{"id":97,"date":"2019-12-05T03:26:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T03:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2026-03-27T07:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:32:15","slug":"applying-for-asylum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/applying-for-asylum\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for asylum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t77\/1\/16\/203c.png\" alt=\"\u203c\ufe0f\" style=\"width:20px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#f60000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Important Information for Those Considering Applying for Asylum in Georgia<\/strong> <\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t77\/1\/16\/203c.png\" alt=\"\u203c\ufe0f\" style=\"width:20px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As of October 27, 2025 Individuals wishing to apply for asylum in Georgia, obtain obtain or submit documentation from\/to the Migration Department should now approach the Martkopi Reception Center at the following location &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/6hCT67yjxXgcrEjD9\">https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/6hCT67yjxXgcrEjD9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 1 October 2025 a new Law on International Protection has entered into force which governs refugee status and subsidiary protection &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/matsne.gov.ge\/ka\/document\/view\/6561538?publication=0\">\u10e1\u10d0\u10d4\u10e0\u10d7\u10d0\u10e8\u10dd\u10e0\u10d8\u10e1\u10dd \u10d3\u10d0\u10ea\u10d5\u10d8\u10e1 \u10e8\u10d4\u10e1\u10d0\u10ee\u10d4\u10d1 | \u10e1\u10e1\u10d8\u10de \u201d\u10e1\u10d0\u10e5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10dd\u10e1 \u10e1\u10d0\u10d9\u10d0\u10dc\u10dd\u10dc\u10db\u10d3\u10d4\u10d1\u10da\u10dd \u10db\u10d0\u10ea\u10dc\u10d4\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new law introduces several changes to the asylum procedure. Among them are differentiated processing tracks based on criteria set out in the law, shorter appeal timeframes, and changes to access to legal aid and protection from removal\u2014depending on which specific procedure an application is assigned to. You can read more about the changes in the following brochure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-51c3c592-3d47-4b94-8a66-524495361612\" href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/12\/English.docx\">English Leaflet<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/12\/English.docx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-51c3c592-3d47-4b94-8a66-524495361612\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As with any new legislation, there may be some uncertainty and adjustment challenges in the initial period following its entry into force. Therefore, if you are considering applying for asylum in Georgia, we encourage you to consider this new development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more information or assistance, you may contact us:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UNHCR Representation in Georgia<\/strong><br>? Address: 25 Tengiz Abuladze Street<br>? Phone: (+995 32) 2 185 123<br>? Email: <a>geotbprt@unhcr.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World Vision (UNHCR\u2019s partner)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: 67b Zhiuli Shartava Str., Tbilisi, Georgia<br>Phone: (+995) 577045645 (Social issues)<br>Phone: (+995) 593111405 (Legal issues)<br>Email: <a>multiservicecentre.wv@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recognition rates for main countries of origin in Georgia <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/03\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2214\" style=\"width:828px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/03\/image-2.png 793w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/03\/image-2-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/03\/image-2-768x397.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/police.ge\/public-information\/migratsia?id=165&amp;menu=167&amp;year=290&amp;locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ministry of Internal Affairs<\/a> \u2014 Data as of 2025 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important Information for Those Considering Applying for Asylum in Georgia As of October 27, 2025 Individuals wishing to apply for asylum in Georgia, obtain obtain or submit documentation from\/to the Migration Department should now approach the Martkopi Reception Center at the following location &#8211; https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/6hCT67yjxXgcrEjD9 On 1 October 2025 a new Law on International Protection [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/listing_page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-97","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2220,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions\/2220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/georgia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}