Упрощенная/облегченная натурализация — лица без гражданства со статусом (5 лет), лица грузинского происхождения и перечисленные классы (Статья 12(1¹)/(2)/(3))

Simplified and eased naturalisation gathers the statutory reductions and exemptions that sit within (or alongside) the regular procedure: a stateless person lawfully resident in Georgia for the last 5 consecutive years may naturalise on the shortened clock (Art 12(1-1)), while persons in enumerated classes — a beneficiary of support (Art 12(2-1)), a person with a relevant disability (Art 12(3)), and a refugee (whose Art 12(1)(d) clean-record-style condition is disapplied, Art 12(4)) — receive eased or exempt treatment of the otherwise-applicable conditions. The same 'continuous residence' definition (no more than 90 days/year abroad, Art 2(c)) and the pre-application language/history/law examination (electronic, 10 items per subject across state language, history of Georgia and basics of law; MoJ Order No 996) apply except where expressly exempted. The closed Art 14 'simplified procedure' (spouse and repatriate classes) is captured separately under GE-MAR-01 and GE-RST-02.

• An adult stateless person holding stateless-person status in Georgia is granted citizenship under the REGULAR procedure on a reduced 5-year residence clock (last 5 years lawfully residing with that status), still meeting the Art 12(1)(b)-(d) language/history-law/economic-tie requirements — this is the verified basis of the seed '5-year stateless route', and it sits in the regular procedure, not the simplified track. - The statutory 'simplified procedure' (Art 14) is a closed two-class category: (1) spouses of Georgian citizens after 5 years' residence (Art 14(1)); and (2) holders of repatriate status (Art 14(2)). Other eased treatments (stateless 5-year, refugee/disability/beneficiary exemptions) operate within the REGULAR procedure (Art 12), not the simplified track.

• Since the 2023/2024 reform the language/history/basics-of-law examination is a PRE-APPLICATION step: the level of knowledge is checked before the citizenship application is submitted to the Agency (PSDA) or a Georgian diplomatic/consular mission; the test result is valid for 1 year. - The pre-application examination is electronic, comprising 10 test items per subject (30 total) drawn from the state language, history of Georgia and basics of law; each subject has 20 minutes and the candidate must score at least 7 of 10 per subject to pass. - Decision authority: PSDA (the Public Service Development Agency / 'the Agency') processes the application with the assistance of the 6-member Citizenship Commission; the President of Georgia makes the final decision to grant/retain/refuse/terminate (positive = decree, negative = ordinance). - The statutory time frame for considering and deciding a citizenship application/notification is no more than 3 months; after a negative naturalisation decision the applicant may re-apply on the same grounds 6 months later. - On filing a citizenship application the applicant pays a service fee set by the Government of Georgia under the procedure prescribed by it (Art 27); in the case of restoration the service fee is refunded where the citizenship had been terminated unlawfully. The exact GEL fee schedule is set by Government ordinance (administrative figure), not by the Organic Law. - The pre-application knowledge examination (MoJ Order No 996 of 30 Apr 2024, in force 1 May 2024) is administered as an electronic test booked through the PSDA Civil Registry's citizenship/migration electronic management system: the candidate registers in person or via a representative at PSDA, a Justice House, or a Georgian diplomatic/consular office (Art 3(2)) and selects a slot from free times available within 2 months of registration, and may reschedule no later than 48 hours before the test (Art 3(6)). Each subject presents 10 items (30 total) with 4 options each, one correct (Art 4(1)); 20 minutes per subject (Art 4(2)); a pass requires at least 7 of 10 in each subject (Art 4(4)). A candidate may appeal the result to a Claims Commission (of at least 3 PSDA members) by lodging a claim within 3 working days of being notified (Art 9(1),(3)); the Claims Commission decides within 10 working days (Art 9(6)); where the result is annulled, a re-test is held within 15 working days free of charge (Art 9(8)). The fee is non-refundable on a no-show or removal from the test room (Art 7(5)). A successful result is valid for 1 year (Art 8).

Primary statute: Organic Law Art 12(1¹) (stateless 5yr), Art 12(2)/(3) (exempt/simplified classes). Operative 2014-05-27–present. Authority: Public Service Development Agency (PSDA); President of Georgia (grant/loss decree).