Starting from 22 December 2025, the State Services Development Agency has been issuing new electronic identity cards to citizens of Georgia.
The electronic identity card can be used not only within the territory of the country for its intended purpose, but also as a travel document outside the country. Currently, the holders of electronic identity cards can travel to Ukraine, Republic of Turkey and Armenia.
The validity period of the electronic identity card is 10 years, while for minors it is 4 years.
Which documents are needed to receive an ID Card?
To receive an ID Card, an interested person should apply to any civil registry office, any branch of the Public Service Hall or use remote services.
An electronic identity card can be obtained through remote services if the person’s fingerprints are recorded in the Agency’s electronic database, comply with the relevant standards, and no more than 12 years have passed since the fingerprints were collected.
A person receiving an electronic identification card for the first time should submit to the territorial service or Public Service Hall the following documents:
- Birth Certificate;
- Biometric photo - size 3.5X4.5 cm, in electronic form (the photo can be taken on site);
- The basis for registration, which implies specifying registration address, or registering without specific address (if a person under the age of 18 registers together with parents, guardian, caretaker or another legal representative, the basis for registration is not required)
The person submitting the request for the issuance of an identity card (the applicant) may also be:
- A minor residing in the Abkhazia/Tskhinvali regions whose Georgian citizenship has been established, and whose legal representatives do not possess identity documents issued by a legitimate authority;
- In the case of a minor residing in the Abkhazia/Tskhinvali regions whose Georgian citizenship has been established, for the purpose of determining family relations and obtaining the relevant consent, the territorial service of the Agency is authorized to rely on the data/information regarding family relations identified or established during the process of determining Georgian citizenship.
Detailed instructions for obtaining an identity card remotely are available at the following link.
(See the territorial offices of the State Services Development Agency)
ID Card Issuing Period and Fee
- Issuance within 10 working days - service fee: GEL 150 (for minors - GEL 75);
- Issuance within 5 working days - service fee: GEL 180 (for minors - GEL 105) and expedited service fee: GEL 30;
- Issuance within 3 working days - service fee: GEL 225 (for minors - GEL 150);
- Issuance within 24 hours - service fee: GEL 300 (for minors - GEL 225);
- Issuance on the same day - service fee: GEL 350 (for minors - GEL 275).
In which case ID Card will be annulled?
An ID Card will be annulled in case:
- One year has passed since the preparation of the document and the citizen has not taken away the document;
- The document expired;
- First name or last name changed;
- Identification of inaccuracies in the records.
Replacement of an Identity Card
A person is required to replace identity card in the following cases:
- Change of place of residence, except where the person holds an electronic identity card;
- Expiry of the validity period;
- Change of first name or surname;
- Identification of inaccuracies in the records;
- If the card becomes unfit for use (due to wear, damage) or is lost.
For additional information regarding the electronic identity card, please see: Link
Contact information: (+99532) 2401010, (+995 32) 2405405
