Montenegro Visa / Residency applications- all you need to know. The documents needed and processes to follow. Which visa is for you?
Which Montenegrin Visa is for you?
You need to decide what your intention and purpose is in Montenegro. Do you wish to just come to Montenegro as a tourist? Do you want to get permanent residency or just stay for a year or 2?
Types of Visas for Montengro:
- Airport transit ( A) – Airport transit only
- Transit (B) – Moving through Montenegro territory to reach your next destination.
- Short stay visa (C) – To visit on holiday or apply for residency on a purchased property.
- Long stay visa (D) – To work and stay in Montenegro: over the 90 day rule and 6 months period.
1. Airport Transit – Visa A
Issued between international flights for one or multiple transits, through the Montenegrin international airports transit area.
You do not need this visa as a foreigner not leaving the international transit area in between flights at the airport, or a traveler who is on an international flight as you will not leave the airport area.
Nationals of certain countries may need to present an airport-transit visa for security and legal order reasons.
It can be valid for a period of up to 3 months.
2. Transit Visa (B)
Issued for one or multiple transits through the territory of Montenegro. It may be valid for a 6 months period.
With a transit visa, a foreigner may stay in Montenegro for a period of up to 5 days with each journey.
Issued to a foreigner if they have received entry into the state to which he/she is traveling to/from. This visa may be individual or collective.
3. Short Stay Visa C for Montenegro:
Issued for one, two or multiple entries. Issued for tourist, business, personal or other purposes.
The total duration of the consecutive stays may not exceed 90 days in the period of 6 months, from the date of first entry. The validity period of a Visa C for multiple entries is up to one year.
Exceptionally, you can request for a longer period, five years being the max. This is in exceptional situations and reviewed case by case.
A group can apply for a short stay visa. And affixed to a group passport. Seen as a collective visa and can’t exceed 30 days.
4. Long Stay – Visa
Needed if stay is between 90 days and 6 months, in a one year period.
Counted from the date of first entry. This visa may allow for one, two or multiple entries into Montenegro.
This type of visa is granted to a foreigner:
- To perform business or other activities.
- If you intend to provide advisory expert activities as agreed by the “Agreement on business and technical cooperation”, on a long-term production cooperation, and/or on transfer technologies and foreign investments.
- Or to serve as a member of the foreign diplomatic and consular representative office in Montenegro. Or as a member of an international organizations accredited to Montenegro. Or as a member of economic and cultural representative office. This includes members of his family – members of his household holding diplomatic or official passports.
In certain cases, permission for temporary residence in Montenegro can be deemed as a long stay visa. (90days+)
Temporary residence may be granted to a foreigner for:
- employment and work, performing economic or business activity;
- seasonal work;
- secondary education and studies
- participation in student exchange programmes or other youth programmes;
- specialisation or professional training and acquisition of practical skills;
- scientific-research work;
- medical treatment;
- family reunification.
Reasons for the rejection of a Visa application
A Visa may be rejected / not be issued to a foreigner if:
- There is a legal obstacle;
- You fail to appear in person if requested by a diplomatic or consular mission of Montenegro;
- You fail to submit the required documents as listed,
- You fail to prove the purpose and conditions for the issuance of the visa pursuant to the law;
- You fail to submit proof of health and travel insurance;
- You stayed in Montenegro for 90 days, without 180 days not having passed from the date of first entry.
You shall be verbally advised as to why. You may request the reason for the rejection if not given.
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In 2012, Montenegro began the process of accession into the European Union. That process is still ongoing today, as Montenegro makes headway on the checklist needed to enter the EU. Many experts predict that Montenegro will be the next country to join the EU. Montenegro joined NATO in June 2017. These significant issues keep Montenegro in the forefront of the geopolitical stage in the Balkans and a great place for investments and new business.