How can a foreign visitor open a TBC Bank card in Batumi, and what documents are required?

The process as described by a customer in September 2026: you need a mobile number (theirs was Georgian) and will be asked where you are staying. You fill in the form on the website — at the branch you get a link to the non-resident form — take a queue ticket and download the bank's app. A staff member confirms everything, and the contract is signed both online and on paper. You use the virtual card for a few days, and the physical card is issued after 3 days. The fee, in their words, is 10 GEL per month; confirm current terms with the bank.

In August 2026 a customer clarified that TBC asks for extra information when opening cards on special terms; otherwise only a passport and a phone number are needed.

According to another customer in July 2026, staff fill everything in for you at the branch: you sign a couple of forms and give your registered home address from your national ID. In about half an hour you get a virtual card that can be added to Apple Pay and Google Pay, and the physical card is collected in about 3 days.

Besides visiting a branch, in late July 2026 participants confirmed that the online application form still works: the bank calls back within 2–3 days. You can also go straight to a branch. According to the same report, documents on income and residence may still be requested, but this now happens rarely.

In late July 2026 a traveler opened a TBC card in Batumi in 15 minutes. She needed her passport and a Georgian phone number; the virtual card and app were ready right away, and the physical card was promised in 3 days.

Another report from the same time says any TBC Bank branch will do: you need a passport and a Georgian SIM card. The virtual card and online banking access were issued immediately, and the physical card could be collected in about a week.

In July 2026 a customer said that in Batumi, besides the passport, staff asked questions: your address in Georgia, where and as what you work, and which other banks you hold accounts with. Then they issued a virtual card, set up the app, and 2–3 days later an SMS said the physical card was ready to collect.