🇲🇪 How to Apply for the Montenegro Digital Nomad Visa

Your passport must remain valid throughout your visa to be considered eligible.

You must be able to prove sufficient income from either:

• Valid working contract with a foreign company
• Owning a business with clients outside the country
• Becoming an independent freelancer and earning an income through providing services to international customers.

The set amount isn’t revealed yet.

You must have continuous health coverage whilst in Montenegro.

Montenegro’s Airport Transit Visa (A) is ideal for visitors who wish to transit through the country without entering its territory. This visa allows foreign nationals one or more connections between international flights and comes with a validity period of up to three months.

Generally, those who travel through Montenegro’s airports or fly on international flights without leaving the transit zone are not required to have a visa.

To ensure national security and maintain lawfulness, the Government of Montenegro may require nationals from particular countries to obtain an Airport Transit visa.

Individuals may be granted a Montenegro Transit visa (B) for one or two transits (rarely more than this) through the country’s jurisdiction with a validity of up to 6 months.

Based on the transit visa, a nonresident may remain in Montenegro for five days on each journey.

Foreigners may be granted a Transit visa if they have been accepted into the destination state, and this visa can either be issued to a single individual or multiple people.

A short-stay visa (C) can be used for one, two or multiple entries into the country. This type of visa can be granted for tourist, business, personal or any other purpose.

Montenegro’s Short-stay visa (C) is the perfect choice for travellers looking to explore the beauty of Montenegro, attend business meetings or functions, or for personal or other purposes.

Depending on your requirements, you can acquire this visa with single, double, or multiple entries into Montenegro. For any consecutive visits, the total duration of stays cannot surpass 90 days within six months starting from the initial entry date.

Visa C is a multiple-entry visa that can be used for up to one year. In exceptional cases, this visa may be granted for a more extended period of validity, but never over five years. Foreigners are eligible to receive a collective visa, valid for up to thirty days and authorised on a group passport.

A Montenegro Long-stay Visa (D) can be issued to foreigners for one, two or multiple entries into the country.

The purpose of this visa is for those who plan to remain in Montenegro territory over many weeks or months but no longer than six months per calendar year, beginning from their first entry date.

A foreigner may be eligible for this type of visa;

• Intending to stay in Montenegro to perform business or other activities.
• Representing a foreign diplomatic or consular office, an international organisation accredited with Montenegro, a member of the economic and cultural representative office, and their family members.

According to Article 35 of the Law on Foreigners, a long-stay visa may be granted for a temporary residence permit in Montenegro if an individual intends to stay longer than 90 days.

This permission would need to be obtained beforehand and must meet specific criteria set out by law.

There are plans to introduce a digital nomad visa which should be finalised in 2023.

Yes, most foreign nationals must obtain a valid visa before travelling to Montenegro. Depending on the purpose of your stay and duration, you can apply for an Airport Transit (A) Visa, Transit (B) Visa, Short-stay (C) Visa or Long-Stay (D) Visa.

No, a Schengen visa is not valid for Montenegro.

You can apply for a residence permit once you have obtained a long-stay visa (D). The application must meet specific criteria, such as proof of financial capacity and the reasons for wanting to stay in Montenegro.