Georgia → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Georgia
To: France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 1,279
Change since 2018: +35.8%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023: 0.49%

Inflow 20231,279OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Georgia to France

Inflows of nationals of Georgia recorded by France; stock of nationals of Georgia living there; and acquisitions of France's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	124
2001	136
2002	194
2003	370
2004	584
2005	903
2006	816
2007	545
2008	470
2009	468
2010	438
2011	449
2012	606
2013	711
2014	826
2015	891
2016	1,062
2017	968
2018	942
2019	1,095
2020	999
2021	1,045
2022	1,083
2023	1,279

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	1,279	—	279
2022	1,083	—	362
2021	1,045	18,020	362
2020	999	17,787	224
2019	1,095	17,434	224
2018	942	14,491	282
2017	968	13,220	131
2016	1,062	11,677	91
2015	891	10,987	207
2014	826	—	54
2013	711	—	44
2012	606	—	31
2011	449	—	33
2010	438	6,655	43

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

France's consulates in Georgia

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at France's consulates located in Georgia.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	1,517	1,090	424	27.9%
2023	1,285	891	366	28.5%
2022	504	419	77	15.3%
2021	100	88	5	5.0%
2020	73	72	10	13.7%
2019	285	246	44	15.4%
2018	287	220	53	18.5%
2017	2,115	1,789	354	16.7%
2016	8,359	7,779	512	6.1%
2015	7,680	6,972	634	8.3%
2014	7,661	6,710	942	12.3%
2013	7,963	7,070	891	11.2%
2012	8,404	7,679	725	8.6%
2011	8,132	7,489	643	7.9%
2010	7,580	6,959	621	8.2%
2009	7,252	6,645	609	8.4%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	7,252
2010	7,580
2011	8,132
2012	8,404
2013	7,963
2014	7,661
2015	7,680
2016	8,359
2017	2,115
2018	287
2019	285
2020	73
2021	100
2022	504
2023	1,285
2024	1,517

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in France

First residence permits issued by France to citizens of Georgia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Other reasons1,069
Family349
Education311
Work274

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	2,003	2	0	0
2024	1,854	1	358	389
2023	1,586	2	279	327
2022	1,293	1	362	292
2021	1,232	1	362	266
2020	1,118	1	224	293
2019	1,204	1	224	312
2018	1,072	0	282	312
2017	1,087	0	131	372
2016	1,189	0	91	316
2015	1,008	0	207	337
2014	943	0	54	343
2013	869	0	44	304
2012	718	0	31	0
2011	600	0	33	0
2010	575	0	43	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities250
Researchers17
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)5
EU Blue Card2

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 18,150
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 278
Changed status into work, 2025: 73
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 1

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of France in Georgia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Tbilisi	ge.ambafrance.org

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Georgia ranks 44.

Inflows to France, 2023

Algeria20,762
Morocco17,703
Tunisia14,656
Afghanistan10,974
Italy10,113
Spain9,628
Côte d’Ivoire7,945
Belgium7,813
Portugal7,426
Germany7,105
Türkiye6,780
Romania6,667

Other destinations for people from Georgia, 2023

Germany14,090
Italy5,238
United States2,100
Türkiye1,420
Lithuania787
Austria685
Belgium681
Israel373
Czechia260