Passports from India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Lebanon, Russia, Ukraine, the UK, the US, the EU and the Gulf states, and certificate use in the UAE, the other GCC states, Lebanon and those home countries. For any other country choose Other and we confirm the route.
Free tool
Marriage in Georgia Route Checker
Answer six questions and see your route: what each partner brings, how many working days to plan in Tbilisi, and whether your certificate needs a same-day apostille or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalization chain.
The checker applies the same rules as our guides, for the passports and destinations our couples use most: India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Lebanon, Russia, Ukraine, the UK, the US, the EU and the Gulf states. It runs in your browser and stores nothing; the WhatsApp button only prepares a message for you to send.
Free, no sign-up
Runs in your browser
Rules from our guides
Gulf and home routes
Result goes to WhatsApp
TL;DR
How the checker decides
- Day one covers registration and the certificate; for a Hague country the PSDA apostille is added the same day.
- A previous marriage usually adds one working day for the translation and notarization of the divorce or death document.
- The UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Lebanon need legalization by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, which adds a day.
- Entry depends on the passport and on any UAE, GCC, EU, UK or US residence permit you hold.
- Two adult witnesses are required by law on every route; we arrange them if needed.
Is the Route Checker free?
Yes. It runs in your browser, needs no sign-up and stores nothing. The WhatsApp button prepares a message only if you choose to send it.
Is the result final?
No. It applies the general rules from our guides. We confirm your exact case, including entry for your passport, in the free pre-check before you book.
Why does the UAE add a day?
The UAE is not a Hague country, so the certificate is legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and then attested by the UAE Embassy, which are separate offices.
What if my country is not listed?
Choose Other. The checker shows both possible routes, apostille or legalization, and we tell you which applies in the pre-check.
Route Checker
Check your route in 30 seconds
Choose both passports, where you live, your marital status and where the certificate will be used. The result shows the documents, the realistic number of working days in Tbilisi and the authentication route, and sends it to us as a WhatsApp pre-check if you want.
The rules behind it
How the checker chooses the route for the certificate
The route depends only on where the certificate will be used. The full explanation for each country is in the apostille, legalization and use abroad guide.
| Country of use | Authentication in Tbilisi | Working days in Tbilisi (never married) | Afterwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK, US, EU, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine | PSDA apostille, same day as the registration | 1 | Translation as the receiving office asks; Report of Marriage for the Philippines (details) |
| Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman | PSDA apostille, same day | 1 | Arabic translation; some offices still ask their MOFA to attest (details) |
| United Arab Emirates | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, then the UAE Embassy in Tbilisi | 2, plus the embassy step or courier | MOFAIC attestation and legal Arabic translation in the UAE (the chain) |
| Qatar, Kuwait | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, then that state's embassy | 2 | MOFA attestation and Arabic translation there (details) |
| Lebanon | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, then the Lebanese mission accredited to Georgia | 2 | Lebanese MFA, then registration at the Personal Status Directorate (details) |
Method
What the checker takes into account, and what it cannot
The checker combines four things. The passport of each partner decides the entry basis to Georgia and, for a previously married partner, which authority authenticates the divorce or death document: the MEA for India, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Pakistan, the DFA for the Philippines, the FCDO for the UK, a state Secretary of State for the US, the Ministry of Justice for Ukraine. The country where you live decides whether a residence permit lets you enter Georgia without a visa. The marital status of each partner decides whether a previous-marriage document must be translated in Tbilisi before the registration. The country where the certificate will be used decides between the same-day PSDA apostille and the legalization chain that starts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
What it cannot see is the paper itself: a decree that is not final, an apostille on a photocopy, a surname that differs between the passport and the divorce document, a residence permit that was cancelled. Those are the problems that stop registrations, and they are what the free pre-check is for. The details are in the document checklist and on previous-marriage documents.
Expert tips
- Run the checker once for each country that will need the certificate. If there are two, ask for two originals at registration.
- If either of you was married before, send us the apostilled document before you travel; translating it in advance can save the second day.
- Book the flight only after you see the result: a morning landing on a working day is what makes a one-day route possible.
Common pitfalls
- Choosing the country where you live instead of the country where the certificate will actually be used.
- Assuming a residence permit lets every passport enter visa-free; a few nationalities have extra conditions.
- Treating the result as a booking: the registry slot and the witnesses are only confirmed after the pre-check.
Official sources
Where these rules come from
This page on route checker was last checked on 18 October 2026 against the sources below. Where a source and this page differ, the source is right.
- ✓Public Service Development Agency - marriage registration: sda.gov.ge/en/products/marriage-registration
- ✓Hague Apostille Convention status table: www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/status-table/?cid=41
- ✓Georgian consular portal - visa rules by nationality: www.geoconsul.gov.ge/en
FAQ
Questions about the Route Checker
No. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere unless you press the WhatsApp button, which only opens a prepared message that you decide whether to send.
Because the divorce decree or death certificate must be translated into Georgian and notarized in Tbilisi before the registrar can rely on it. If you send us the apostilled document in advance, the translation can be ready when you land.
Yes, when both partners were never married, the pre-check is done, you land on the morning of a working day and the certificate is for a Hague country. Registration, certificate and apostille then fit into the same day.
A message with both passports, your marital status, where you live, where the certificate will be used and the checker result. You can edit it before sending, and we reply with the confirmed route.
No. It summarises the published rules described in our guides. The registrar and the receiving authority decide each case, and questions about the law of your own country belong with a lawyer there.
Next step
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