🇬🇪#9 in the atlas · 2025
Georgia
Caucasus · Home Office, 2019 — Q1 2026
The only country in the region where study consistently outpaces work.
01 the story
The only country in the region where study consistently outpaces work.
What the data shows
In 2025, 489 people received visas — 2% fewer than the year before. The largest category is study: 52% of the flow.
How to read this
We count people — main applicants together with dependants, across four visa groups. Visitors are excluded. 2026 is Q1 only.
489
people in 2025 · ▼ 2% vs 2024
43
Q1 2026 · provisional
4 216
total 2019 — 2025
02 anatomy of the flow · 2025
Visas ≠ applications. We show visas granted. Far more people apply to the seasonal scheme than receive one — these are different numbers, often confused.
Source
Home Office, Immigration system statistics, Vis_D02. GOV.UK ↗
What we count
Visas granted — not applications or quotas. These are different numbers.
Update schedule
Release: year ending March 2026, published 21 May 2026.