Set up your first week in Tbilisi

Treat the first week as a fact-finding week. Your booking and a neighbourhood name do not tell you how the building works, what your commute feels like or whether your work setup suits you. Keep the first days light enough to resolve practical questions before adding recurring commitments.

Day one: get to the exact address

Save the complete address, entrance instructions and host contact before leaving the airport. Tbilisi Airport publishes separate information for the municipal bus and its listed taxi service. Compare those options with your destination, arrival time, luggage and last connection. Recheck current operator details on the travel day. If you expect to use a local number for arrival messages, plan how you will connect before leaving Wi-Fi.

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First two days: test the home

Locate the electricity, water and gas meters if the owner permits access. Photograph the readings, note existing damage and agree how to report repairs. Test hot water, heating or cooling, door access, appliances and the internet in the rooms where you expect to work. Confirm who receives utility notices and how the rent and shared charges are paid. Keep the messages and written terms together.

Set up the week you will repeat

Walk the route to groceries, transport and the places you expect to work. Time it at the hour you would normally travel. If you plan to use a coworking space, compare its published desk formats with the work you do and check access, booking and costs with the venue. A desk shown on a website is not a confirmed reservation.

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Arrange connectivity with a fallback

Check handset compatibility and the provider's current SIM or eSIM order steps. Magti and Cellfie describe internet access during eSIM setup. Silknet offers an online order route for a physical SIM or eSIM. Keep your accommodation details, transport plan and essential contacts available offline until calls and mobile data work as expected.

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Put status-specific questions on an official channel

If your stay raises questions about residence, address registration, work or tax, identify the relevant official agency and ask about your own circumstances. Address registration rules apply to specified categories, including residence-permit holders. A visitor's routine, rental agreement or local phone number does not settle an immigration or employment question.

Find the official starting points for administrative questions

At the end of the week

• Write down actual travel times and recurring household tasks.
• Resolve missing bills, unclear charges and access issues with the responsible provider or host.
• Choose a workspace or transport commitment only after testing the route and terms.
• Keep official questions separate from lifestyle decisions and seek an authoritative answer before relying on an assumption.