How do I register as an individual entrepreneur in Georgia?
Practical guidance for international readers · Georgia
Apply to Georgia’s National Agency of Public Registry with your identity details and a qualifying Georgian legal address. The current published fee is GEL 26 for one working day or GEL 75 for service on the filing day. Small Business Status is a separate application to the Revenue Service.
What this means in practice
Prepare the address and application
Choose the legal address before filing. If it is the address shown in your identity document, the Registry’s FAQ says extra proof of the owner’s consent is not required in that situation. For another property, submit the owner’s consent in the proper form or a document showing your right to use it. Do not use an address merely because you can receive mail there: make sure the owner has authorised its use as your registered address.
Submit the registration application to the Public Registry through an available service channel, such as a Public Service Hall or Registry service centre. Bring your original identity document and any address or representation papers relevant to your case. If a representative files, the authority document must meet the Registry’s requirements. Confirm whether your passport or supporting documents require translation before the appointment.
Know the fee and what registration gives you
The Registry currently lists GEL 26 for one working day and GEL 75 on the day of filing for individual-entrepreneur registration. Those are Registry fees; translation, notarisation, address arrangements or representative services may cost extra. Request the extract in English if needed: the Registry lists an additional GEL 26 for an English-language extract.
Once registered, check the details on the extract and retain it. Then arrange access to the Revenue Service’s taxpayer account and apply separately for any special tax status you intend to use. Registration as an individual entrepreneur does not itself grant the reduced Small Business tax treatment, immigration permission, a right to work, or a bank account. For the address rule, see whether the property owner must attend address registration.