Georgia Decree No. 602: tourist insurance explained
Government Decree No. 602, adopted on 26 December 2025, entered into force on 1 January 2026, not 2027. It approves minimum health and accident insurance rules for tourists entering Georgia, including an insured amount of at least 30,000 GEL. This is an ASSURA explanation, not an official publication of the law.
Read the primary source
The authoritative Georgian text is published by Matsne. We checked the publicly available text on 28 September 2026. Article 2 of the decree states the effective date, while the attached rules contain the practical requirements. Use the Matsne link below when checking the current wording; a commercial summary or a copied PDF should not replace that source. We have not identified a later amendment changing the requirements described here, but this page is not a legal opinion on an individual traveller’s status.
Scope and the five categories of exceptions
Article 1 of the attached rules applies to incoming tourists. It excludes diplomatic or special visa holders; diplomatic, official, service or special passport holders; accredited staff of diplomatic missions, consular establishments and international-organisation representations, equivalent representations and accredited family members; persons whose entry is provided for by Georgia’s international agreements or treaties; and drivers engaged in international road freight and passenger transportation. An ordinary passport nationality is not itself one of the listed categories. Establish any claimed exemption with the competent authority rather than assuming that visa-free travel settles the question.
Amount, period and issuer
Article 4 sets the minimum insured amount at 30,000 GEL. Article 3 requires the tourist to hold the policy on entry and be insured for the entire stay. Article 2 defines the insurance period as entry until departure, not exceeding one year. The issuer may be a Georgian or foreign insurance organisation authorised under the relevant country’s legislation to provide health and accident insurance. The decree does not require purchase specifically from ASSURA or Imedi L, and it does not set a commercial policy price.
Document form and what it contains
Article 5 permits paper and electronic presentation in Georgian or English. The definition in Article 2 describes the parties, covered territory, subject of insurance, start and end times, insured risks, insured amounts or limits, premium amount, and its payment place and deadline. Check those details in the actual document. A bank receipt or demonstration card may not contain them. The regulation’s permission to use an electronic document does not mean that an inaccessible link or a photo of only part of the policy is sufficient for practical presentation.
Who may check it at the border?
Under Article 3, the responsible person of the Patrol Police Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs may check whether the tourist holds the policy at a border checkpoint. The text does not say that purchasing one guarantees entry. It also does not itself specify a fixed uninsured-entry fine that ASSURA can quote from this decree. We do not add an unsupported penalty or claim that every officer must follow a particular remedial procedure. Questions about consequences in a concrete case should be addressed to the competent authority.
What remains a question for the insurer?
The insurer’s contract determines detailed benefits, exclusions, deductibles, claim documents and assistance procedures. The legal minimum should not be presented as coverage for every disease, activity or medical expense. ASSURA’s current retail catalogue determines the price of the product offered through this site, not the decree. Use the linked insurance-requirements page for a formal checklist, the coverage page for the product overview and the existing checkout for a current quotation. These are distinct decisions, and this explanation does not turn one into proof of another.
Official source
This ASSURA explanation does not replace current legislation or the insurer’s contract and does not guarantee admission. Price examples are dated; a current quotation is required before ordering.