Useful Information

At a glance Georgia is one of the easier countries to relocate to with a pet — there is no quarantine for a healthy, properly documented animal, and personal pets do not need an import permit. What the border does want is proof that your dog or cat is identifiable, vaccinated and healthy. Get the […]

At a glance Georgia is one of the easier places in the region to run a company, but “easy to start” is not the same as “no one is watching.” Several state bodies can inspect a business, and a few of them can do so without a court order and without prior warning. The good

At a glance If you own an apartment, a house or land in Georgia and need to prove it to someone outside the country, this is the document they will want. It is the property equivalent of a company extract: an official statement from the registry confirming what is on record. What the extract shows

At a glance We should say up front: getting a D-U-N-S number is not difficult, and nobody needs to pay for one. This page exists because the questions people actually have are what it is for, what you need in place first, and why applications sometimes stall. What a D-U-N-S number is The Data Universal

At a glance Georgia is an attractive place to own a rental flat, and short-term letting through Airbnb or Booking is common in Tbilisi and Batumi. What surprises many owners is that the favourable 5% rate is something you have to claim in advance — not something the tax system applies to you because your

At a glance Most people who ask about Kutaisi assume it must be a different or harder process. It is not. Georgian business registration is national, so the rules, the tax regime and the paperwork are the same wherever in the country you register. What is the same as Tbilisi Essentially everything that matters: What

At a glance Publishing software is one of the better fits for the Georgian IE, partly for a reason many founders do not notice until they read their payout statements: you usually are not selling to your users directly. Does this describe you? You publish a mobile app, a desktop tool, a browser extension or

At a glance Ad monetisation suits the Georgian IE about as well as any activity can. The income is a service fee paid by a large foreign company, there is essentially no cost of goods, and the payments are regular and fully traceable. Does this describe you? You earn from YouTube ads, AdSense on your

At a glance Marketplace selling can work well under the Georgian IE, but it deserves more care than a services business. Most articles about the 1% regime are written for freelancers supplying services — and goods follow different rules. Does this describe you? You sell physical products through Etsy, Amazon, eBay or your own store

At a glance The 1% Individual Entrepreneur works well for tutors and coaches — the income is service fees and costs are minimal. But tutoring differs from most remote professions in one important way, and it is worth understanding before your income grows. Does this describe you? You teach online — languages, school subjects, exam