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From France to Georgia

What changes in tax when you move from France to Georgia: what you pay today, what you would pay there and the rules France applies when you leave.

What you would save

With €150,000 a year in dividends or foreign income, compared as a genuine resident of each country.

Today in France€47,100
In Georgia€0
Yearly difference+€47,100

Full guide: Georgia →

Leaving France

  • Home (foyer) or main place of stay. You are resident if your household (spouse, children) habitually lives in France, or, failing that, if France is where you spend most of your time.
  • Main professional activity in France. You are resident if your main work activity is in France, unless it is ancillary. Executives of French-headquartered companies with turnover above EUR 250 million are presumed to work mainly in France.
  • Centre of economic interests. You are resident if France is the centre of your economic interests, for example your main investments, business seat or the source of most of your income.

Rules that can follow you after leaving

  • French nationals in Monaco remain taxable in France. Under the 1963 France-Monaco tax convention, French nationals living in Monaco are generally taxed in France as if resident, unless they lived there before 13 October 1957 (five years' residence by 1962).

Exit tax in France

Exit tax (article 167 bis CGI)

  • Tax resident in France for at least 6 of the 10 years before leaving.
  • Securities and company rights worth at least EUR 800,000 in total, OR at least 50% of the profits of a company.

Unrealised capital gains (and earn-out receivables and previously deferred gains) are taxed on departure as if realised, at the flat tax (12.8% income tax plus social charges) or progressive rates if elected.

Exit tax → · Am I still resident? →

Arriving in Georgia

Personal income: 0% abroad · Company tax: 1% / 15%

Residence permit through a company, investment or work. Banking and company setup in a few days.

183 days a year, or high-net-worth status that requires no days.

Small business status: 1% on turnover up to GEL 500,000. Otherwise companies pay 15% only when distributing profit. Local salaries are taxed at 20%.

Living there

Monthly cost for one person, rent included
Tbilisi€1,200–1,500
Batumi€1,000–1,350
Climate
Humid subtropical to continental; hot summers 30-35°C, cool winters 0-8°C.
Direct flights to
Istanbul, Dubai, Munich, Warsaw, Doha
Safety
Medium
International schools
Some
Fixed internet
45 Mbps

Steps to residency

  1. 1 weeksEnter visa-free and register as Individual Entrepreneur at Public Service Hall
  2. 1 weeksApply for Small Business Status at Revenue Service
  3. 4 weeksApply for residence permit (work or investment) at Public Service Hall
  4. 1 weeksCollect residence card

About 7 weeks in total

Official websites: Tax authority · Immigration

Approximate figures that change often; check them before deciding.

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