Visa policy of Montenegro


Visitors to Montenegro must obtain a visa from one of the Montenegrin diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. Visa policy is regulated by Regulation on Visa Regime Act. Where there are no diplomatic or consular representations of Montenegro, visa requiring foreigners may obtain them from diplomatic or consular representations of Serbia, Bulgaria and Croatia.
Visa policy of Montenegro is similar to the visa policy of the Schengen Area. It grants 90-day visa-free entry to all Schengen Annex II nationalities, except for Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu. It also grants visa-free entry to several additional countries – Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cuba, Ecuador, Kosovo, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia and Turkey.
Visitors must hold passports that are valid for at least 3 months beyond the period of intended stay.

Visa policy map

Visa-free travel

Citizens of the following countries can stay for up to 90 days without a visa.

Ordinary passports

Citizens and holders of ordinary passports of the following 97 countries and territories can enter Montenegro without a visa up to 90 days :
1 - including British passports endorsed British National and British Overseas Territories Citizen, issued to residents of Bermuda.

2 - can enter with an ID card and stay without a residence permit for 30 days.

3 - can enter with a biometric ID card and stay without a residence permit for 30 days.

4 - provided a passport includes a Personal ID number.

Diplomatic and service passports

Nationals of the following countries can visit Montenegro if they are holding a diplomatic passport:
Nationals of the following countries can visit Montenegro if they are holding a diplomatic or service passport:
Holders of a Laissez-Passer, issued by the United Nations, provided travelling on duty can also visit Montenegro visa-free.

Foreign visa holders

Nationals of any country may visit Montenegro without a visa for up to 30 days if they hold a passport with visas issued by Ireland, a Schengen Area member state, the United Kingdom or the United States or if they are permanent residents of those countries. Residents of the United Arab Emirates do not require a visa for up to 10 days, if they hold a return ticket and proof of accommodation.
Refugees issued with Refugee travel document by Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United States, or an EU member state can visit Montenegro without a visa for up to 30 days.

Reciprocity

Montenegrin citizens can enter without a visa some of the countries whose citizens are granted visa-free access to Montenegro but require a visa for Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Brunei, Canada, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Qatar, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.