Two Routes — the General Work Permit and the Special IT Document
The Law of Georgia on the Legal Status of Aliens and Stateless Persons gives an information-technology specialist two legal routes: the general one — through a work residence permit with documents on income and the employer's turnover — and the special one: the temporary residence permit for a person employed in the field of information technologies, established by Article 15-м and in force since 1 September 2025. From 2026 both routes connect to the new right-to-labour-activity regime of the Law of Georgia on Labour Migration, and that connection is the main object of planning for an IT specialist who wants to work in Georgia lawfully. On this page we take both routes apart by the norms of the law: whom each covers, what must be confirmed documentarily, and on what timelines the system works.