Looks like mostly middle eastern/ East Asians are denied entry in Georgia. I wonder if Georgians also deny entry to Germans or Spaniards for example. Because many Georgians actually suffer racism in those countries. Ironic.

I’ve heard of and seen people denied entry, but there has always been a solid reason. Insurance, return tickets to another country, sketchy hotel booking etc. U sure everything was OK?

Hmmm Iranians are visa free as long as they have a return ticket? I guess it might be because of Georgia’s relations with said country

georgian border polices are weird. when i had flight from georgia to UAE; even i had UAE visa they keep asked me stupid questions. why i go UAE, where i stay there etc etc.

when i arrive to UAE; no police didnt ask anything. im not even georgian btw.

its weird actions for small country. this kind soviet mentality bad for georgian tourism

Just for the record, spaniard here, flew to Tbilisi airport on Feb 5th, not a single question by the border agents, not “is it your first time in Georgia”, not “purpose of the travel”, not “how long do you intend to stay”, they asked nothing, I was surprised. Even in the UK, Serbia or Armenia I was questioned more or less thoroughly, but not here. So this is 100% racial profiling and discrimination.

Do you have any evidence besides your own observation?

I visited Georgia in 2024 and I have to say all 3 of us had an equally unpleasant experience with Georgians wherever we went, except for one restaurant.

I understand this is a big statement, but that was simply our experience. Everyone just seemed very tired of everything. So I really don’t understand the increasing popularity of the country as a tourist destination.

Armenia was totally opposite. Everyone was very pleasant. Wanna make that clear before someone says it was our attitude that was the problem.

Edit: I’m really sorry for the racist experience these travelers had. But my comment above is why I’m not really shocked to hear this happen.

Man, this is horrible. There are a few ways you can try to hold these border guards accountable if they treated you unfairly—and perhaps (legally) reciprocate.

**1. Document Everything**

– Describe your situation in detail.
– Record timestamps and collect all relevant photos.
– Upload photos to cloud storage and include links in your reports.
– Ensure everything you write is factual. The only subjective part should be your personal experience and emotions, which are valid because you are a human being.

**2. File Reports to Le Authorities**

– **Georgian Border Police** (in both Georgian and English).
– **President’s Office** (ideally both Salome Zourabichvili and Mikheil Kavelashvili) in Georgian and English.
– **Your country’s Foreign Relations/Tourism authorities**

**3. International Organizations**

– **IOM** (International Organization for Migration).
– **OHCHR** (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights).
– If you were held in inhumane conditions, report to **UN CAT** (Committee Against Torture).

**4. Legal Action…**

– If you seek moral compensation, consider filing a case with the **ECHR** (European Court of Human Rights).
– While you can do this solo, getting legal assistance makes it significantly easier.

And finally try telling the story to all news:

– International: Euronews, BBC, Reuters, The Guardian.
– Local: Formula News, Civil.ge, Radio Freedom/Liberty (Georgia).

I tell you, “they” gonna fucking find them after this
:)))). Racism and xenophobia should not be tolerated.

Racists in Georgia. Go figure.

This is happening for a long time and i don‘t know why those affected dont escalate it to their embassies and make a big deal about it.
Happend to Central Asian friends of mine. Police told them to fly back to Istanbul and try again next day. They did, and it worked.
After googling i found out that police try to fight illegal prostitution (especially from central asia) and terrorism/illegal migration (from East Asia).
But anyway, their modus operandi is harsh, arbitrary and should be investigated.

They didn’t do this before so why now ? did something happen recently to prompt this ? If tourism declines because of this it will hurt the country more than anyone else so WTF is the point of doing this, who is the winner here ?