Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Georgians struggling to get through European visa maze

Got through the maze: The Polish embassy granted Khatia Ergemlidze a visa, but along the way she had to pay a hundred dollars rebooking fee to the ariline and lost the first two weeks of her eight weeks' exchange program to develop leadership abilities.

TBILISI, DFWatch – Vakhtang Nadibaidze (53) stands in line in front of the Polish embassy, waiting for the answer to his visa application. Many Georgians have been in his place, facing the labyrinth it is to get a visa at the European embassies here.

He remembers how about

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Stricter Turkish visa-rules making life tougher

The border crossing between Turkey and Georgia at Sarpi. (Photo: Ephraim Stillberg.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Nani has been working in Turkey for last ten years at a rich family, taking care of all the household activities. Her husband died years ago and she had to provide her two daughters with food and clothes. She couldn’t find a job here in Georgia and decided to leave for Turkey

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Georgia’s eco-migrants are living dangerously

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia, which already has 250 000 internal war refugees, does not recognize eco-migrants. Thirty thousand families are left with faint promises from the government, and many choose to stay in life-threatening homes. Last August, Khatia Nazghaidze (3) drowned while her family was on a waiting list for immediate resettlement due to a dangerous … Read more