Georgia with a Schengen visa: 90 days visa-free for Indian passport holders (Ordinance No. 256)
90 days in any 180 with any valid Schengen (EU-state) visa or residence permit, valid on the day of entry. Rules change without notice; the official source is linked below and was read on 2026-08-17.
The rule, from the ordinance
Government of Georgia Ordinance No. 256 of 5 June 2015, "On Approval of the List of Countries, Whose Visa and/or Residence Permit Holders May Enter Georgia without a Visa for an Appropriate Period and under Appropriate Conditions", provides that holders of a valid visa and/or residence permit of a country in its annex "may enter and stay in Georgia without visa for 90 calendar days in any 180-day period", and that the visa or residence permit "shall be valid on the day of entry into Georgia (crossing the border)". The annex lists the EU member states (and therefore the EU Schengen states whose consulates issue uniform visas), among others.
What it means for you
- Any valid Schengen visa qualifies on the wording; single-entry included, as long as it is valid on the day you cross into Georgia. Remember that leaving the Schengen area on a single-entry visa spends it, so plan Georgia after Schengen, or hold a multiple-entry visa.
- Stay: up to 90 days in any 180.
- Indian nationals otherwise need a Georgian visa or e-visa, so this exemption is the practical route for most Schengen visa holders.
Verify before you fly
Consult the ordinance on the Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) and the Georgian consular portal (geoconsul.gov.ge) for the current annex; lists change by amendment.