How the Right to Work Is Obtained
The Law of Georgia on Labour Migration requires a special right for the remunerated labour activity of an alien in Georgia. Under Article 13-4, where a labour immigrant is arranged for employment with a local employer and carries out remunerated labour activity, he is obliged to obtain the right to labour activity through the local employer, while in the case of a self-employed alien — directly in person. This means that the subject who submits the application determines the form of the procedure: for a hired alien the application is submitted by the employer, while a freelancer applies himself.
The application is addressed to the ministry of internally displaced persons from the occupied territories, labour, health and social affairs. The employer submits the application after the conclusion of the employment contract — that is, the contract is concluded first, and only then does the procedure of granting the right begin. After receiving the application the ministry starts the procedures envisaged for granting the right to labour activity and takes one of two decisions: to grant the right or to refuse it. During the examination the ministry is entitled to request additional information from the employer or the self-employed alien or the elimination of inaccuracies revealed, so the correctness of the application must be ensured from the outset.