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**According to the proposed amendment:**
* A mechanism for issuing special work permits for the employment of foreigners will be developed and implemented;
* Criteria for issuing the aforementioned work permit will be developed;
* The labor/entrepreneurial activities of foreign individuals in Georgia will be regulated (cases where we do not have classic employment);
* New mechanisms for enforcing the norms established by legislation will be developed.
* and their executive agencies are defined;
* Penalties will be increased for employers who employ foreigners without obtaining a special work permit;
* A fine will be imposed on each labor migrant who engages in labor/entrepreneurial activities in Georgia without a special work permit;
* In order to fully regulate and manage labor migration processes in Georgia, the responsibilities and functions of relevant state agencies will be defined .
The law is scheduled to come into force on March 1, 2026. In addition, registered labor immigrants who have an active registration status at the time of the law’s entry into force must obtain a special work permit and a residence permit of the appropriate category no later than January 1, 2027. At the same time, the law is not expected to be retroactive.
**As for the fines:**
* Employment by a labor immigrant with a local employer without the right to work for a local employer (for each labor immigrant individually) – will result in a fine of 2,000 GEL;
* Labor activity by a labor immigrant with a local employer without the right to labor activity for a labor immigrant – will result in a fine of 2,000 GEL;
* Labor activity by a self-employed foreigner without the right to labor activity – will result in a fine of 2,000 GEL for the self-employed foreigner.
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Don’t be put off if you can’t read Georgian, there is an English version of this article available when you click into the site.
**According to the proposed amendment:**
* A mechanism for issuing special work permits for the employment of foreigners will be developed and implemented;
* Criteria for issuing the aforementioned work permit will be developed;
* The labor/entrepreneurial activities of foreign individuals in Georgia will be regulated (cases where we do not have classic employment);
* New mechanisms for enforcing the norms established by legislation will be developed.
* and their executive agencies are defined;
* Penalties will be increased for employers who employ foreigners without obtaining a special work permit;
* A fine will be imposed on each labor migrant who engages in labor/entrepreneurial activities in Georgia without a special work permit;
* In order to fully regulate and manage labor migration processes in Georgia, the responsibilities and functions of relevant state agencies will be defined .
The law is scheduled to come into force on March 1, 2026. In addition, registered labor immigrants who have an active registration status at the time of the law’s entry into force must obtain a special work permit and a residence permit of the appropriate category no later than January 1, 2027. At the same time, the law is not expected to be retroactive.
**As for the fines:**
* Employment by a labor immigrant with a local employer without the right to work for a local employer (for each labor immigrant individually) – will result in a fine of 2,000 GEL;
* Labor activity by a labor immigrant with a local employer without the right to labor activity for a labor immigrant – will result in a fine of 2,000 GEL;
* Labor activity by a self-employed foreigner without the right to labor activity – will result in a fine of 2,000 GEL for the self-employed foreigner.
Repeated violations are subject to a double fine.