Ordinary visas of the following categories shall be issued:

C1 category – to persons arriving in Georgia for tourism purposes;

C2 category – to persons arriving in Georgia to visit relatives and friends;

C3 category – to persons arriving in Georgia to hold business meetings and negotiations; participants of scientific workshops, conferences or other research, pedagogical, cultural or sports events; persons arriving in Georgia to engage in journalistic activities; crew members of ships anchored in Georgian harbours, unless visa-free travel of the crew members is provided for by an international agreement of Georgia; principal drivers and co-drivers of cargo/passenger vehicles during international cargo/passenger transportation;

C4 category – to persons arriving in Georgia to receive or provide humanitarian assistance during situations posing risk to life and health, or to carry out charity activities; a guardian or a custodian of a Georgian citizen; persons under guardianship or custody of a Georgian citizen; persons arriving in Georgia for medical reasons; persons visiting graves of relatives and friends; persons arriving for pilgrimage and establishment of religious contacts;