Source-backed scope
Adult Indian ordinary-passport holder resident and applying in India for direct employment with one Georgian local employer. A fixed-term written employment agreement and this employer-specific Georgian right to work have already been granted. The worker remains outside Georgia and applies for the D1 immigration visa within 30 calendar days after that grant. This covers the D1 visa application, not the employer permit request or later work-residence application. Self-employment, an already-in-Georgia application, remote-only work, existing Georgian residence, dependants, minors and exemptions are outside scope. Visa approval and entry are not guaranteed; work requires the agreement, valid right to work and D1 or qualifying residence together.
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
- Purpose
- Work
- Destination
- Georgia
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Adult Indian ordinary-passport holder resident and applying in India for direct employment with one Georgian local employer. A fixed-term written employment agreement and this employer-specific Georgian right to work have already been granted. The worker remains outside Georgia and applies for the D1 immigration visa within 30 calendar days after that grant. This covers the D1 visa application, not the employer permit request or later work-residence application. Self-employment, an already-in-Georgia application, remote-only work, existing Georgian residence, dependants, minors and exemptions are outside scope. Visa approval and entry are not guaranteed; work requires the agreement, valid right to work and D1 or qualifying residence together.
Georgia official legislative gazette / Ministry of Foreign Affairs GeoConsul / Embassy of Georgia in India requirements checked 2026-10-26. Only the category and stage stated above are covered.
How to use this checklist
Start with the route facts first: citizenship, residence, application country, destination and purpose. Then review the document rows and order processing only where the row says it is required or optional.
Document requirements
| Document | Status | Scope | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-term written employment agreement | required | visa application | Keep the actual agreement with the Georgian local employer, showing the agreed job, workplace, term and parties. Article 13² requires a fixed-term written agreement in Georgian and the worker’s native or another language the worker understands. A recruiter offer or unsigned draft does not establish this scope. |
| Granted right to work for this employer | required | visa application | Keep the actual ministry decision/notification granting the right to work for this particular Georgian employer and job. The local employer obtains it through the competent labour authority after the agreement. An application receipt or pending appeal is not a grant. Ask the employer for the decision identifier and match it to the D1 application. |
| Apply for D1 within 30 calendar days of the grant | required | visa application | For this worker outside Georgia, Article 13⁵ requires an application for a D1 immigration visa no later than 30 calendar days after the right-to-work grant. Calculate from the actual grant date and preserve filing evidence. The different 10-day work-residence rule is for a worker already in Georgia and does not replace this deadline. |
| Use Georgia’s India consular channel for the D1 application | required | visa application | The Embassy of Georgia in India links to GeoConsul for consular applications. Choose the D1 long-term immigration category and follow the actual India mission appointment and submission instructions. The separate short-term eVisa portal is not the D1 filing route. Do not infer an appointment date, local fee amount or automatic electronic approval. |
| Visa application and consular-fee evidence | required | visa application | Complete the current Georgian visa application truthfully for D1 employment and retain the confirmation and any appointment instruction. Submit proof of the prescribed consular fee unless exempt. The national procedure permits electronic or printed and copy/original modes according to MFA rules; follow the receiving mission’s actual mode and payment details. |
| Passport valid beyond the requested visa | required | visa application | Use a valid ordinary passport issued within the past ten years, with at least two blank visa pages and validity continuing at least three months after the requested Georgian visa expires. Check the actual requested D1 dates; do not use three months from application as the test. |
| Show the genuine employment purpose and stay conditions | required | visa application | Submit the granted right to work and the matching employment agreement as evidence for the D1 purpose, together with the actual intended accommodation and work location when requested by the mission. Article 12 requires evidence of travel purpose and anticipated conditions; the officer can ask for further proof or an interview. Do not substitute a tourist invitation or a later work-residence packet. |
| Sufficient travel funds and health/accident insurance | required | visa application | Provide evidence of sufficient funds for the intended stay and travel and health-and-accident insurance for the case. Use the actual mission requirements for acceptable format, coverage and period. No fixed bank balance, specific policy price or assurance that a salary promise replaces funds evidence is stated here. |
| Language, certified translation and foreign-document authentication | required | visa application | Visa supporting documents must be in Georgian or English. If an agreement or other attachment is in another language, submit a certified translation with it. Foreign-issued documents require legalization or apostille unless a treaty or MFA rule supplies an exception. The passport with Latin personal data does not require translation. Check whether any particular Indian document falls under an exemption before arranging paid work. |
| D1 decision and separate permission to work | required | visa application | The law gives the authority up to 30 calendar days to decide a properly submitted D-category application; this is not approval or an appointment promise. Paid employment requires the concluded agreement, granted right to work and D1 visa or qualifying Georgian residence together. If the D1 is refused or ends without qualifying residence, ask the employer to verify the right-to-work status before any work. |
Processing route
- Fixed-term written employment agreementKeep the actual agreement with the Georgian local employer, showing the agreed job, workplace, term and parties. Article 13² requires a fixed-term written agreement in Georgian and the worker’s native or another language the worker understands. A recruiter offer or unsigned draft does not establish this scope. The Georgian visa procedure accepts Georgian or English documents. A document in another language needs a certified translation submitted with it; a foreign-issued document needs legalization or apostille unless an applicable treaty or MFA act exempts it. Confirm each document and exemption with the receiving Georgian mission before buying processing; no paid service is preselected. 1. Prepare Fixed-term written employment agreement in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Granted right to work for this employerKeep the actual ministry decision/notification granting the right to work for this particular Georgian employer and job. The local employer obtains it through the competent labour authority after the agreement. An application receipt or pending appeal is not a grant. Ask the employer for the decision identifier and match it to the D1 application. The Georgian visa procedure accepts Georgian or English documents. A document in another language needs a certified translation submitted with it; a foreign-issued document needs legalization or apostille unless an applicable treaty or MFA act exempts it. Confirm each document and exemption with the receiving Georgian mission before buying processing; no paid service is preselected. 1. Prepare Granted right to work for this employer in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Apply for D1 within 30 calendar days of the grantFor this worker outside Georgia, Article 13⁵ requires an application for a D1 immigration visa no later than 30 calendar days after the right-to-work grant. Calculate from the actual grant date and preserve filing evidence. The different 10-day work-residence rule is for a worker already in Georgia and does not replace this deadline. The Georgian visa procedure accepts Georgian or English documents. A document in another language needs a certified translation submitted with it; a foreign-issued document needs legalization or apostille unless an applicable treaty or MFA act exempts it. Confirm each document and exemption with the receiving Georgian mission before buying processing; no paid service is preselected. 1. Prepare Apply for D1 within 30 calendar days of the grant in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Use Georgia’s India consular channel for the D1 applicationProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. The Embassy of Georgia in India links to GeoConsul for consular applications. Choose the D1 long-term immigration category and follow the actual India mission appointment and submission instructions. The separate short-term eVisa portal is not the D1 filing route. Do not infer an appointment date, local fee amount or automatic electronic approval. The Georgian visa procedure accepts Georgian or English documents. A document in another language needs a certified translation submitted with it; a foreign-issued document needs legalization or apostille unless an applicable treaty or MFA act exempts it. Confirm each document and exemption with the receiving Georgian mission before buying processing; no paid service is preselected. 1. Prepare Use Georgia’s India consular channel for the D1 application in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Visa application and consular-fee evidenceComplete the current Georgian visa application truthfully for D1 employment and retain the confirmation and any appointment instruction. Submit proof of the prescribed consular fee unless exempt. The national procedure permits electronic or printed and copy/original modes according to MFA rules; follow the receiving mission’s actual mode and payment details. The Georgian visa procedure accepts Georgian or English documents. A document in another language needs a certified translation submitted with it; a foreign-issued document needs legalization or apostille unless an applicable treaty or MFA act exempts it. Confirm each document and exemption with the receiving Georgian mission before buying processing; no paid service is preselected. 1. Prepare Visa application and consular-fee evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Passport valid beyond the requested visaUse a valid ordinary passport issued within the past ten years, with at least two blank visa pages and validity continuing at least three months after the requested Georgian visa expires. Check the actual requested D1 dates; do not use three months from application as the test. The Georgian visa procedure accepts Georgian or English documents. A document in another language needs a certified translation submitted with it; a foreign-issued document needs legalization or apostille unless an applicable treaty or MFA act exempts it. Confirm each document and exemption with the receiving Georgian mission before buying processing; no paid service is preselected. 1. Prepare Passport valid beyond the requested visa in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Show the genuine employment purpose and stay conditionsSubmit the granted right to work and the matching employment agreement as evidence for the D1 purpose, together with the actual intended accommodation and work location when requested by the mission. Article 12 requires evidence of travel purpose and anticipated conditions; the officer can ask for further proof or an interview. Do not substitute a tourist invitation or a later work-residence packet. The Georgian visa procedure accepts Georgian or English documents. A document in another language needs a certified translation submitted with it; a foreign-issued document needs legalization or apostille unless an applicable treaty or MFA act exempts it. Confirm each document and exemption with the receiving Georgian mission before buying processing; no paid service is preselected. 1. Prepare Show the genuine employment purpose and stay conditions in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Sufficient travel funds and health/accident insuranceProvide evidence of sufficient funds for the intended stay and travel and health-and-accident insurance for the case. Use the actual mission requirements for acceptable format, coverage and period. No fixed bank balance, specific policy price or assurance that a salary promise replaces funds evidence is stated here. The Georgian visa procedure accepts Georgian or English documents. A document in another language needs a certified translation submitted with it; a foreign-issued document needs legalization or apostille unless an applicable treaty or MFA act exempts it. Confirm each document and exemption with the receiving Georgian mission before buying processing; no paid service is preselected. 1. Prepare Sufficient travel funds and health/accident insurance in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Language, certified translation and foreign-document authenticationProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. Visa supporting documents must be in Georgian or English. If an agreement or other attachment is in another language, submit a certified translation with it. Foreign-issued documents require legalization or apostille unless a treaty or MFA rule supplies an exception. The passport with Latin personal data does not require translation. Check whether any particular Indian document falls under an exemption before arranging paid work. The Georgian visa procedure accepts Georgian or English documents. A document in another language needs a certified translation submitted with it; a foreign-issued document needs legalization or apostille unless an applicable treaty or MFA act exempts it. Confirm each document and exemption with the receiving Georgian mission before buying processing; no paid service is preselected. 1. Prepare Language, certified translation and foreign-document authentication in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- D1 decision and separate permission to workThe law gives the authority up to 30 calendar days to decide a properly submitted D-category application; this is not approval or an appointment promise. Paid employment requires the concluded agreement, granted right to work and D1 visa or qualifying Georgian residence together. If the D1 is refused or ends without qualifying residence, ask the employer to verify the right-to-work status before any work. The Georgian visa procedure accepts Georgian or English documents. A document in another language needs a certified translation submitted with it; a foreign-issued document needs legalization or apostille unless an applicable treaty or MFA act exempts it. Confirm each document and exemption with the receiving Georgian mission before buying processing; no paid service is preselected. 1. Prepare D1 decision and separate permission to work in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
Official citations
- Georgia official legislative gazette / Ministry of Foreign Affairs GeoConsul / Embassy of Georgia in IndiaCurrent Georgian labour-migration statutematsne.gov.geLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version georgia-work-granted-right-d1-20261026-v100
Outside-Georgia worker with granted right to work applies D1 within30days; agreement/right/D1-or-residence needed to work.
- Georgia official legislative gazette / Ministry of Foreign Affairs GeoConsul / Embassy of Georgia in IndiaGeorgia official legislative gazette / Ministry of Foreign Affairs GeoConsul / Embassy of Georgia in India: India to Georgia employment D1 visa after granted right to workmatsne.gov.geLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version india-georgia-work-granted-right-d1-2026-10-26
Current consolidated Georgian Labour Migration Law (April2026 amendments) Articles13²–13⁷, current Georgian Visa Procedure Articles10–16, current Legal Status of Aliens law D1 classification, and Embassy of Georgia in India GeoConsul link. Branch starts after actual employer-specific right-to-work grant; the employer permit application and later residence packet are outside scope.
Exceptions
- Requirements and accepted document formats can change. Follow the linked authority for your exact purpose and application stage.
- Use row-level processing labels: translation, notarisation, apostille, embassy attestation and MEA or HRD attestation are not interchangeable.
Relevant Enuncia services
- Document checklist review
FAQs
Are all documents for Georgia work automatically translated?
No. Translation is shown per document row because official sources may accept some documents as issued while requiring translation for others.
Can I order document processing from this checklist?
Build your checklist using the route facts first. A processing option can be selected only where supported by the document row. Rows needing language or authentication confirmation remain under review before pricing.
Related guides
- Georgia destination guide
Destination overview for all published source-backed routes.