Your first week in Georgia

Before the flight

Start with your passport nationality, purpose of stay and intended travel dates. Check your own entry requirements through Georgia’s consular channels before buying services that cannot be cancelled. A company registration, property purchase or local address should never be treated as a substitute for the entry or residence permission your situation requires.

Keep your accommodation address in Georgian and English, your host’s telephone number and an offline map together. Confirm how you will enter the building if you arrive at night. A pickup is useful only when it delivers you to an address where somebody can actually let you in.

Make the first two days simple

Prioritise getting to your accommodation, connecting your phone and understanding the immediate neighbourhood. Test a grocery run and the journey you will make most often. Allow yourself time to sleep before committing to viewings, official appointments or a long drive across the country.

For a longer move, use a short initial stay to compare everyday routines. A holiday apartment close to sightseeing may not suit school journeys, work calls, parking or the quiet hours you need.

Put specialist decisions in the right hands

Make a short list of questions for each specialist instead of asking one person to handle everything. Velaris.ge is the route for property enquiries, StartGE.com for business setup and LegalServices.ge for legal matters. ExploreGE can help you organise the sequence and explain the brief you want reviewed.

Bring relevant documents to a professional appointment only when requested through an appropriate channel. Do not send passport scans, bank records or children’s documents in a general first enquiry.

Leave room in the diary

Treat the first week as an orientation period rather than a deadline for every decision. Keep flexible time between appointments and save the details of providers you actually choose. For an emergency requiring police, fire or medical response, Georgia’s emergency number is 112; ExploreGE is an enquiry desk, not an emergency service.