• Georgia lies in Southwest Asia bordering the Black Sea between Turkey and Russia, however, most consider it to be in Europe.
• The weather in Georgia is warm and pleasant typical of the Mediterranean climate
• Earthquakes are common in Georgia

 

Marriage to a Georgian Citizen

Every country has laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Georgian citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps. The Georgian government imposes strict requirements on foreigners who marry Georgians as an indirect way of discouraging Georgian citizens from moving to other countries.

You must demonstrate to Georgian officials that they are not currently married to anyone else – either you have never been married, or all divorces are finalized – that your identity is proven and that you have never committed any crimes in Georgia. This is done by providing various documents, including an Affidavit of Single Status, to the Georgian government either in Georgia or via a Georgian embassy.

If you want to bring your Georgian spouse or partner to live in Canada, you must then file a sponsorship application for them to become a permanent resident. If they would like to visit you in Canada while their application is in process, they must also apply for a visitor visa. For more information, please see our family sponsorship page and our visitor visa page.

 

Georgian Marriage Basic Requirements

In order to marry a citizen of Georgia, you must demonstrate to the Georgian government that you are eligible to do so. This includes:

• Proof of country of birth
• Proof of single status
• Proof of age requirement

Family Members

If your Georgian spouse has dependent children, this does not affect the Georgian Marriage document application.

If you have dependent children, they have no effect on the application to marry a Georgian citizen.

 

List of Georgian Consulates in Canada

Embassy of Georgia in Canada

 

Calling Georgia from Canada

• The country code is 995 to call you dial 011 – 995 – area code – local number

Some Area Codes for Major Centres (landlines only):

Akhalkalaki	362	Gulripshi	448	Sagarejo	351
Akhaltsikhe	365	Gurjaani	353	Samtredia	411
Akhmeta	349	Kaspi	371	Senaki	413
Ambrolauri	439	Khashuri	368	Sukhumi	442
Batumi	422	Khoni	495	Tbilisi	32
Bolnisi	358	Kobuleti	426	Telavi	350
Borjomi	367	Kutaisi	431	Tkibuli	497
Chiatura	479	Kvareli	352	Tkvarcheli	446
Dedoplis Tskaro	356	Marneuli	357	Tsalenjikha	416
Gagra	443	Mtskheta	373	Tskaltubo	436
Gali	447	Ochamchire	445	Tskhinvali	344
Gardabani	372	Ozurgeti	496	Vani	432
Gori	370	Poti	493	Zestafoni	492
Gudauta	444	Rustavi	341	Zugdidi	415

 

Calling Canada from Georgia

Dial 00 – 1 – Canadian area code – local number

List of Canadian Area Codes

Province	Code	Province	Code
Alberta	403 / 587 (southern Alberta) 587 / 780 (central and northern Alberta)	Nunavut	867
BC	236 / 250 / 778 (majority of BC) 236 / 604 / 778 (Metro Vancouver)	Ontario	226 / 519 (southwestern Ontario) 249 / 705 (northeastern Ontario) 289 / 365 / 905 (Greater Toronto Area) 343 / 613 (eastern Ontario) 416 / 647 (Toronto) 807 (northwestern Ontario)
Manitoba	204 / 431	PEI	782 / 902
New  Brunswick	506	Quebec	418 / 581 (eastern Quebec) 438 / 514 (Montreal) 450 / 579 (Greater Montreal) 819 / 873 (remainder of Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador	709	Saskatchewan	306 / 639
Northwest Territories	867	Yukon	867
Nova Scotia	782 / 902

 

Time Difference

Georgian Time is GMT+4. George does not participate in DST.

Canadian Time Zone	# of Hours Georgia is Ahead	# of Hours during DST
Pacific (BC, Yukon)	12 hours	11 hours
Mountain (Alberta, western Nunvaut, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan)	11 hours	10 hours
Saskatchewan	10 hours	10 hours
Central (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, central Nunavut, northwestern Ontario)	10 hours	9 hours
Eastern (most of Ontario, most of Quebec)	9 hours	8 hours
Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, eastern Quebec)	8 hours	7 hours
Newfoundland	7.5 hours	6.5 hours

 

Emergency Information for Canadians in Georgia

Consulate of Canada in Tbilisi 34 Rustaveli Avenue Third Floor Tbilisi Georgia, 0108 Telephone: 995 (32) 298-2072 Fax: 995 (32) 218-2052 E-mail: [email protected] Website: No Website	View Larger Map
Embassy of Canada in Ankara Cinnah Caddesi No. 58 Çankaya 06690 Ankara Turkey Telephone: 90 (312) 409-2700 Fax: 90 (312) 409-2712 E-mail: [email protected] Website: turkey.gc.ca	View Larger Map

 

Sponsoring Your Georgian Spouse

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