{"id":172100,"date":"2026-01-18T17:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T14:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/172100\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-makes-top-ten-for-tourist-visits-to-georgia-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/172100\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus makes top ten for tourist visits to Georgia in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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January 18, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Belarus ranked seventh among countries of origin for visits to Georgia last year after Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Israel, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, with 150,325 visits, 7 percent more than in 2024, newsgeorgia.ge reported, citing the National Tourism Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, Georgia welcomed a record 5.52 million foreign tourists in 2025, an 8.4 percent increase year on year, with India, Ukraine and China concluding the top ten origin countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia has been one of the primary destinations for Belarusians fleeing politically-motivated repression that has continued unabated since the 2020 crackdown on post-election protests. Belarusian nationals can enter Georgia without a visa dnd can stay in the country for up to one year. However, Georgia may deny re-entry after a visa run intended to extend a person\u2019s legal stay in the country, particularly in the case of activists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia is home to about 12,000 Belarusians, who fled their country for fear of reprisals, but their number keeps shrinking. Over the past seven years, Tbilisi has not granted asylum to a single Belarusian applicant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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