Working remotely from Tbilisi

Tbilisi is one of the easiest cities in the region to work from for a few months: citizens of many countries can stay a full year without a visa, mobile internet is fast and cheap, and there are 47 coworking spaces and 62 work cafés in our directory alone. This guide covers the rules and the practical side, with the official source for each rule at the bottom.

How long you can stay

Citizens of the countries on the government's list can enter and stay in Georgia without a visa for one full year. The list includes all EU countries, the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Turkey, the Gulf states, Brazil, Mexico, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia, among others.

For everyone else who doesn't need a visa, the general rule is 90 days in any 180. Holders of a valid visa or residence permit of the EU, the US, the UK and several other countries can also come for 90 days in 180. Other nationalities apply for an e-visa at evisa.gov.ge.

Rules change: the list was amended in 2025 and again in February 2026, and Georgia has introduced a travel medical insurance requirement for foreign visitors from 2026 (reported as Government Decree No. 602 of December 2025). Check the current rules on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' consular site before you fly.

Staying longer than a year

Georgia has no digital nomad or remote worker visa, and the 2020 "Remotely from Georgia" scheme has no current official page. The residence permits in the law are for work, study, family, investment and a few special cases.

One route fits many remote workers: since 2023 there is an IT residence permit, first issued for three years, for foreigners working in IT who are registered in Georgia as an individual entrepreneur with small business status (the 1% tax regime). How that status works is in our guide to taxes for freelancers, and registering is in opening a company in Georgia.

Internet and a SIM card

Mobile data in Georgia is fast: Ookla's figures for early 2026 put the median mobile download at about 145 Mbps, roughly three times the median home line (about 42 Mbps). So a local SIM is both your backup connection and, often, the faster one.

Prepaid data is cheap. Cellfie, for example, sells 40 GB for 30 days at 20 GEL and 15 GB for 7 days at 6 GEL. Cellfie and Silknet both sell eSIMs, and Magti is the third network. Bring your passport to buy a SIM in a shop.

Where you work matters more than the city average: coworking spaces run their own lines, and we measure the Wi-Fi of every space we visit (100 Mbps and up counts as fast in our Work Score).

Where to work

Cafés are the easy start: 39 cafés in our directory welcome laptops at any table, others keep a laptop zone, and each café's page says which. Many open at 8 or 9 and close by 9 in the evening.

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Old Tbilisi□ Café

Daily Grind

Laptops welcome

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Old Tbilisi□ Café

PAUL Galleria Tbilisi

Laptops welcome

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Sololaki□ Café

Stories Coffee & Tea

Laptops welcome

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Coworking spaces are better for calls and long days. A day pass costs ₾37 at the median and a month on a hot desk ₾300. 27 spaces let members in around the clock, which helps when your clients are in another time zone. Prices, districts and what to check are in our coworking guide.

The lists: laptop-friendly cafés, coworking day passes and 24/7 coworking.

Money

The currency is the lari (₾, GEL). Cards are accepted almost everywhere in the centre; markets and some small shops prefer cash. Opening a personal bank account as a foreigner is common, but each bank sets its own requirements and they change, so ask at a TBC Bank or Bank of Georgia branch with your passport. Every price on tbilisi.work can be shown in dollars or euros with the picker at the bottom of the page.

Practical

• Time zone: UTC+4 all year, with no daylight saving time. Mornings overlap with Asia, afternoons with Europe.
• Emergencies: 112, one number for police, ambulance and fire.
• Getting around: two metro lines, buses, and ride-hailing (Bolt runs in Tbilisi). Every place on tbilisi.work shows the walk from the nearest metro station.

Which part of town to base yourself in: the best neighbourhoods to work in Tbilisi.