In August, 260,810 people entered Georgia from the Russian Federation, 46,790 citizens arrived from EU countries

In August 2022, Georgian border crossing (entry, exit) was carried out 2,276,302 times. 23% of them were carried out by Georgian citizens and 77% - by foreign citizens. According to the information of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the most of the border crossings were recorded at the Sarpi checkpoint. In particular, entry - 330 144; departure - 318,966. At the Kazbegi checkpoint, 213,100 arrivals and 255,357 departures were recorded. As for Tbilisi Airport, in August 2022, 177,677 citizens arrived and 197,259 people left.

More specifically, according to the information published by the agency, in August 2022, 844,262 foreign citizens entered Georgia, of which 539,608 citizens stayed in the country for more than 24 hours; 174,358 transits were also carried out.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Russia, Armenia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Belarus are the first six countries in terms of the number of crossings (entry). In particular, in August 2022, 260,810 people entered Georgia from the Russian Federation, while in August 2021, 45,355 Russian citizens visited the country. According to the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the percentage has increased by 475% compared to the same period of the previous year.

After Russia, the largest number of citizens entered the country in August 2022 from Armenia, in particular, 178,483 people (in August 2021 - 28,745; the increase is 521%); In August 2022, 116,882 Turkish citizens visited Georgia (in August 2021 - 38,654, the increase is 202%).

In addition, according to the information provided by the agency, in August 2022, 46,790 citizens arrived from EU countries, which is a 56% increase compared to the same period of the previous year (29,942 visits in August 2021).

Regarding border crossing by Georgian citizens, according to the information provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in August 2022, 266,037 Georgian citizens crossed the border, and 266,045 Georgian citizens entered the country. The figures for the same period of 2021 were as follows: arrival - 82 923 and departure - 78 884.