Georgian citizens who remain outside the country continuously for six months or more will no longer be able to benefit from the Universal Healthcare Program.

Starting from June 1, Georgian citizens who stay abroad uninterruptedly for six months or longer will be excluded from the Universal Healthcare Program.

This is stated in an order issued by the Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs, Mikheil Sarjveladze.

The document specifies that the order has already entered into force as of January 1, 2026.

“From June 1, 2026, on a monthly basis, the implementing agency shall suspend the registration of beneficiaries within the planned outpatient services of the Universal Healthcare Program for those beneficiaries who have been continuously staying outside the country for six months or more. Re-registration of beneficiaries shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 23, Paragraph 4 of the Government of Georgia Decree No. 36 of February 21, 2013, ‘On Certain Measures to Be Implemented for the Transition to Universal Healthcare.’ Additional criteria for verifying the registration status of beneficiaries shall be approved by a relevant legal act of the Minister by June 1, 2026,” the document states.