Montenegro
A destination. Different possibilities.
Explore the available legal routes and ALLCB VISA assistance for Montenegro.
Find the route for your plans.
Short-stay visa C — tourism
For tourism in Montenegro during the authorised short-stay period.
Short-stay visa C — private visit
For visiting relatives, friends or another private host in Montenegro.
Short-stay visa C — business
For meetings, negotiations, conferences and other permitted short business activity.
Short-stay visa C — cultural or sports activity
For eligible participants in cultural, artistic, scientific or sporting events.
Short-stay visa C — medical treatment
For planned medical treatment that fits within a short stay.
Airport or territorial transit assessment
For travellers who may require Montenegrin transit permission while continuing to another country.
Long-stay visa D — entry for an approved purpose
For visa-required applicants entering Montenegro for a qualifying stay longer than 90 days.
Temporary residence — secondary education
For an eligible pupil admitted to secondary education in Montenegro.
Temporary residence — higher education
For a student admitted to an eligible Montenegrin higher-education institution.
International pupil or student exchange
For participants in an organised international pupil, student or youth programme.
Specialisation, vocational or practical training
For eligible specialisation, vocational training, internship or practical training in Montenegro.
Temporary residence — scientific research
For researchers hosted by an eligible Montenegrin research organisation.
Temporary residence and work permit — employment
For a foreign worker taking genuine employment with a compliant Montenegrin employer.
Temporary residence and work permit — seasonal work
For time-limited seasonal employment in an eligible Montenegrin sector.
Temporary residence and work permit — seconded worker
For an employee sent by a foreign employer to work temporarily in Montenegro under a qualifying arrangement.
Intra-company transfer assessment
For eligible personnel transferred within a corporate group to a Montenegrin entity.
Company executive or key-person work assessment
For a foreign executive, authorised representative or key person working in a registered Montenegrin company.
Independent professional or contracted services assessment
For a foreign professional delivering genuine contracted services in Montenegro.
Entrepreneur or self-employment residence assessment
For a founder or registered entrepreneur actively operating a genuine Montenegrin business.
Temporary residence — digital nomad
For a remote worker serving a foreign employer or foreign clients through electronic communications.
Family reunification with a Montenegrin citizen
For an eligible family member joining a Montenegrin citizen.
Family reunification with a foreign resident
For an eligible relative joining a foreigner legally resident in Montenegro.
Family reunification with a protection holder
For an eligible relative joining a person granted international or other qualifying protection in Montenegro.
Temporary residence — owned real estate
For a foreign owner using qualifying real estate in Montenegro as a residence basis. This route does not normally count toward the ordinary five-year permanent-residence period.
Temporary residence — religious service
For an eligible member of a religious community performing religious service in Montenegro.
Temporary residence — medical treatment
For treatment in Montenegro that requires residence beyond an authorised short stay.
Humanitarian residence — trafficking or domestic violence victim
For a person whose circumstances may qualify for humanitarian residence as a victim of trafficking or domestic violence.
Humanitarian residence — unaccompanied or abandoned minor
For an unaccompanied, separated or abandoned child needing protection in Montenegro.
Temporary residence — other justified humanitarian reasons
For serious individual circumstances that may meet another recognised humanitarian ground.
Temporary protection
For a displaced person covered by an active Montenegrin temporary-protection decision.
Asylum or subsidiary protection
For a person in Montenegro or at the border who fears persecution or serious harm and may meet the protection test.
Extension of temporary residence or work authorisation
For a holder continuing the same lawful basis before the current permission expires.
Change of residence or work basis assessment
For a lawful resident seeking to move from one qualifying Montenegrin basis to another.
Permanent residence after qualifying lawful stay
For eligible foreigners completing the required continuous lawful residence in Montenegro. Study, property, seasonal-work and seconded-worker time do not normally count toward the ordinary five-year period.
Permanent residence — special, humanitarian or state-interest basis
For an applicant who may qualify under a statutory special category rather than the ordinary five-year route.
Montenegrin citizenship by naturalisation
For eligible applicants who meet the statutory naturalisation ground and its residence, identity and integration conditions.