Georgia's side computed with real numbers. Your home country's side explained honestly — what still reaches you, and the legal way to make it not. Built for property owners, checked against 2026 rules.
Where are you a tax resident?
Where do you actually live?
Are you within 10 years of making aliyah (oleh chadash) or returning after 10+ years abroad?
What's your Indian residential status?
Your worldwide family income counts — a normal foreign salary usually puts you in a band even if Georgia taxes none of it.
Buying here can get you a residence permit — and living here can change who taxes you. Two different things people constantly mix up.
| Route | Requirement | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term permit | Property appraised above $150,000 (raised from $100k on 1 Mar 2026; earlier purchases grandfathered). Any property except agricultural land; several properties can be combined. Appraised value counts, not the price you paid. | 1 year, renewable annually. Spouse + children included. Selling the property ends it. |
| Investment permit | Property above $300,000 | 5 years in one grant — and keep owning it 5 years → permanent residence. The fast lane. |
| No permit at all | US, UK, EU, Israeli + ~90 other passports | 1 full year visa-free. Fine for most owners — but a permit carries a legal right of entry a visa-free stamp doesn't. |
2026 notes: mandatory travel medical insurance (min GEL 30,000 cover) for all visitors since 1 Jan 2026; permit refusals under the "state interests" clause are unreasoned and no longer suspended by appeal. Rules tightened again on 1 Sep 2026 — always check current law before applying.
Tax residency comes from one thing: being physically in Georgia 183+ days in any 12-month period — permit or no permit. A permit without the days does not make you a Georgian tax resident.
What tax residency gets you: Georgia taxes individuals territorially — your foreign dividends, interest, pensions and capital gains on foreign assets are taxed at 0% here. It's also the lever that can make your home country let go (see your country's card above).
What it costs you: your worldwide family income starts counting toward Georgia's property-tax threshold.
The wealth route (HNWI): with GEL 3M+ in assets (or GEL 200k+/yr income), $500k+ of Georgian real estate, and a residence permit — you can become a Georgian tax resident with zero days of presence.
And will your home country accept that you’ve left? Each country answers differently — some by pure day-count, some by facts, one (the US) never. Pick your country above and run the calculator: your results include "The residency question" — the specific answer for your country.
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Message us on WhatsAppDisclaimer: This tool is general information, not tax or legal advice. Georgian figures reflect the Tax Code as of August 2026; home-country sections describe mechanisms only and never compute your foreign bill. Rules change and individual circumstances differ — verify anything you act on with a qualified accountant in each country. Tbilisi Home accepts no liability for decisions made on the basis of this page.
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