Division 2.1.3 Extension of visa in exceptional circumstances

Article 9 of the Agreement provides that:

‘The period of validity and/or duration of stay of an issued visa of a citizen of Georgia shall be extended when the competent authority of a Member State considers that the visa holder has provided proof of force majeure or humanitarian reasons preventing him from leaving the territory of the Member States before expiry of the period of validity of or the duration of stay authorised by the visa. Such an extension shall be granted free of charge.’.

With regard to the possibility of extending the validity of the visa in cases of justified personal reasons, where the holder of the visa does not have the possibility to leave the territory of the Member State by the date indicated on the visa sticker, the provisions of Article 33 of the Visa Code shall apply as long as they are compatible with the Agreement. However, under the Agreement the extension of the visa is carried out free of charge in case of force majeure or humanitarian reasons.