Georgian citizens abroad receive modern, biometric passports

Georgians living abroad with outdated and old identification (ID) documents are eligible to receive new passports equipped with modern biometric information.

Georgian citizens living out of the country can visit Georgia’s diplomatic missions and consular offices anytime from August 10 to renew their old ID document and be issued with a new biometric passport.

The move comes as part of Georgia’s Visa Liberalisation process with the European Union (EU), where according to the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan (VLAP) Georgia must change old, outdated passports with new biometric papers.

In Georgia the process to renew citizen passports has already begun and new passports have already been issued.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Justice released a joint statement to discuss the move to update Georgian passports.

"Georgia’s diplomatic missions and Consular offices will renew work to receive applications and resumes for biometric passports on August 10. According to the law, passports that are issued without biometric data will only be possible in cases where a person’s health of physical condition means it is impossible to obtain biometric data,” the joint statement read.

Detailed information on how a person can apply for a new biometric passport will soon be posted on the websites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgia’s Diplomatic Missions and State Services Development Agencies of the Ministry of Justice.