Driving license Georgia 2026: driving test, theory exam, fees and exchanging a foreign license

How to get a license

1. 1
   Choose your route

   It depends on whether you hold a license from another country:

   You have a foreign licenseNo test needed. You can drive on it while it is valid, but no longer than a year from your last entry, and exchange it before it expires: in person, at any Service Agency office, for 15 GEL (order No. 598, art. 49; sa.gov.ge). It is refused if a category does not exist in Georgian law or does not meet the requirements of the 1949 Geneva Convention, the 1968 Vienna Convention and EU Directive 2006/126/EC (art. 49 para. 6). Get the documents from the list below and go to the step “Collect the license”.

   or

   No license — you take the testA foreigner needs a residence permit or proof of 185 days of legal stay in Georgia in the last 12 months — for both the theory and the practical test (art. 24 para. 4¹). From 18 for B, A1, A2 and B1, and from 21 for A, you may prepare on your own; under 18 and for other categories except AM a full driving school course is required. At 17, category B also needs written parental consent; the Service Agency FAQ says a notarised one is enough (Law on Road Traffic, arts. 55, 57).
2. 2
   Get an IV-100/a certificate

   The medical certificate is issued by any medical facility or a certified doctor in independent practice, including electronically with a qualified signature (Health Ministry order No. 338/n). For a license it holds the findings of the specialists listed in Health Ministry order No. 215/n. The Service Agency does not accept a certificate older than 180 days; if you gave one to the agency in the last 400 days, you do not need a new one for the test (order No. 598, art. 23). The test documents, the certificate included, are handed in before the theory test (art. 24¹ para. 10).

3. 3
   Book the theory test

   You will not be admitted without a booking. Book on exam-booking.sa.gov.ge, in the SERVICE AGENCY app, at a quick-pay terminal or at an office. You give your personal number — or your passport number if you have no Georgian ID — and a mobile number, choose the office and time and pay the fee straight away. If you miss it, the next date can be no earlier than 7 days later; this does not apply if you cancel or move the booking at least 72 hours before (order No. 598, art. 21¹).

   40 GEL — the theory test plus every manoeuvres attempt within 30 days of it
4. 4
   Take the theory test

   Arrive 10 minutes early with your documents; your photo is taken on site. The test is on a touchscreen computer: for B, 30 questions in 30 minutes, 25 correct answers to pass, and the result shows at once. Phones are not allowed in the exam room. If you fail, you can retake it no earlier than 7 days later, with a new booking and a new 40 GEL fee (arts. 24, 24¹, 26, 28).

5. 5
   Pass the manoeuvres stage

   The first practical stage must be passed within 30 days of the theory test, or the theory has to be retaken. It is held at any Service Agency office except Tbilisi, every day except Sunday, with no booking needed. For B: parallel parking, slalom, turning in a narrow space, reversing into a bay, figure of eight and hill start; you may lose no more than 39 of 100 points. If you fail, you can try again after 7 days at no extra cost within the same 30 days (arts. 21¹, 24², 35, 37; FAQ).

   included in the 40 GEL; an earlier slot — 30 GEL
6. 6
   Pass the road test

   You can book the second stage right after passing manoeuvres — online, in the app, at a terminal or at an office; the test itself is no earlier than 15 days later and no later than a year, or the theory and manoeuvres have to be retaken. Category B routes exist in Rustavi, Telavi, Gori, Akhaltsikhe, Sachkhere, Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, Poti, Batumi and Zugdidi, and the route number is given just before the start. Arrive 15 minutes early. Being late, not showing up or cancelling less than 72 hours before means disqualification and half the fee back; after being late or a no-show, the next road test is no earlier than 90 days later. The same 90-day wait follows a disqualification for using a phone during the test. Before driving, the examiner gives 2 tasks on the car’s condition. One serious fault or 15 minor ones is a fail; a retake is possible after 30 days (arts. 24², 38¹, 38⁶, 39).

   90 GEL per category B attempt; an earlier slot — 160 GEL
7. 7
   Collect the license

   The license costs 15 GEL. The standard time to make it is 7 working days, and you get a text when it is ready; within 1 working day costs 40 GEL more, on the day of the test 50 GEL more (fees law, arts. 7, 10; FAQ). A, B and BE licenses are valid for 15 years, C, D and their trailer categories for 5 (art. 41). For exchanged foreign licenses the Service Agency says the new license is issued in a few minutes.

   15 GEL; urgent — 40 GEL more (1 working day) or 50 GEL more (on the test day)

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