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Notary in Tbilisi and Batumi 2026: fees, certified translation, power of attorney and apostille

In Georgia you can use any notary in any city (Law on Notaries, art. 44), and the Notary Chamber’s register on notary.ge lists every bureau with its address and opening hours: as of 8 November 2026, 159 notaries in Tbilisi and 16 in Batumi. Fees for the main acts are fixed by Government Resolution No. 507: certifying a signature on a one-page document costs 6 GEL, a power of attorney 18 GEL and a copy of a one-page document 4 GEL; every act except a copy carries a 5 GEL registration fee, and a VAT-registered notary also adds VAT (version of 30 May 2022, checked 8 November 2026). If you don’t speak Georgian and the notary doesn’t know your language, they work through an interpreter you choose, and a certified translation is made by a translator whose signature the notary certifies — from 6 GEL. Apostilles on Georgian documents are issued by the Public Service Development Agency — from 30 GEL in 8 working days (sda.gov.ge).

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In short

Any notary: Any notary can perform a notarial act at your request, wherever you live (Law on Notaries, art. 44). Foreigners use notaries on the same terms as Georgian citizens (art. 54). Find a bureau in the register on notary.ge: pick a region and city, and each entry shows the address, phones, email and opening hours.
Fixed fees: Signature certification — 6 GEL per signature on a one-page document, 4 GEL on a document of 2–10 pages. A copy — 4 GEL for a one-page document, 2 GEL a page for 2–10 pages. A power of attorney from a person — 18 GEL, from a company or sole proprietor — 30 GEL; a will — 16 GEL (Resolution No. 507, art. 31). For these acts the notary may charge only the amount in the resolution (art. 3).
What is added: 5 GEL — registration in the electronic notarial register, for every act except a certified copy (art. 39). VAT is not included in the fee: a VAT-registered notary adds it (art. 2; notary.ge). The amount is written on the certified document, you get an invoice, and the fee table must be displayed in the bureau (art. 5).
Transactions: The fee follows a scale based on the deal value: up to 500 GEL — 3 %, from 100,001 to 500,000 GEL — 362.5 GEL plus 0.2 % of the amount over 100,000 GEL; a unilateral deal costs half, and the fee never exceeds 10,000 GEL (art. 23). If the deal is priced in dollars or another currency, the fee is worked out at the National Bank rate on the day of payment (art. 6). The scale is binding only where the law requires notarial form; for other deals the fee can be agreed (art. 3).
Language: Notarial acts are performed in Georgian (Law on Notaries, art. 6). If you don’t speak it, the notary works with an interpreter and the deed is also drawn up in a language you understand; a notary who knows your language translates it themselves (Instruction No. 71, art. 24).
Certified translation: The translation is made by a translator who shows proof of qualification; if the notary doesn’t know the language, they certify only the translator’s signature (Instruction No. 71, art. 70). The notary charges 6 GEL per signature on a one-page translation plus 5 GEL registration; the translator’s own fee is not set by the resolution. Government bodies need a notarised translation of any document not in Georgian (General Administrative Code, art. 73).
Home visits and weekends: A notary coming to you adds an agreed amount of up to 35 GEL plus transport (Resolution No. 507, art. 34). Each notary sets their own schedule: at least 5 working days a week and 5 hours a day, starting no later than 11:00, and they may also work weekends (Chamber rule of 2017). In the register, 29 Tbilisi notaries are marked as working on days off; in Batumi, none (notary.ge, 8 November 2026).
Apostille: For Georgian documents — the Public Service Development Agency, including through Public Service Halls: 30 GEL for 8 working days, 60 GEL for 4, 120 GEL for 2, 150 GEL the same day (sda.gov.ge, 20 January 2026). Notarial certifications of copies and of translation accuracy are not apostilled. A foreign document is apostilled in the country that issued it: a Georgian apostille goes only on documents drawn up in Georgia (Resolution No. 405, arts. 2, 4).
Online: A statement, consent or power of attorney can be certified by video call, including from abroad, but the Chamber names Georgian citizens and Georgian residence permit holders as eligible (notary.ge). The fee is 60 GEL, or 90 GEL with a company or sole proprietor (Resolution No. 507, art. 32), plus 5 GEL registration. A contract can be certified online only within Georgia, by two or more notaries.

How to get a document notarised

Find a notary
On notary.ge open “Notary Bureaus”, choose a region — Tbilisi, Adjara or the rest of the country — and a city. Each entry shows the address, phones, email, opening hours and break; the “Notary working on holidays” box leaves only those who work on days off; check the Saturday and Sunday hours in each entry — some say “by arrangement”. Call ahead and ask which languages they can work in. The Notary Chamber hotline is (995 32) 220 67 77, Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00.
Sort out the language
If you don’t speak Georgian, there are three ways:
The notary knows your languageThey translate the document themselves and note this in the deed (Instruction No. 71, art. 24).
Bring an interpreterYou choose the interpreter; with several parties, all of them must agree. A party or a witness cannot interpret. The interpreter must meet the rules for witnesses: an adult with full legal capacity, literate, with no benefit from the deal and not a relative of the parties or the notary in the direct line up to the third degree. No proof of language skills is needed if all parties chose the interpreter (arts. 24, 26). If there is no interpreter and the notary doesn’t know your language, they will refuse (Law on Notaries, art. 52).
The document is already in your languageA signature on a statement or private document in another language can be certified if you confirm you know its content; the notary’s certification is still written in Georgian too. If the notary cannot establish your intent without an interpreter, you still need one (Instruction No. 71, arts. 24, 62).
Gather your documents
A foreigner needs a passport for travel abroad or a Georgian residence card (Instruction No. 71, art. 19). Documents issued abroad need an apostille or legalisation (Law on Notaries, art. 55); if the notary doesn’t know their language, they will ask for a certified Georgian translation (Instruction, art. 22). For a power of attorney, bring your representative’s details and what exactly you authorise; for a car, its registration certificate (art. 48).
Sign
The notary checks your identity and authority, explains what the document means and its consequences, and reads the text aloud before you sign (Law on Notaries, arts. 48–50). If documents are missing, the act can be postponed. A refusal is given in writing, with reasons, within 3 days, and can be challenged in the court where the bureau is (arts. 46, 52, 53).
Pay and collect
You pay as soon as the service is done (Resolution No. 507, art. 5). The act gets a number in the electronic register, printed on the document (Law on Notaries, art. 51); the amount is written on the document and the system prints an invoice. If you dispute the amount, you can go to court (art. 36).
signature 6 GEL, copy 4 GEL, power of attorney 18 GEL — plus 5 GEL registration except for copies
Going abroad — apostille
For a Hague Convention country, get the document apostilled at the Public Service Development Agency or a Public Service Hall. For a country outside the convention, it is legalised: the agency, then the Consular Department of Georgia’s Foreign Ministry, then that country’s consulate (sda.gov.ge). The agency itself translates a document it apostilles into English, Russian, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek or Turkish — 30 GEL a page.
30 GEL — 8 working days, 60 GEL — 4, 120 GEL — 2, 150 GEL — same day

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Passport for travel abroad or residence cardfor a foreigner; a Georgian citizen uses a passport or ID card (Instruction No. 71, art. 19)
Interpreterif you don’t speak Georgian and the notary doesn’t know your language
Translator’s proof of qualificationfor a written translation; not needed if the translator is accredited to translate documents for apostille (art. 70)
Original documentto certify a copy or a translation; a certified copy of a passport does not replace the passport itself (art. 59)
Foreign documents with an apostille or legalisationplus a Georgian translation if the notary doesn’t know their language (Law on Notaries, art. 55; Instruction, art. 22)
Your representative’s detailsfor a power of attorney: who they are and what exactly you authorise
Vehicle registration certificatefor a power of attorney or deal involving a car (Instruction No. 71, art. 48)

Check the exact list on the portal before applying: it changes.

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Consent for a child to travel

Resolution No. 507 has no separate fee for it. If the consent is made as a statement with a certified signature, the table gives 6 GEL per signature and 5 GEL registration, plus 10 GEL if the notary drafts the text (art. 31); ask your notary how they will do it before you sign. The text can be in the language of the destination country (Instruction No. 71, art. 62). For a child who is a Georgian citizen under 16, the law requires permission from one legal representative and an accompanying adult (law on exit and entry of Georgian citizens, art. 8); that law does not cover foreign children — check your own country’s rules.

Apostille on a notarised translation

The Public Service Development Agency does not apostille notarial certifications of copies or of translation accuracy (sda.gov.ge; Resolution No. 405, art. 4). A notarised copy itself can be apostilled: the apostille then confirms the signature and seal on the document (Resolution No. 405, art. 3; sda.gov.ge). Yet the Notary Chamber’s Q&A says an apostille is enough for a translation certified in Georgia to be used in a Hague Convention country. Certification of a translator’s signature is not named in the exclusions. Ask the agency before you apply — or apostille the original together with the agency’s own translation, 30 GEL a page.

Online without a Georgian residence permit

The Chamber’s page on online services names only Georgian citizens and residence permit holders, while its answer on online powers of attorney names citizens and “persons known to the notary” (notary.ge). On a video call the notary must also check the data of your Georgian ID card or residence card in the Public Service Development Agency database (Instruction No. 71, art. 19). Without a residence permit, ask the notary in advance; from abroad you can also make a power of attorney at a Georgian consulate, if it has access to the electronic notarial register (Law on Notaries, art. 42).

Deal and drafting fees

The value-based scale is binding only where the law requires notarial form; for other deals, and for services the resolution sets no fee for, the fee can be agreed (Resolution No. 507, art. 3). Drafting a contract that is then not notarised costs half the scale rate (art. 30), drafting a statement 10 GEL (art. 31); there is no separate fee for drafting a power of attorney. Ask for the full amount before signing: the notary must show the fee table and write the fee on the document (art. 5). An apartment purchase can be done without a notary — see the guide “Buying property in Georgia”.

Documents from CIS countries

The Law on Notaries accepts a foreign document with an apostille or legalisation but puts Georgia’s international treaties first (arts. 55–56). We found no official guidance for notaries on whether the 1993 Minsk Convention removes the need for an apostille, and the Chamber’s Q&A talks about an apostille. Ask the notary before your visit.

FAQ · 9

How much does a notary cost in Georgia?

The main fees are fixed by Government Resolution No. 507: certifying a signature is 6 GEL on a one-page document, a copy 4 GEL, a power of attorney 18 GEL, a will 16 GEL. Every act except a copy adds 5 GEL registration, plus VAT if the notary is VAT-registered. Deals follow a value-based scale capped at 10,000 GEL (version of 30 May 2022).

How much is a certified translation of a passport in Georgia?

The notary charges 6 GEL for the translator’s signature on a one-page translation plus 5 GEL registration; if the translation is bound to a certified copy of the passport page, that copy is another 4 GEL. The translator’s fee is not set by the resolution — the translator quotes it. Government bodies require a notarised translation of documents not in Georgian (General Administrative Code, art. 73); exceptions for passports in residence permit and marriage cases are in the guides “Georgia residence permit” and “Public Service Hall”.

How much is a power of attorney at a notary in Georgia?

18 GEL if a person issues it and 30 GEL if a company or sole proprietor does, plus 5 GEL registration and VAT if the notary is VAT-registered (Resolution No. 507, arts. 31, 39). The rate is the same whether it covers a car, an apartment or general matters. By video call it is 60 GEL plus 5 GEL.

Can I use any notary in Tbilisi or Batumi, not just near where I live?

Yes. The law lets any notary perform an act at your request (art. 44), and foreigners use notaries on the same terms as citizens (art. 54). If the parties to a contract are in different cities, two notaries can certify it online — for example, one in Batumi and one in Tbilisi (notary.ge).

Are notaries open on weekends in Tbilisi and Batumi?

Some are. As of 8 November 2026, 29 Tbilisi notaries are marked “working on holidays” in the notary.ge register; in Batumi none are, but two bureaus list weekends “by arrangement” — one for Saturday, the other for Saturday and Sunday. The Chamber’s rule lets notaries work at any time, but the required minimum is 5 working days a week.

Do I need an interpreter at a Georgian notary?

Yes, if the notary doesn’t know your language: acts are performed in Georgian, and for anyone who doesn’t speak it, through an interpreter (Law on Notaries, art. 6). You choose the interpreter; it cannot be a party to the deal or a witness, and the deed is then also drawn up in a language you understand (Instruction No. 71, art. 24).

Where can I get an apostille in Georgia and how much does it cost?

At the Public Service Development Agency: its offices and Public Service Halls accept applications. 30 GEL for 8 working days, 60 GEL for 4, 120 GEL for 2, 150 GEL the same day; documents issued by the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth and agencies in its system cannot be done the same day — the fastest is 120 GEL in 2 working days. An electronic apostille is 50–55 GEL in 3 working days. Documents issued by the Interior Ministry’s Service Agency are apostilled by that agency itself (Resolution No. 405, art. 5). Addresses are in the guide “Public Service Hall”.

Does a foreign document need an apostille for a Georgian notary?

Yes: a notary accepts a document from another country with an apostille or legalisation, unless an international treaty says otherwise (Law on Notaries, arts. 55–56). The apostille is added in the country that issued it. Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Türkiye are parties to the Hague Convention (hcch.net). A document from a country outside the convention is legalised instead: for the UAE, for example, by the UAE Foreign Ministry and then the Georgian embassy — 56 AED, up to 10 working days.

How do I check that a Georgian notarial document is genuine?

Every notarial act has a number in the electronic register, printed on the document (Law on Notaries, art. 51). The Notary Chamber suggests finding the act and its invoice by the document’s details through the “Electronic register of notarial acts” linked from the notary.ge home page.