- UAE citizens
- Visa-free for one full year (embassy guidance)
- UAE residence permit route
- 90 days in any 180-day period
- 17 listed nationalities
- UAE visa or permit needs 1+ year validity left at entry
- Tourist insurance
- Health and accident cover of at least GEL 30,000
- Insurance rule start
- Applies from 1 January 2026
Living in the UAE is not the same as holding a UAE passport. Before planning a Georgia holiday, check the route that applies to your nationality and residence document. Then check the insurance requirement separately. A visa exemption does not replace an insurance policy or guarantee admission.
UAE citizenship and UAE residence are different routes
The Georgian Embassy in the UAE says UAE citizens may visit without a visa for one full year. For people relying on a UAE visa or residence permit, it describes a different allowance: 90 calendar days in any 180-day period, subject to the conditions for that traveller.
The embassy says the qualifying UAE document must remain valid on entry and departure. It also states a minimum 90-day passport validity. Do not use those general statements to ignore a stricter nationality-specific condition.
For your individual check, use the official Georgian consular entry tool. Enter your citizenship, passport type, intended stay and any qualifying foreign visa or residence permit. An Emirates ID or a flight from Dubai is not a universal answer to those questions.
Some nationalities face a stricter document condition
The embassy identifies an additional condition for citizens of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda and Yemen. The 2025 legal amendment names the Democratic Republic of the Congo specifically; travellers should not treat that as a reference to every country using the name Congo.
For the nationalities covered by that amendment, the UAE multiple-entry visa and/or residence permit relied on must have at least one year's validity remaining on the day of entry into Georgia. The rule is about validity at entry, not simply how long the document was originally issued for. Do not assume a recently issued short-duration document meets it.
If you cannot establish that your document qualifies, ask the Georgian embassy which visa route applies before committing to non-refundable travel. The embassy gives a consular application route for affected travellers whose UAE residence document has less than the required validity. Do not assume an eVisa is available to every nationality or situation.
Check health and accident insurance even if no visa is needed
Georgia's Government Decree No. 602 of 26 December 2025 took effect on 1 January 2026. It sets a health and accident insurance requirement for incoming tourists, with specified exceptions. The Georgian embassy's English notice explains that the policy may be from a Georgian or foreign insurer and must cover at least GEL 30,000.
The policy must cover the full stay, including arrival and departure dates. It may be presented physically or electronically in Georgian or English. The embassy lists required policy details including the parties, covered territory, subject of insurance, start and end dates, insured risks, limits and premium/payment details.
Ask your insurer to confirm the document meets the Georgian requirement. A payment receipt alone does not show the policy's territory, dates and risks. Do not assume an ordinary UAE medical card or a credit-card benefit supplies the required travel-policy evidence.
The legal rule has exceptions, including specified diplomatic and official categories. Ordinary tourist planning should not assume an exemption without checking the exact category.
Make one document check for every traveller
Match the passport, qualifying UAE document, travel dates and insurance details. Keep the official entry-tool result and current embassy guidance available, but do not treat a saved web page as approval to enter. Recheck before departure and resolve any unclear nationality or document condition with the Georgian authorities.
This is an entry-planning guide, not an individual immigration decision, visa guarantee or insurance recommendation. It does not quote visa fees or processing times.
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