Asylum Procedure in Georgia

10 March, 2020

If you seek asylum, you have the right to address any state agency or the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and express your will to apply for asylum in Georgia. 

After you submit an asylum application with the Ministry, you will be interviewed about your asylum claim in the next 4 months. Generally, your application for international protection will be reviewed by the Ministry within 6 months, but depending on the complexity of the case, the review period might be prolonged for 9 months; overall, the administrative procedure will not exceed 21 months from the date the application was submitted. 

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