Registration of a power of attorney to a NON-citizen of Georgia: a memo for residents and guests of Georgia.

In connection with recent events, the issue of remote power of attorney of documents for residents and guests of Georgia has become relevant. How is this solved notary issue. If you are a citizen of Georgia or you have Residence permit, then everything is simple. Go to the notary and contact the proxy via Skype. However, in order to certify the document, you will need two witnesses.

A power of attorney to a non-citizen of Georgia is issued according to the legislation of the issuing country. You do it with a Russian notary. It is necessary to specify the data of Russian and foreign passports, the latter is needed for Georgia. Translate the power of attorney received in Georgia from a certified translator and notarize the translation.

Most often, each notary has an interpreter with whom he works. Since Russia and Georgia are parties to the Minsk Convention, an apostille will not be required. In any government agencies this power of attorney is submitted in the form of a package of documents: a notarized copy and a notarized translation.

The list of Georgian notaries with state registration and the opening hours of notary offices can be found on the website of the Notary Chamber of Georgia, there is also a free service for checking the legality and authenticity of documents. All information on the service is presented in Georgian.

The cost of issuing a power of attorney in Georgian is no more than 20-30 lari, and for translation into another language you need to pay another 20 lari. Additionally, the services of copying documents are paid.

A foreign citizen temporarily staying in Georgia has the opportunity to make a power of attorney at the consulate. To do this, you need to write the text of the document in advance and upload it to the service for submitting applications for the fulfillment of consular obligations, and then make an appointment. On the official portal of the consulate there is a clear algorithm of actions for issuing a power of attorney.