Registration of  Divorce

Registration of divorce is the basis for termination of marriage.

The Georgian Consulate can only register divorce between citizens of Georgia or stateless persons with respective status in Georgia.

Divorce can be registered on the basis of a joint application of the spouses, or - where a respective court decision exists - on the basis of an application of one of the spouses, provided that the marriage is registered by the competent authorities of Georgia.

Divorce is registered within 5 working days of filing an application. The registration of divorce and the issue of respective certificate are part of one and the same procedure.

A list of documents to be submitted:

• Certificate of marriage;
• If divorce is registered with the spouse recognized as missing or incapable – a valid court decision recognizing this person as missing or incapable;
• If divorce is registered with the convict sentenced to at least 3 years in prison -  a copy (abstract) of a valid court decision sentencing the person concerned to at least 3 years in prison;
• If divorce is registered on the basis of a court decision – this court decision on divorce;
• In case of registration by proxy – a proxy form and an ID card of a person acting as proxy.

Note: Any document issued by the authorities of any other country must be verified in a due manner, certified by Apostille or legalized. It is up to the foreign country in question to decide which procedure to follow. For further details, see the Table.

A special rule applies to court decisions of a foreign country, which, upon certification, are subject to acceptance by the Supreme Court of Georgia.

Note: Any document issued by the authorities of any other country may be filed in Georgian, English or Russian. If the translation is provided by respective bodies of the foreign country, certification procedures indicated above will also apply to the translated copies of documents.

The Georgian Consulate can only register divorce between Georgian citizens.

If the competent authority of a foreign country registers the fact of divorce, the consulate cannot re-register it except in special circumstances. For detailed information see Repeated Registration of Civil Status Acts.

The applicant may be denied the service if:

• The applicant’s permanent or temporary residence is not within the jurisdictional area of the Consulate;
• Application was not submitted by an authorized person;
• The Applicant failed to file all required documents.

The service fee: 25 US dollars. In specific cases payment should be effected in the currency of the host country. Please note that the payment should be credited in full, otherwise no service will be provided.

100 percent fee exemption will be granted to:

• Persons recognized as internally displaced people.

10 percent fee exemption will be granted to:

• Student to whom e-resident ID card is issued indicating “Student”, with contactless microchip containing information on the student’s status.

Note: fee exemption will be granted based on documentary evidence.