What to do if Georgian border control won't stamp your new passport on exit?
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 11 days ago
TL;DR
Carry both passports simultaneously. Georgian border control stamps the old one (where the entry stamp is), and your new passport becomes active once another country stamps it on entry.
What the community said
If your old passport has expired and your new one is completely blank, Georgian border officers may refuse to stamp the new one on exit — they look for the passport containing their original entry stamp. The solution is to carry both passports. Once any other country stamps an entry into the new passport, you can start using it exclusively.
11 days ago Carry both passports simultaneously
When entering Armenia or another country in transit, ask the border officer to stamp the new passport specifically. Once that entry stamp is in place, the new document has a travel history and subsequent crossings should be straightforward.
11 days ago First entry stamp in Armenia
A separate issue for travelers: if the passport lists a birthplace in territories that Georgia does not recognize (such as Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories), this can be an independent ground for denial of entry — unrelated to the stamp situation.
11 days ago Birthplace in passport — possible grounds for denial