Documents you need to study in Georgia
One checklist for the whole journey – the university application, the student visa and the residence permit – with each university's own requirements.
Passport + diplomaCore documents
Translated and notarizedInto Georgian
Visa documentsFor the embassy
After arrivalPublic Service Hall
University application
These are asked for almost everywhere:
- Valid passport
- Secondary school certificate with transcript (Bachelor and one-cycle programs such as Medicine)
- Bachelor's diploma with transcript (Master's programs)
- A 3×4 photo
- English proof – a certificate or the university's own test, depending on the university
- Transfer students: transcript and enrollment documents from the previous university
Georgian translation
NCEQE accepts foreign documents only with a notarized Georgian translation – including the transcript or diploma supplement. Our team handles both for you.
Requirements by university
UniversityDocuments
Alte UniversityValid passport · 3×4 photo · Application form with your program selected · High school certificate (first-year applicants) · Transcript with grades and credits (transfer students, up to the 5th semester) · B2 English proof, or the internal test
Alterbridge UniversityPassport copy · School-leaving certificate · Academic transcripts · 3×4 photo · English certificate (if available)
Caucasus UniversityCompleted online application form · CV · 3×4 photo · Passport copy (translated into Georgian and notarized) · School diploma or degree (translated and notarized) · Transcript (translated and notarized) · English certificate: IELTS 6.0 / TOEFL 78 / B2 · Transfer students: acceptance or mobility letter
East European UniversityPassport copy · High school certificate (12th grade) for undergraduate programs · Bachelor’s degree for Master’s programs · English certificate (if any) · NEET results (Indian MD applicants) · Application form
European UniversityNotarized passport copy · Stateless persons: notarized residence certificate · Notarized secondary education certificate · 3×4 photo
Georgian International UniversityScanned passport · High school certificate and transcript · Bachelor’s diploma (MBA applicants) · 3×4 photo · Recorded video interview · Email and phone contact
Georgian National University SEUCopy of passport · Copy of secondary school diploma (or higher education diploma for transfer students) · Transcript (if you have university credits) · Translation and notarization, if required
Georgian Technical UniversityPassport (translated into Georgian and notarized) · Bachelor’s: school certificate with transcript (translated and notarized) · Master’s: university diploma with transcript (translated and notarized) · Design/Architecture: portfolio and motivation letter · B1 English/Russian certificate (unless exempt) · Under 18: birth certificate and one parent’s passport (translated and notarized)
International Black Sea UniversityPassport (translated into Georgian and notarized) · School certificate or diploma (translated and notarized) · Transcript (translated and notarized) · CV · Motivation letter in English and Georgian · English certificate (unless exempt) · 3×4 photo · Transfers: enrollment order and transcript from the previous university
Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani UniversityPassport (scanned PDF) · Education certificate · 3×4 photo · English certificate, or take the internal test · Registration fee receipt · Notarized power of attorney (if applicable)
University of GeorgiaPassport (JPG) · High school certificate, or Bachelor’s diploma for Master’s · 2-minute video introduction · 3×4 photo (JPG) · Application form · Application fee receipt (waived if your documents are already translated into Georgian, plus the 250 GEL NCEQE fee)
Documents for the D3 visa
Needed only when your nationality requires a visa (D3 study visa):
- Passport and a photo
- Proof of accommodation and a flight reservation
- Travel health and accident insurance
- Proof of funds
- The Ministry of Education's admission order and the university's acceptance letter
- Proof of tuition payment and confirmation of a foreign-language program
- The fee receipt and two signed application forms
Residence permit documents
Caucasus University's list for its international students:
- Passport copy, translated into Georgian and notarized
- The university's admission letter
- Proof of funds in a Georgian bank (Caucasus University: at least 3,800 GEL)
- A photo, taken at the Public Service Hall
- The application form, filled in at the Public Service Hall
Quick answers
Must my documents be translated?
For recognition in Georgia they need a notarized Georgian translation – our team takes care of it.
Which papers are needed for a Georgian Master's degree?
A Bachelor's diploma and transcript, your passport, a photo and English proof; some universities add a CV or motivation letter.
What extra documents do minors need?
Birth certificate and a parent's passport at Georgian Technical University, and the D6 visa (from 1 September 2026) rather than the D3.
Are scans enough?
Usually for the university application; originals are needed at the embassy and the Public Service Hall.
Where these facts come from
- Admission terms published by each partner university's international office – Collected by our team in Tbilisi
- Recognition of education received abroad – National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (eqe.ge)
- Visa information – Embassy of Georgia to Jordan – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
- Visa, insurance and residence permit for international students – Caucasus University
- Georgia's immigration rules are changing in 2026 (Law on the Legal Status of Aliens and Stateless Persons) – ExpatHub.GE
Checked 5 November 2026. Fees and rules change from time to time; our team checks the current ones for you.
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