Facts
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Manipulation

Visa liberalisation enables Georgian citizens to travel legally and temporarily to the EU for tourism, business, or family visits — not for work or settlement. It’s a step toward European integration and a sign of trust, not a threat.

Blaming it for migration is a cynical diversion from the real issue:

People aren’t leaving because they can, they’re leaving because they must.

• Georgians emigrate because they can’t find decent jobs, livable wages, or basic protections at home.
• There is no functioning labour inspection, no powerful trade unions, and labour rights are routinely violated with no consequences.
• Salaries are not enough to live with dignity, and many citizens work without contracts or health insurance.
• Access to affordable healthcare is limited, and public services are underfunded or corrupt.
• Young people see no future in a system where advancement often depends on connections, not merit.

       In the absence of visa liberalisation, Georgians still migrated — but often permanently or through irregular means. With visa-free travel, many now opt for short-term, legal visits and returns, staying connected to their homeland and contributing through remittances, skills, and ideas.

Instead of dismantling visa liberalisation, the government should:

• Create decent jobs and fight nepotism;
• Guarantee political and media freedoms;
• Build a system where citizens see a future in their own country.

In short, Georgians are pushed out by hopelessness, not pulled by Europe.

Instead of scapegoating the EU, the government should ask:

• Why can’t our citizens build a stable life here?
• Why is the state failing to offer social protection, economic opportunity, and justice?

Visa liberalisation is a reward for reforms. Undermining it only isolates Georgia and penalises ordinary citizens for the failures of those in power.

The solution isn’t to close the borders — it’s to open up fairness, opportunity, and dignity at home.