Branch or representative office in Georgia

A branch is registered with the National Agency of Public Registry for the same official fee as a company: 200 GEL in one working day, or 400 GEL on the day of filing. Because the branch is not a separate legal entity, the registry relies on the parent's documents: its current registry extract, its charter and the decision to open the branch, each apostilled or legalised and translated into Georgian, together with the appointment of the head of the branch.

The choice between a branch and a subsidiary LLC turns mostly on liability and paperwork. A subsidiary limits the parent's exposure to what it puts into the Georgian company and is usually simpler with banks and local counterparties; a branch keeps contracts, assets and liabilities within the parent, and the profit attributable to it is taxed in Georgia as that of a permanent establishment. A representative office suits a company that wants only a non-commercial presence; whether that classification fits your plans is decided case by case.