# Visa policy of Montenegro

Visitors to Montenegro must obtain a visa from one of the Montenegrin diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of 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 (depending on the country) diplomatic or consular representations of Serbia, Bulgaria and Croatia.
The visa policy of Montenegro is similar to the visa policy of the Schengen Area. It grants 90-day visa-free entry to all citizens of Schengen Annex II. It also grants visa-free entry to citizens of several additional countries – Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Vanuatu.
According to the Law on Foreigners, visitors must have a passport that is valid for at least 3 months beyond the period of intended stay. However, Timatic indicates that visa-exempt nationals need only present a passport valid on arrival to Montenegro.

## Visa exemption
### Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Montenegro without a visa for the following period:
| Albania$^{ID}$  Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Australia  Azerbaijan  Bahamas  Barbados  Bosnia and Herzegovina$^{ID}$  Brazil  Brunei  Canada  Chile  Colombia  Costa Rica  Dominica  El Salvador  Georgia  Grenada  Guatemala  Hong Kong  Honduras  Iceland$^{ID}$  Israel | Japan  Kiribati  Kosovo$^{ID}$  Kuwait  Liechtenstein$^{ID}$  Macao  Malaysia  Marshall Islands  Mauritius  Mexico  Micronesia  Moldova  Monaco$^{ID}$  New Zealand  Nicaragua  North Macedonia$^{ID}$  Norway$^{ID}$  Palau  Panama  Paraguay  Qatar  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa  San Marino$^{ID}$  Serbia$^{ID}$  Seychelles  Singapore  Solomon Islands  South Korea  Switzerland$^{ID}$  Taiwan$^2$  Timor-Leste  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey  Tuvalu  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom$^1$  United States  Uruguay  Vanuatu  Vatican City  Venezuela |
| Belarus | Peru | Russia |
$_{ID-MayenterwithanIDcard(includingIrishpassportcard)andstaywithoutaresidencepermitfor30days.}$ $_{1-IncludingBritishpassportsendorsedBritishNational(Overseas)andBritishOverseasTerritoriesCitizen,issuedtoresidentsofBermuda.}$ $_{2-ProvidedapassportincludesaPersonalIDnumber.}$

### Non-ordinary passports

In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, citizens of the following countries may enter Montenegro without a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):
| Armenia  China$^1$  Egypt$^D$  Guinea | Indonesia  Iran  Kyrgyzstan  Mongolia | Morocco  North Korea$^1$  Pakistan  Tajikistan | Thailand  Vietnam  Zimbabwe |
$_{D-diplomaticpassportsonly.}$ $_{1-30days}$
* Holders of a Laissez-Passer, issued by the United Nations, provided traveling on duty may enter Montenegro without a visa for up to 90 days.
* Holders of a Interpol Travel Document, issued by Interpol, provided traveling on duty may enter Montenegro without a visa for up to 90 days.
In September 2024, Montenegro signed a visa-free agreement with Kyrgyzstan for holders of diplomatic and service passports which is yet to enter into force.

### Substitute visa

Holders of valid foreign travel documents containing a valid Schengen visa, a valid visa of Commonwealth of Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland may enter, pass through the territory and stay in Montenegro up to 30 days, and not longer than the expiry of visa if the period of validity of the visa is less than 30 days.
Holders of valid foreign travel documents with a residence permit in the countries of the Schengen area, Commonwealth of Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or with Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards issued by the member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) may enter, pass through the territory of and stay in Montenegro up to 30 days, and not longer than the expiry of the validity of the residence permit or APEC Business Travel Card, if the period of validity is less than 30 days.
Holders of valid foreign travel documents with a residence permit in the United Arab Emirates may enter, pass through the territory of and stay in Montenegro up to 10 days, without visa, with confirmed travel arrangement.
Refugees issued with a 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 may enter without a visa to most countries whose citizens are allowed visa-free entry to Montenegro, but they require a visa for Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Brunei, Canada, El Salvador, Grenada (grants visa on arrival), Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius (grants visa on arrival), Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua (grants visa on arrival), Paraguay, Qatar (grants visa on arrival), Taiwan (grants e-Visa), United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.