700 foreigners apply for Remotely from Georgia programme in last month
The National Tourism Administration says that 31 foreigners from the US, Australia, Great Britain, Russia, Ukraine and New Zealand have already come to Georgia within the programme. Photo: registration.gov.ge.
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Around 700 foreigners have applied to Remotely from Georgia since August 27, the Georgian National Tourism Administration says.
The programme was launched in the beginning of August.
As of August 5, already 2,700 applications had been registered.
The National Tourism Administration says that 31 foreigners from the US, Australia, Great Britain, Russia, Ukraine and New Zealand have already come to Georgia within the programme.
The programme allows freelancers and self-employed foreigners to work from Georgia remotely during the coronavirus pandemic.
The administration told IPN that the biggest interest in the project comes from Russia, the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Ukraine.
Among the 700 registered foreigners, 52 per cent are freelancers, 28 per cent are full-time employees and the rest 20 per cent are those who want to run their businesses from Georgia remotely.
A citizen of foreign country who seeks to enter Georgia long-term will have to fill out a mandatory application form available at www.stopcov.ge and obtain preliminary confirmation required for border crossing
Georgia is inviting foreign citizens to travel to Georgia, and work and run their businesses from the country remotely and enjoy its corona-free, safe environment.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said that more than 200 people from around the world have applied to the recently launched 'Remotely from Georgia' state programme that allows foreign citizens to travel to and work remotely from Georgia.
'Remotely from Georgia', a new state programme that allows foreign citizens to travel to and work remotely from Georgia, has started today. Foreigners from 95 countries will be allowed to apply for the programme if they intend to stay in Georgia for at least 180 days.
About 2,700 applications of foreign citizens looking to travel to Georgia and work remotely from the country have already been registered on the programme’s online platform developed specially for the purpose.
About 1,100 foreign citizens have applied for the Remotely from Georgia programme since August 27, which allows foreigners to travel to Georgia and work remotely from the country.