Changes to the list of countries subject to the declaration procedure - planned removal of Georgia
On 7 August 2025, the Government Legislation Centre published the Minister of Family Labour and Social Policy draft regulation of 4 August 2025 on countries whose citizens may be covered by declarations on entrusting work to foreigners and certain provisions of the Act of 20 March 2025 on the conditions for permissibility of entrusting work to foreigners.
The draft envisages removing citizens from the Republic of Georgia from the group of foreign citizens for whom employers may obtain:
- declarations on entrusting performance of work,
- permits for seasonal work on a preferential basis.
In practice, this means that employing Georgian citizens, also short-term, will require undergoing the full procedure for obtaining a work permit.
The explanatory memorandum to the draft indicates that the basis for the proposed changes is, among other things, the political situation in Georgia, continuing work on possible restrictions on visa-free travel and the decrease in the number of issued declarations and seasonal work permits compared to 2024.
The new legislation is planned to enter into force in September-October 2025.