A couple from Kyiv landed in Tbilisi on a Friday and walked out with an apostilled marriage certificate by Monday. No consulate visits, no months of waiting, no pile of documents to translate.
That’s not the exception — it’s standard practice. Tbilisi has become one of the easiest cities in Europe for couples who want to marry quickly, legally, and without a bureaucratic marathon.
Why Couples Choose Georgia?
Georgian law lets foreigners register a marriage without any residency requirement and without a long waiting period between filing and the ceremony itself.
The VisaV.pl team sees one main reason behind Tbilisi’s popularity — speed. Registration happens within one to two days of submitting a complete document package at the House of Justice.
What Documents You Need to Register?
The base package is simpler than most couples expect, especially those who’ve dealt with bureaucracy elsewhere.
- Valid passports for both future spouses
- A certificate of no impediment to marriage (apostilled and translated where required)
- Divorce documents if either partner has been previously married
- A completed application at the House of Justice
How the Ceremony Itself Works?
Official registration takes place at the Tbilisi House of Justice — a striking glass building that’s become a tourist attraction in its own right because of its architecture.
The procedure itself takes 15–20 minutes: signing the documents, then receiving a marriage certificate in both Georgian and English. After that, the couple holds an apostilled document ready to use abroad.
How Much Time and Money to Plan For?
A Tbilisi wedding typically takes 2 to 5 days including document prep and the ceremony itself. Costs run far lower than registering a marriage through a Ukrainian consulate with all the translations and waiting that involves.
VisaV.pl clients who combine registration with a small wedding celebration in Tbilisi usually plan an extra day for a restaurant, a photographer, and a walk through the old city.
If Georgia isn’t the only destination you’re weighing, it’s worth comparing options: a wedding in Cyprus appeals to couples with a different format — a one-day seaside ceremony, though the document process there differs slightly.
What to Know Before You Go?
The details of registering a marriage in Georgia — document translation, apostilles, choosing a date — are covered in full on our page about marriage in Georgia, where we break down the entire procedure.
