According to the latest data of the Ministry of Justice obtained by Georgian News, from the outbreak of war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, to November 17, 2023, 24,386 Russian citizens applied for Georgian citizenship, and 15,506 for residence permits. In the same period, 25,689 Russian citizens were registered as private proprietors in Georgia, and 1,957 Russian citizens were registered as shareowners and/or founders in 1,550 companies.
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In the same period, 2,779 Russian citizens applied for a short-term residence permit in Georgia, of which 1,336 applications were approved, and 1,302 were denied. The rest remained unreviewed, are pending for a review, or the conclusion is now being prepared.
848 former citizens of Georgia requested residence permits - 790 applications were granted.
3003 Russian citizens applied for a permanent residence permit (family member of a Georgian citizen or living in Georgia for 10 years). 2287 applications were approved, and 511 citizens were refused.
2,028 Russian citizens applied for a residence permit in Georgia for family reunification, of which 1,455 applications were approved, and 366 were denied.
233 Russian citizens applied for an investment residence permit - 168 applications were approved, and 43 were rejected.
1563 Russian citizens applied for a study residence permit. 1378 applications were approved, and 27 were rejected.
86 Russian citizens requested a special residence permit, 73 applications were approved, and 2 were rejected.
Russian citizens request work residence permits in Georgia the most - from February 24, 2022, to November 17, 2023, 4,964 such permits were requested. Of these, 2183 applications were registered in 2022, and 2781 in 2023. In both years, 1,530 Russian citizens were granted work residence permits, and 2,881 were refused.
In the period from February 24, 2022 to November 17, 2023, a total of 9,021 Russian citizens were granted the right to reside in Georgia.
In the same period, 24,386 citizens of the Russian Federation requested to be granted Georgian citizenship.
3,695 applications for granting the temporary right to restore Georgian citizenship (former citizen) were registered, of which 2,795 requests were met, 534 citizens were refused, 139 applications remained unreviewed, 155 are under consideration, 7 are suspended, and the conclusion is being prepared on 65 applications.
23 Russian citizens requested to be granted Georgian citizenship by restoration (former citizen). 6 applications were approved, 1 was denied, 17 remained unconsidered.
11 Russian citizens requested to be granted Georgian citizenship in a simplified manner. 5 applications were approved, 3 were denied.
8,377 Russian citizens requested to be granted Georgian citizenship in an exceptional manner. 5457 of them last year, and 2920 this year. Georgian citizenship was granted to 2,880 Russian citizens on an exceptional basis, 4,576 applications were rejected.
7 Russian citizens requested to be granted Georgian citizenship by a special procedure (born in Georgia). 4 applications were approved.
12,265 Russian citizens requested to maintain Georgian citizenship (being a citizen of Georgia and at the same time having obtained citizenship of another country). 7430 applications were approved, 3770 applicants were rejected.
8 Russian citizens requested to be granted Georgian citizenship in the usual manner, and 1 application was approved.
In the period from February 24, 2022, to November 17, 2023, a total of 13,120 Russian citizens were granted Georgian citizenship.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian citizens flooded Georgia en masse. Their numbers increased especially after September 21, 2022, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the so-called partial mobilization to draft 300,000 men into the war. Several kilometer-long queues of Russian citizens built up at the Lars border crossing point. According to Geostat, in 2022, 62,300 Russian citizens stayed in Georgia.
