Public Service Hall residence permit filing, step by step

Public Service Hall residence permit filing: what the counter checks

Completeness, not merit. Whether every document on the list is present, whether foreign documents carry an apostille and a certified Georgian translation, whether the fee matches the tier. A file that passes this check can still be refused later, and a clerk accepting it is not a signal about the outcome.

What nobody there can tell you

Whether you will get the permit. Whether your ground is strong. Why a previous application was refused. Those sit with the agency and, for refusals on security grounds, nowhere that is disclosed at all.

Anyone offering to influence what happens after the counter is describing something they do not control.

Going yourself or sending someone

A representative can file for you with a power of attorney, which is worth it if you are not in Georgia or if the documents are complicated. For a straightforward case you can do it yourself, and the halls are set up for people who do not speak Georgian.

Before you go

Get the tax number first if your ground needs one, bring the originals as well as the translations, and check that the insurance dates cover the whole permit period rather than the next twelve months. Those three account for most of the trips people make twice.