizenship, the identity, and the place of residence in the territory of Georgia of an alien residing in Georgia.

3. A temporary residence card issued to a person having a refugee or a humanitarian status shall evidence the person’s citizenship, identity, status, and place of residence within the territory of Georgia. 

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art. 60

Law of Georgia No 5371 of 6 December 2011 - website, 20.12.2011

 

Article 13

1. The Agency through its territorial offices shall issue and replace an identity (residence) card of a person residing in Georgia; while a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia, within the powers delegated to it, shall issue and replace an identity card of a citizen of Georgia staying in any other state. Diplomatic representations or consular offices of Georgia abroad may issue only the identity cards provided for by Article 14(1) of this Law.

2. For exercising the powers referred to in the first paragraph of this article, the Agency shall supply the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Georgia with the relevant forms.

3. A territorial office of the Agency shall issue identity and residence cards (except for temporary residence cards) on the 10th business day after presenting the documents under this Law or in an expedited manner, within the time frame specified by an ordinance of the Government. A diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad shall issue identity cards within one month.

4. If there is an inconsistency in issued documents, except as provided for by the legislation of Georgia, accurate details shall be those indicated in birth records. For the person whose birth was registered in the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, the Autonomous District of the former South Ossetia or abroad and whose birth record is lacking, accurate details shall be those indicated in a birth certificate.

Law of Georgia No 181  of 24 June 2004 – LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 3355 of 6 July 2010 - LHG I, No 41, 21.7.2010, Art. 255

Law of Georgia No 3653 of 1 October 2010 - LHG I, No 53, 11.10.2010, Art.337

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 5563 of 20 December 2011 - website, 28.12.2011

 

Article 14

1. An identity (residence) card of a citizen of Georgia shall consist of two pages. It shall be printed and filled in the Georgian language. In the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia an identity (residence) card of a citizen of Georgia shall be printed and filled in the Georgian and Abkhazian languages.

2. An identity card of a citizen of Georgia shall be issued to persons under 18 for four years and to 18-year or older persons for 10 years. Identity cards to be issued by territorial offices of the Agency under the tenth paragraph of this article, except for an electronic identity card, shall be issued in the manner provided for by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia for up to six months.  

3. The details of an identity card shall be as follows:

a) first name

b) last name

c) date of birth

d) place of birth

e) personal number

f) photo affixed with the seal of a territorial office of the Agency or a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad

g) signature of the card holder

h) name of the issuing authority

i) signature of the person authorised by a territorial office of the Agency, diplomatic representation or consular office

j) embossed seal

k) date of issue

l) term of validity

m) address 

n) date of registration.

31. A diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad may issue an identity card of a citizen of Georgia without the detail laid down in paragraph 3(j) of this article.

4. An identity (residence) card of a citizen of Georgia may contain an electronic data carrier, in which the identity (residence) card details shall be electronically inserted (recorded) (electronic identity (residence) card).

41. An electronic identity (residence) card may contain a digital signature certificate.

5. The electronic data carrier must have sufficient storage capacity and features to guarantee the data integrity, authenticity, and confidentiality.

6. The technical specifications and standards to be met by the electronic identity (residence) card, as well as the procedure for inserting (recording) the data laid down in the seventh and ninth paragraphs of this article in the electronic identity (residence) card shall be defined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

61. An electronic identity (residence) card shall consist of two pages. It shall be printed and filled in the Georgian and English languages.

7. An electronic identity (residence) card shall contain the following details:

a) first name

b) last name

c) date of birth

d) place of birth

e) personal number

f) photo

g) signature of the card holder

h) (deleted – No 4937, 24.6.2011)

i) (deleted – No 4937, 24.6.2011)

j) name of the issuing authority

k) date of issue

l) term of validity

m) authentication certificate 

n) (deleted – No 4937, 24.6.2011).

8. In addition to the details referred to in the seventh paragraph of this article, an electronic residence card shall also contain a reference to the holder’s citizenship.

9. Additional details to be contained in an electronic identity (residence) card may be determined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

10. Territorial offices of the Agency, which are authorised to issue electronic identity (residence) cards, shall be determined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia. Such territorial offices may issue the identity (residence) card defined in the first paragraph of this article if the electronic identity (residence) card cannot be issued for objective reasons. 

Law of Georgia No 1569 of 21 June 2002 - LHG I, No 21, 12.7.2002, Art. 94

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008, - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art. 60

Law of Georgia No 3355 of 6 July 2010 - LHG I, No 41, 21.7.2010, Art. 255

Law of Georgia No 3653 of 1 October 2010 - LHG I, No 53, 11.10.2010, Art. 337

Law of Georgia No 4049 of 15 December 2010 - LHG I, No 76, 29.12.2010, Art. 493

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 5563 of 20 December 2011 - website, 28.12.2011

 

Article 15

1. A residence card details shall be as follows:

a) first name

b) last name

c) date of birth

d) place of birth

e) personal number

f) photo affixed with the seal of a territorial office of the Agency

g) citizenship

h) name of the issuing authority

i) signature of the card holder

j) signature of the person authorised by a territorial office of the Agency

k) embossed seal

l) date of issue

m) address

n) date of registration

o) validity of the card.

2. A temporary residence card shall be valid for as long as the residence permit is valid, while a permanent residence card shall be valid for five years.

3. A temporary residence card issued to a refugee shall be valid for three years.

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

 

Article 16

1. To obtain an identity card of a citizen of Georgia, a person shall submit the relevant request, his/her birth certificate, or other identity document, a photo; if the document submitted or kept in the Agency database does not certify the person’s citizenship of Georgia and if it is necessary to verify his/her citizenship affiliation, the document evidencing the citizenship of Georgia shall also be submitted. Identity documents that may be submitted and used instead of a birth certificate shall be determined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

2. To obtain an identity card, it shall not be mandatory to submit the documents defined in this Law if the electronic database of the Agency contains the information provided in the relevant document.

3. The second paragraph of this article shall not apply to the documents referred to in this Law submitted to diplomatic representations and consular offices of Georgia that are not connected to the electronic database of the Agency. 

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art. 60

Law of Georgia No 1391 of 11 July 2009 - LHG I, No 21, 3.8.2009, Art. 109

Law of Georgia No 4049 of 15 December 2010 - LHG I, No 76, 29.12.2010, Art. 493

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

 

Article 17

1. To obtain a residence card, a person shall submit a document evidencing the citizenship of any other state or his/her statelessness, photos, and the document evidencing his/her legal residence in Georgia.

11. The documents shall be submitted translated into the Georgian language, in the copies certified as provided for by the legislation of Georgia. The Agency may accept the passport of a foreign citizen without a Georgian translation if it contains the alien’s personal data in Latin transliteration.   

2. To obtain a residence card, a person having a refugee or a humanitarian status shall submit only the document evidencing the refugee or the humanitarian status, and the photos. 

3. To obtain a residence card, it shall not be mandatory to submit the documents defined in this Law if the electronic database of the Agency contains the information provided in the relevant document. 

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 1391 of 11 July 2009 - LHG I, No 21, 3.8.2009, Art. 109

Law of Georgia No 3355 of 6 July 2010 - LHG I, No 41, 21.7.2010, Art. 255

Law of Georgia No 5371 of 6 December 2011 - website, 20.12.2011

 

Article 18

1. A person shall be obliged to replace an identity (residence) card if: 

a) the term expires;

b) the place of residence is changed;

c) the first name or last name is changed;

d) an inaccuracy is identified in the record;

e) the identity (residence) card becomes unfit for use (wears out, damages) or is lost.

2. Paragraph 1(b) of this article shall not apply to an electronic identity (residence) card.

3. An electronic identity (residence) card shall be suspended:

a) in the case provided for by Article 5(3) of this Law;

b) if a person is deregistered in the cases and in the manner determined by the legislation of Georgia.

4. An identity (residence) card shall be cancelled if:

a) the concerned person fails to take possession of the prepared identity (residence) card during one year after expiring the term determined by the legislation of Georgia for issuing identity (residence) cards;

b) the concerned person replaces the identity (residence) card;

c) the grounds referred to in paragraph 1(c-d) of this article are revealed after issuing the identity (residence) card;

d) a person submits false documents to obtain an identity (residence) card, and the fact is revealed after the identity (residence) card is issued;

e) a person is deregistered in the cases and in the manner provided for by the legislation of Georgia.

5. Additional grounds for replacing, suspending, and cancelling identity (residence) cards may be introduced by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 1569 of 21 June 2002 - LHG I, No 21, 12.7.2002, Art. 94

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 5563 of 20 December 2011 - website, 28.12.2011

 

Article 19

1. A person, whose Georgian citizenship has been terminated, shall be obliged to hand in his/her identity card to a territorial office of the Agency, a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia.

11.  (Deleted).

2. A foreign citizen or a stateless person, who no longer resides in Georgia, shall be obliged to hand in his/her residence card to a territorial office of the Agency.

3. An identity (residence) card of a deceased person, as well as a found identity (residence) card must be handed in to a territorial office of the Agency. The identity (residence) card of a deceased person shall be returned to the presenting person after the card has been cancelled.

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art. 60

Law of Georgia No 2213 of 1 December 2009 - LHG I, No 42, 10.12.2009, Art. 315

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

 

Article 20

1. It shall be prohibited to seize an identity (residence) card, except as provided for by the legislation, or to pledge an identity (residence) card.

2. The procedures for executing and issuing documents evidencing identity and citizenship of Georgia, as well as for registering and identifying aliens, shall be defined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia; while the procedure for exercising the above powers by diplomatic representations or consular offices of Georgia abroad shall also be defined by a joint order of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia and the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

21. The procedure and conditions for granting, by electronic communication facilities, representative powers to a third person for getting the services falling within the competence of the Agency shall be defined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

3. The procedure for administrative bodies to use the records stored by the Agency and the Consular Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, as well as the procedure for issuing and exchanging the above records for the purpose of criminal prosecution and crime investigation, shall be defined by a joint order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, and Minister for Internal Affairs of Georgia.

4. Under a contract with a business entity or a non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entity under private law, as determined by the Law of Georgia on Entrepreneurs, the Agency may issue personal data related to the person’s registration by the place of residence and consular registration, as well as may issue personal data contained in an identity document if there is a consent of the person whom the information concerns. The consent shall be deemed given if the gist of the acts performed/to be performed by the information requesting agency with regard to the relevant person or any other circumstance gives cause to believe that the person agrees to the issuance of his/her personal data.

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art. 60

Law of Georgia No 1926 of 3 November 2009 - LHG I, No 35, 19.11.2009, Art. 236

Law of Georgia No 4049 of 15 December 2010 - LHG I, No 76, 29.12.2010, Art. 493

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 5563 of 20 December 2011 - website, 28.12.2011

 

Chapter III 1. Procedure for Issuing a Passport of a Citizen of Georgia, a Travel Passport of a Person Having

the Status of Stateless Person in Georgia, a Service Passport, and a Travel Document of a Person

Having a Refugee or a Humanitarian Status

 

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 5371 of 6 December 2011 - website, 20.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 6301 of 25 May 2012 - website, 12.6.2012

 

Article 201

1. A passport of a citizen of Georgia (‘the passport’) shall be the document identifying the citizen of Georgia and evidencing his/her citizenship within and beyond the territory of Georgia.

11. A travel passport of a person having the status of stateless person in Georgia (‘the travel passport’) and a travel document of a person having a refugee or a humanitarian status (‘the travel document’) shall be the documents evidencing the identity and civil status of persons within and beyond the territory of Georgia. 

12. A service passport of a citizen of Georgia shall be the document evidencing the identity, citizenship, and status of the citizen of Georgia within and beyond the territory of Georgia. Service passports of Georgia shall be as follows: a diplomatic passport and a service passport. 

2. A passport shall be the property of Georgia and shall be issued to the citizens of Georgia for their departure from Georgia, travelling abroad, and entry into Georgia.

21. A travel document shall be issued to a person having a refugee or a humanitarian status (if the person having a humanitarian status has no identity document and/or such document cannot be obtained) for his/her departure from Georgia, travelling abroad, and entry into Georgia. 

22. A travel document shall be valid for a refugee to depart from Georgia to any foreign state, except for the state of his/her citizenship or of former permanent residence or the states where his/her condition and his/her family members’ condition is not considered safe. 

3. The Agency through its territorial offices shall issue a passport to a citizen of Georgia residing in Georgia, a travel passport to a person having the status of stateless person in Georgia, or a travel document to a person having a refugee or a humanitarian status.

31. A territorial office of the Agency, as well as a consular official of a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad shall issue a passport to a citizen of Georgia residing abroad within the delegated powers. 

4. To exercise the powers laid down by paragraph 31 of this article, the Agency shall provide the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Georgia with the relevant forms. 

5. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Georgia shall issue a service passport of a citizen of Georgia. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Georgia shall issue a service passport of a citizen of Georgia containing biometric data. The Agency shall process the data necessary for issuing a service passport that contains biometric data, as well as shall prepare a biometric passport and deliver it to the holder.

51. The procedure for keeping and accounting by territorial offices high-security forms received from the Agency under this Law shall be determined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.  

52. (Deleted).

6. A travel passport and a travel document shall be issued under the procedure provided for by this Law for issuing passports (the procedure for electronic submission of the documents contained in Article 202(78) of this Law shall not apply to issuing travel passports and travel documents). 

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 3355 of 6 July 2010 - LHG I, No 41, 21.7.2010, Art. 255

Law of Georgia No 3653 of 1 October 2010 - LHG I, No 53, 11.10.2010, Art.337

Law of Georgia No 4049 of 15 December 2010 - LHG I, No 76, 29.12.2010, Art.493

Law of Georgia No 5371 of 6 December 2011 - website, 20.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 6301 of 25 May 2012 - website, 12.6.2012

 

Article 202

1. A citizen of Georgia shall have the right to obtain a passport.

11. The group of persons eligible to obtain a service passport and the procedure for issuing service passports shall be defined by an ordinance of the Government of Georgia.

2. A territorial office of the Agency shall issue a passport on the 10th business day after the concerned person submits all the documents required by this Law or in an expedited manner, within the timeframe defined by an ordinance of the Government of Georgia; while the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad shall issue a passport within one month after the concerned person submits all the documents required by this Law.

21. In the case provided for by paragraph 81(f) of this article, the Agency shall make a decision within one month after the application is filed.

3. Requesting additional documents not defined by this Law shall be inadmissible when issuing a passport.

4. Any citizen of Georgia of full legal age and capacity, as well as the representative of a minor shall have the right to apply for a passport.

41. A minor who has attained the age of 14 years shall also have the right to apply for a passport if he/she holds the identity card of a citizen of Georgia.

5. (Deleted).

6. (Deleted).

7. The concerned person shall submit, along with the application form, the identity card of a citizen of Georgia, the photo and the service fee payment receipt.  

71. A citizen of Georgia staying abroad who has obtained a passport or an identity card of a citizen of Georgia, also a citizen of Georgia staying abroad who has got registered with a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad and with respect to whom there is a relevant application form, may obtain a passport of a citizen of Georgia without submitting an identity card of a citizen of Georgia.  

72. A person having the status of stateless person in Georgia shall present a residence card instead of an identity card to obtain a travel passport. A person having a refugee or a humanitarian status shall also present a residence card instead of an identity card to obtain a travel document.

73. To obtain a service passport and a travel document, a person shall not be required to submit a service fee payment receipt.  

74. A citizen of Georgia staying abroad (including an underage citizen of Georgia whose legal representative is also staying abroad), who has obtained a passport or an identity card of a citizen of Georgia and with respect to whom there is a relevant application form, may apply for a passport to a territorial office of the Agency, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad through his/her legal representative. Representation must be evidenced in the manner provided for by the legislation of Georgia.

75. A citizen of Georgia staying abroad, who has obtained a passport or an identity card of a citizen of Georgia and with respect to whom there is a relevant application form, may apply by mail for a passport to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Georgia or a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad.

76. It shall not be mandatory to submit the documents provided for in the seventh paragraph of this article if the electronic database of the Agency contains the information included in the relevant document.

77. Paragraph 76 of this article shall not apply to the submission of the documents that are to be submitted along with an application form to diplomatic representations and consular offices of Georgia that are not connected to the electronic database of the Agency.

78. A citizen of Georgia staying abroad, who has obtained a passport or an identity card of a citizen of Georgia or who has been registered as provided for by this Law, also an underage citizen of Georgia having attained the age of 14 years, who has obtained a passport or an identity card of a citizen of Georgia and who can be identified through the electronic database of the Agency, may present an application form and other documents required by the legislation of Georgia in electronic form, as provided for by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.  

8. A passport to a minor or a legally incapable person shall be issued under a notarized consent of his/her legal representative expressed in the presence of an authorised person of the Agency or a consular official, also under the consent expressed through electronic communication before an authorised person of the Agency as provided for by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.  

81. One of the parents’ consent expressed as provided for by the eighth paragraph of this Article shall suffice if:

a) the other parent is wanted under the Criminal Procedure Code of Georgia;

b) the other parent is dead, legally incapable, or missing;

c) the other parent cannot express his/her will due to grave illness, as evidenced from the relevant certificate;

d) the minor has attained the age of 16 years;

e) the minor is the child of a single mother;

f) issuing a passport is essential for exercising the minor’s rights and freedoms, consent from the other parent cannot be obtained due to impossibility to get connected with him/her and, given the circumstances of the case, there is reasonable cause to believe that he/she will not be opposed to giving consent.

82. A minor from 16 to 18 years old shall require no consent of his/her legal representative to obtain a passport if he/she is in registered marriage.

83. If a notarized consent of both legal representatives cannot be submitted for issuing a travel document to a minor having a refugee or a humanitarian status because the other legal representative is in the country where the minor is persecuted (only for the person with a refugee status), the minor is the child of a single mother, the other legal representative is dead, incapable, or missing, and the mentioned facts cannot be confirmed by the relevant documents, an appropriate certificate issued by the Ministry for Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia may be submitted instead of those documents.

84. A minor (who has attained the age of 14 years) staying abroad shall not be obliged to submit his/her identity card for obtaining a passport.

85. In the case provided for by paragraph 81(f) of this article, a passport shall be issued to a minor based on a reasonable written decision of an authorised official of the Passport and Civil Registry Division of the Agency.

86. The consent or any other document evidencing representative powers to issue a passport, which is certified by a notary or other competent body of any other country, may be accepted by the authorities of Georgia without legalisation and apostillisation.

9. The procedure for issuing and executing a passport, a travel passport, and a travel document, the procedure for communicating decisions whether to issue a passport, a travel passport, or a travel document to the concerned party, and the procedure for delivering a  passport, a travel passport, and a travel document to the concerned party shall be defined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia; while the procedure for exercising the above powers by diplomatic representations and consular offices of Georgia abroad shall also be defined by a joint order of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia and the Minister for Justice of Georgia.  

10. (Deleted – 20.9.2013, No 1265).

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5487 of 22 November 2007 - LHG I, No 42, 6.12.2007, Art. 387

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art. 60

Law of Georgia No 1391 of 11 July 2009 - LHG I, No 21, 3.8.2009, Art. 109

Law of Georgia No 2213 of 1 December 2009 - LHG I, No 42, 10.12.2009, Art. 315

Law of Georgia No 3653 of 1 October 2010 - LHG I, No 53, 11.10.2010, Art.337

Law of Georgia No 3716 of 15 October 2010 - LHG I, No 57, 25.10.2010, Art. 372

Law of Georgia No 4049 of 15 December 2010 - LHG I, No 76, 29.12.2010, Art.493

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 5371 of 6 December 2011 - website, 20.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 5563 of 20 December 2011 - website, 28.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 6301 of 25 May 2012 - website, 12.6.2012

Law of Georgia No 1265 of 20 September 2013 - website, 2.10.2013

 

Article 203

1. (Deleted – 24.6.2011, No 4937).

2. A passport, a travel passport, a business passport, and a travel document may be issued with biometric data content (a biometric passport).

21. A biometric passport must contain the following details:

a) the first name of a passport holder

b) the surname of a passport holder

c) the citizenship of a passport holder

d) the date of birth of a passport holder

e) the personal number of a passport holder

f) the photo of a passport holder

g) the gender of a passport holder

h) the place of birth of a passport holder

i) the date of issuing the passport

j) the validity of the passport

k) the name of the issuing authority

l) the reference to the passport type

m) the country code

n) the passport number

o) the signature of a passport holder

p) notes (for special comments to be entered in the passport).

3. A biometric passport shall have a data carrier (chip) that, along with the other data, contains the face image, fingerprints, and specimen signature of the passport holder. The technical specifications of a biometric passport shall be defined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

4. The data carrier must have sufficient storage capacity and features to guarantee the data integrity, authenticity, and confidentiality by order.

5. Other details in addition to those contained in paragraphs 21 and 7 of this article may be defined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

6. The territorial offices of the Agency may issue a passport without biometric data content when biometric data cannot be obtained from a person due to his/her health problems, physical condition, or other reasons. A biometric passport shall not be issued to a citizen of Georgia staying abroad through his/her representative.

7. The passport shall contain the following details:

a) the first name of a passport holder

b) the surname of a passport holder

c) the citizenship of a passport holder

d) the date of birth of a passport holder

e) the personal number of a passport holder

f) the photo of a passport holder

g) the gender of a passport holder

h) the place of birth of a passport holder

i) the date of issuing the passport

j) the validity of the passport

j) the signature of an authorised officer of a territorial office of the Agency, a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia abroad

l) the signature of a passport holder

m) the seal

n) the country code

o) the passport number

p) the passport type.

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No1231 of 6 April 2005 - LHG I, No 18, 27.4.2005, Art. 108

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 806 of 19 December 2008 - LHG I, No 40, 29.12.2008, Art. 267

Law of Georgia No 2213 of 1 December 2009 - LHG I, No 42, 10.12.2009, Art. 315

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 5371of 6 December 2011 - website, 20.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 5563 of 20 December 2011 - website, 28.12.2011

 

Article 204

1. A passport shall be valid for 10 years and a passport issued to a person under 18 shall be valid for three years.

11. A travel document shall be valid for two years.

12. A travel document shall be issued for two years. If less than two years remain until the validity of a residence permit issued to a person expires, a travel document shall be issued for the effective term of the residence permit.

13. For a person having the status of stateless person in Georgia, who held a permanent residence card before the Edict of the President of Georgia on Approval of the Procedure for Establishing the Status of Stateless Persons comes into effect, a travel passport shall be valid for five years.

2. (Deleted).

3. (Deleted).

4. (Deleted).

5. A passport and a neutral travel document may be suspended by a court ruling, as determined by the Criminal Procedure Code of Georgia. Based on the relevant notice on suspending the validity of passports and neutral travel documents, as well as on cancelling the measure for suspending the validity of passports and neutral travel documents, the relevant record shall be made in the electronic database of the Agency.  

6. Suspending the validity of the passport of a citizen of Georgia shall include the restriction of the holder’s right to depart from Georgia or travel abroad.

7. If a passport, a travel passport, and a refugee’s travel document cannot be delivered to the concerned person as determined by the legislation of Georgia, the documents shall be kept with the relevant territorial office of the Agency for one year. After the term expires, the passport, the travel passport, and the refugee’s travel document shall be cancelled and destroyed according to the legislation of Georgia.  

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 1231 of 6 April 2005 - LHG I, No 18, 27.4.2005, Art. 108

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art. 60

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 4986 of 1 July 2011 - website, 15.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 5371 of 6 December 2011 - website, 20.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 6301 of 25 May 2012 - website, 12.6.2012

 

Article 205

1. A passport and a travel document shall be replaced by request of a person as determined by this Law in the following cases:

a) the first name or the last name is changed;

b) inaccuracies are identified in the records;

c) the pages intended for visas are used up;

d) the passport or the travel document becomes unfit for use (wears out, damages) or is lost.

2. When replacing a passport due to changing the first name or the last name, as well as due to any inaccuracy in the records, when the passport is issued without issuing an identity card in the cases provided for by this Law, the documents evidencing the above facts (a copy of the first name, last name change certificate, a copy of the birth certificate, a copy of the marriage certificate, etc.) shall be attached to the request.

21. It shall not be required to submit the documents defined by the second paragraph of this article if the electronic database of the Agency contains the information provided in the relevant document.

22. Paragraph 21 of this article shall not apply to submitting the documents to be attached to the request to diplomatic representations and consular offices of Georgia that are not connected with the electronic database of the Agency.

3. If a passport to be replaced contains a valid consular visa, it shall be returned to the holder together with the new passport.

4. (Deleted).

5. From the date of issuing a new passport, the lost passport shall be deemed invalid.

6. The passport that contains arbitrarily corrections or that is forged, decomposed, etc. must be seized from the holder.

7. The persons who make arbitrary corrections to a passport, forge a passport or otherwise violate the rule determined by this Law shall be held liable in the manner provided for by the legislation.

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 1391 of 11 July 2009 - LHG I, No 21, 3.8.2009, Art. 109

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

 

Article 206

1. A person, whose citizenship of Georgia has ceased under the legislation, shall hand in his/her passport to a territorial office of the Agency, a diplomatic representation or a consular office of Georgia.

2. The documents related to issuing a passport shall be destroyed as determined by the legislation. After annulment, the replaced passport shall be returned to the holder together with the new passport.

3. A passport not executed in the manner determined by this Law shall not be valid.

Law of Georgia No 181 of 24 June 2004 - LHG I, No 19, 15.7.2004, Art. 93

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

 

Article 207 (Deleted)

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 3355 of 6 July 2010 - LHG I, No 41, 21.7.2010, Art. 255

 

Article 208 (Deleted)

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2006, Art. 23

Law of Georgia No 806 of 19 December 2008, - LHG I, No 40, 29.12.2008, Art. 267

 

Chapter III2. Transitional Provision

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

 

Article 209

The citizens of Georgia and the aliens residing in Georgia, who are not registered according to the requirements determined by law, shall be obliged to get registered by not later than 1 July 2012.

Law of Georgia No 5973 of 21 March 2008 - LHG I, No 9, 4.4.2008, Art.60

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

 

Article 2010

1. The Agency shall ensure to take organisational and technical measures necessary for issuing passports, travel passports, service passports, and travel documents with biometric data content.

2. The Agency shall ensure to take organisational and technical measures necessary for issuing electronic identity (residence) cards.

Law of Georgia No 806 of 19 December 2008 - LHG I, No 40, 29.12.2008, Art. 267

Law of Georgia No 4937 of 24 June 2011 - website, 14.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 5371 of 6 December 2011 - website, 20.12.2011

 

Article 2011

1. A valid passport of a citizen of Georgia issued under Annex No 2 to Order No 652 of 16 April 2005 of the Minister for Justice of Georgia on Approving the Form of a Passport of a Citizen of Georgia, shall be declared invalid as of 1 January 2011.

2. A passport referred to in the first paragraph of this article shall remain valid if:

a) the holder is staying abroad – until the holder returns to Georgia or obtains the new passport of a citizen of Georgia abroad;

b) there is a valid foreign visa in the passport – until the visa expires; the holder may cross the border of Georgia with such passport only together with his/her biometric passport of a citizen of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 3355 of 6 July 2010 - LHG I, No 41, 21.7.2010, Art. 255

 

Article 2012

The Minister for Justice of Georgia and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia shall define by joint order the procedure for exercising powers delegated by the Agency to consular officials before 15 October 2010.

Law of Georgia No 3653 of 1 October 2010 - LHG I, No 53, 11.10.2010, Art.337

 

Article 2013

1. Until the Georgian jurisdiction over the territories of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region (the former Autonomous District of South Ossetia) is fully restored, a neutral identity card and/or a neutral travel document shall be issued to the persons legitimately residing in the territories of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region (the former Autonomous District of South Ossetia), if so desired.

2. A person, to whom an identity card of a citizen of Georgia and/or a passport of a citizen of Georgia has been issued, shall not have the right to obtain a neutral identity card and/or a neutral travel document.

3. A neutral identity card and/or a neutral travel document shall be issued by the Agency that exercises its powers through its competent territorial offices.

4. While discussing the matter of issuing a neutral identity card and/or a neutral travel document, the interaction of a competent territorial office of the Agency with the Ministry for Internal Affairs of Georgia to identify the circumstances impeding the issuance of the relevant document, which is important for the case in terms of national security and public safety, shall be defined by a joint order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia and the Minister for Internal Affairs of Georgia.

5. Additional limitations on issuing a neutral identity card and/or a neutral travel document in terms of national security and public safety may be introduced by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

6. The forms and descriptions of a neutral identity card and a neutral travel document, as well as the procedures for executing, issuing, and cancelling neutral identity cards and neutral travel documents shall be defined by an order of the Minister for Justice of Georgia.

7. Article 2(4-5) and Article 111 of this Law shall apply to neutral identity cards.  

Law of Georgia No 4986 of 1 July 2011 - website, 15.7.2011

 

Chapter IV. Final Provisions

Article 21 (Deleted)

Law of Georgia No 1772 of 24 June 2005 - LHG I, No 39, 16.7.2005, Art. 263

 

Article 22

1. Any breach of the provisions of this Law shall give rise to liability under the legislation of Georgia.

2. A person, who gives a notice about changing his/her place of residence to the competent registration authority and who meets other requirements defined by this Law, may not be held liable for the lack of registration.

 

Article 221

Article 14(3)(n) and Article 15(n) of this Law shall be enacted as from 1 May 2006.

Law of Georgia No 2629 of 28 December 2005 - LHG I, No 3, 16.1.2005, Art. 23

 

President of Georgia                                           Eduard Shevardnadze

Tbilisi

27 June 1996

No 323-IIS

55. 07/03/2024 - Law of Georgia - 4083-XIVმს-Xმპ - Website, 13/03/2024 54. 15/12/2023 - Law of Georgia - 4024-XIIIმს-Xმპ - Website, 28/12/2023 53. 21/09/2023 - Law of Georgia - 3529-XIIIმს-Xმპ - Website, 12/10/2023 52. 30/03/2021 - Law of Georgia - 421-IVმს-Xმპ - Website, 13/04/2021 51. 15/07/2020 - Law of Georgia - 6997-რს - Website, 28/07/2020 50. 10/06/2020 - Law of Georgia - 6055-IIს - Website, 19/06/2020 49. 04/06/2020 - Decision of the Constitutional Court - 1/1/1404 - Website, 08/06/2020 48. 22/05/2020 - Law of Georgia - 5926-სს - Website, 28/05/2020 - Amendment contains transitional provision 47. 26/12/2019 - Decision of the Constitutional Court - 1/12/1404 - Website, 03/01/2020 46. 22/02/2019 - Law of Georgia - 4318-IIს - Website, 07/03/2019 45. 26/12/2018 - Law of Georgia - 4137-რს - Website, 10/01/2019 - Amendment contains transitional provision 44. 05/07/2018 - Law of Georgia - 3101-რს - Website, 11/07/2018 43. 27/06/2018 - Law of Georgia - 2637-IIს - Website, 06/07/2018 - Amendment contains transitional provision 42. 06/06/2018 - Law of Georgia - 2473-რს - Website, 21/06/2018 - Amendment contains transitional provision 41. 26/07/2017 - Law of Georgia - 1264-რს - Website, 29/07/2017 40. 01/06/2017 - Law of Georgia - 957-IIს - Website, 20/06/2017 39. 04/05/2017 - Law of Georgia - 778-IIს - Website, 25/05/2017 38. 21/04/2017 - Law of Georgia - 648-IIს - Website, 10/05/2017 37. 23/03/2017 - Law of Georgia - 505-IIს - Website, 27/03/2017 36. 01/12/2016 - Law of Georgia - 51-Iს - Website, 15/12/2016 - Amendment contains transitional provision 35. 22/06/2016 - Law of Georgia - 5448-IIს - Website, 12/07/2016 34. 08/06/2016 - Law of Georgia - 5378-IIს - Website, 24/06/2016 33. 04/03/2016 - Law of Georgia - 4845-IIს - Website, 22/03/2016 - Amendment contains transitional provision 32. 08/07/2015 - Law of Georgia - 3938-რს - Website, 15/07/2015 - Amendment contains transitional provision 31. 12/06/2015 - Law of Georgia - 3701-IIს - Website, 15/06/2015 30. 20/03/2015 - Law of Georgia - 3390-IIს - Website, 31/03/2015 29. 29/07/2014 - Law of Georgia - 2560-რს - Website, 08/08/2014 28. 29/05/2014 - Law of Georgia - 2480-IIს - Website, 29/05/2014 27. 05/03/2014 - Law of Georgia - 2051-IIს - Website, 17/03/2014 26. 20/09/2013 - Law of Georgia - 1265-Iს - Website, 02/10/2013 - Amendment contains transitional provision 25. 25/05/2012 - Law of Georgia - 6317-Iს - Website, 19/06/2012 24. 25/05/2012 - Law of Georgia - 6301-Iს - Website, 12/06/2012 23. 16/03/2012 - Law of Georgia - 5852-Iს - Website, 29/03/2012 22. 28/12/2011 - Law of Georgia - 5664-რს - Website, 12/01/2012 21. 20/12/2011 - Law of Georgia - 5563 - Website, 111228059, 28/12/2011 20. 06/12/2011 - Law of Georgia - 5371-IIს - Website, 111220010, 20/12/2011 19. 01/07/2011 - Law of Georgia - 4986-რს - Website, 110715023, 15/07/2011 - Amendment contains transitional provision 18. 24/06/2011 - Law of Georgia - 4937-რს - Website, 110714015, 14/07/2011 - Amendment contains transitional provision 17. 15/12/2010 - Law of Georgia - 4049-რს - LHG, 76, 29/12/2010 16. 15/10/2010 - Law of Georgia - 3716-IIს - LHG, 57, 25/10/2010 15. 01/10/2010 - Law of Georgia - 3653-IIს - LHG, 53, 11/10/2010 14. 24/09/2010 - Law of Georgia - 3619-რს - LHG, 51, 29/09/2010 13. 06/07/2010 - Law of Georgia - 3355 - LHG, 41, 21/07/2010 12. 01/12/2009 - Law of Georgia - 2213 - LHG, 42, 10/12/2009 11. 03/11/2009 - Law of Georgia - 1926 - LHG, 35, 19/11/2009 - Amendment contains transitional provision 10. 11/07/2009 - Law of Georgia - 1391 - LHG, 21, 03/08/2009 9. 19/12/2008 - Law of Georgia - 806 - LHG, 40, 29/12/2008 8. 21/03/2008 - Law of Georgia - 5973 - LHG, 9, 04/04/2008 7. 22/11/2007 - Law of Georgia - 5487 - LHG, 42, 06/12/2007 6. 28/12/2005 - Law of Georgia - 2629 - LHG, 3, 16/01/2006 5. 24/06/2005 - Law of Georgia - 1772 - LHG, 39, 16/07/2005 4. 06/04/2005 - Law of Georgia - 1231 - LHG, 18, 27/04/2005 3. 24/06/2004 - Law of Georgia - 181 - LHG, 19, 15/07/2004 - Amendment contains transitional provision 2. 21/06/2002 - Law of Georgia - 1569 - LHG, 21, 12/07/2002 1. 27/10/2000 - Law of Georgia - 579 - LHG, 39, 10/11/2000