Freelancing from Georgia

Georgia draws freelancers for two reasons: registering as an individual entrepreneur takes about a day, and the small business status taxes turnover at 1%. Getting paid takes a little planning, because some payment services don't work for people living here. This is how it fits together, as of October 2026.

Getting paid

• Bank transfer: the usual route, in dollars or euros straight into a Georgian account; incoming transfers cost a small percentage. How to open one: a bank account in Georgia.
• Wise: residents of Georgia can hold balances and receive money, but can't get the Wise card.
• Payoneer: works, paying out in dollars to a Georgian bank, with fees of 1.2–4% on withdrawals and a yearly fee on small volumes.
• PayPal: works, with a fee of about ₾14 per withdrawal and 3–4% on currency conversion.
• Revolut and Stripe don't accept people or businesses based in Georgia; freelancers who need Stripe use a company registered abroad.

Registering as an individual entrepreneur

An individual entrepreneur registers at the Public Service Hall, usually in a day, and then opens a separate business bank account. It needs a legal address, which a coworking space or a virtual office can provide: a virtual office in Tbilisi. Step by step: opening a company in Georgia.

The 1% small business status

Once registered, an individual entrepreneur can apply online for small business status: 1% tax on turnover up to ₾500,000 a year and 3% above it, open to non-residents too. Some work is excluded, including legal, medical, tax and audit consulting, and advisory and financial services. The rules, the filings and what changed recently: taxes for freelancers in Georgia.

Where to work

A desk with steady Wi-Fi and a quiet room for calls: the best coworking spaces in Tbilisi, or for less, the cheapest. For a client meeting: meeting rooms by the hour.

Questions people ask

Can a foreigner register as an individual entrepreneur in Georgia?

Yes, without residency, and non-residents can use the 1% small business status too.

Does PayPal work in Georgia?

Yes, for sending and receiving, with fees on withdrawals and currency conversion.

Does Stripe work in Georgia?

Not for businesses based in Georgia. Freelancers who need it use a company registered in a country Stripe supports.

Everything else about moving here for work: the digital nomad guide to Tbilisi.