How to send money from Kazakhstan to Georgia in 2026: dollars and lari to a Georgian bank account or card

In 2026 money from Kazakhstan reaches Georgia fastest by bank transfer in dollars: 1-3 business days to a Georgian bank account, where the dollars stay dollars. The recipient needs a 22-character account number and the name in Latin letters, as held at the bank. Dollars convert into lari at about 2.60 per dollar.

In detail

Sending money from Kazakhstan to Georgia: what to choose for your task

4 common tasks on this route are solved with a transfer to an account or a card at a Georgian bank, and the papers for each are different.

Checked on 9 October 2026.

Since 24 July 2026 the main ways for money to travel from Kazakhstan to Georgia are a bank transfer and a transfer to a card: one of the large money transfer systems has left the Georgian route.

Dollars or lari: which currency to send to Georgia

3 currencies at once - lari, dollars and euros - are opened by a Georgian bank on one account, and Georgia has no mandatory sale of foreign currency. So it pays to exchange tenge into dollars once in Kazakhstan and receive them on a dollar account: in Georgia the money stays in dollars. Euros from Kazakhstan likewise land on the euro part of the account with no exchange.

Lari are needed for everyday spending, and they are exchanged from the account in the Georgian bank's app as needed. On 7 October 2026 the National Bank of Georgia rate was 2.6025 lari per dollar, a handy guide for estimating the amount in lari.

Worked example: you send $5,000 to a dollar account in Georgia. At the National Bank of Kazakhstan rate on 7 October 2026, 453.65 tenge per dollar, this takes 2.27 million tenge plus the bank's rate and fee. The amount is below $10,000, so a transfer without opening an account also works, and exchanged in Georgia it gives 13,012 lari.

Which bank to send money from Kazakhstan to Georgia through

1 condition decides the choice: your Kazakh bank sends currency transfers abroad, and the recipient in Georgia has an account with a 22-character number. From your own account dollars go out for any amount under Kazakhstan's currency regulation law. Without opening an account the National Bank's rules allow up to $10,000 per transaction.

Before sending, the bank checks your ID card showing the individual identification number and asks for the purpose and basis of the payment: support for a relative, rent, a transfer of your own money. If the amount is large, prepare a paper on its source, such as a flat sale agreement or a salary statement.

1. The recipient opens an account at a Georgian bank and sends the number and the name in Latin letters.
2. At your bank you choose a dollar transfer abroad.
3. You state the purpose and attach the basis for a large amount.
4. The dollars arrive in the account in Georgia in 1-3 business days.

When the amount comes from a home sale or savings and there are several papers, our manager will collect them before sending, so that the bank in Kazakhstan processes the payment the same day.

How to send money to Georgia from Kazakhstan today: the amount ladder

3 levels of amount decide which route to choose and what to show the banks.

• Up to $10,000 (4.54 million tenge) - a transfer from your own account or without opening one; an ID card with the identification number and the payment purpose are enough.
• From $10,000 - from your own account at a Kazakh bank, with a basis attached to the order: a contract, a statement or an income certificate.
• Proceeds from a flat sale - one payment in dollars with the sale agreement, so that both the Kazakh and the Georgian bank see the whole source.

A Georgian bank may also ask under the anti-money laundering law where a large amount came from, and the same papers answer its question. An amount above 50,000 lari ($20,000) is conveniently held at two Georgian banks: deposit protection is counted separately at each.

Interest on a deposit in Georgia is taxed at 5%, and for your own business the small business status with a 1% tax on turnover up to 500,000 lari ($200,000) fits.

How the recipient in Georgia receives the transfer: account, card, name in Latin letters

1 visit to a branch with a passport, and a non-resident gets an account at a Georgian bank in lari, dollars and euros at once. The 22-character account number consists of the country code, 2 check digits, a 2-letter bank code and 16 account digits.

In the Kazakh payment order the recipient's name is written in Latin letters exactly as recorded at the Georgian bank. A card issued for this account suits small amounts: its number is entered instead of the account details, and the money arrives in the card currency.

50,000 lari ($20,000) per depositor at each bank is protected by Georgia's deposit insurance system since 1 April 2026. A transfer of your own money is not taxed in Georgia, and an individual's foreign income is taxed at 0%.

If the money is for buying a home or starting a business in Georgia, our manager will suggest the route for your amount and currency.

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