About Montenegro

Whether you’re looking to visit, live or work in Montenegro—we can support your immigration needs at every stage of your journey.

Foreign national looking to visit, live and/or work in Montenegro, several options are available.

• Business Visits: As a business visitor and depending on your citizenship, you'll generally enter Montenegro without a visa, or need to secure a Short-Stay C Visa from a Montenegro consular post before your travel. This visa is generally granted for stays up to 90 days in a 180-day period. As the Labour Inspectorate has wide discretion in assessing compliance, the activities on your business trip should be limited.
• Work Authorization: The main work authorization category is the Temporary Residence and Work Permit, suitable for intracompany transferees and locally hired employees. The permit may be granted for one year initially and can be renewed.
• Internships/Traineeships: There are no training or internship-based programs in Montenegro.
• Self-employment and/or self-sponsored: If you're an investor or entrepreneur, the Temporary Residence and Work Permit is a suitable option. Main qualifiers include 1) registering yourself with the Montenegrin Commercial Registry and 2) performing an activity for a company within Montenegro. If you're an executive director who owns more than 51% of the capital in a Montenegrin company, the permit may be granted even if the applicant is 67 years or older (Montenegrin law requires retirement at age 66).
  
  Montenegro also offers a Digital Nomad Permit, which allows you to work from Montenegro via telecommunication tools if you are employed (self-employed or by a company) abroad. Digital Nomad Permit holders can stay in Montenegro for an initial period of two years, which can be extended a further two years (for a total of four years). After four years, permit holders cannot reapply for this permit for six months. The dependents of Digital Nomad Permit holders (including spouses) can apply for a family-reunification permit.

Fragomen can also consult on citizenship matters and, as permitted within the confines of local law, may be able to offer citizenship assistance.