Can you do a visa run from Batumi at the Sarpi border crossing without entering Turkey?

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TL;DR

At the Sarpi border crossing, travelers report that you cannot turn around after exiting Georgia without proceeding to Turkey because the outbound corridor is one-way. Plan to clear Turkish border control before re-entering Georgia.

What the community said

At Sarpi near Batumi, you reportedly cannot simply exit Georgia and immediately return to Georgian immigration, as the outbound corridor is one-way.

8 days ago Sarpi border crossing

For a visa run via Sarpi, plan for a full Georgia–Turkey border crossing: exit Georgia, pass Turkish controls, then re-enter Georgia.

8 days ago Georgia–Turkey border, Sarpi

Upper Lars is mentioned as a theoretical alternative where a traveler may change to a vehicle going back in the neutral zone, but it is not an alternative for a Batumi–Turkey border trip.

8 days ago Upper Lars border crossing