Residence and work permit or just residence in Montenegro you can get based on:
It can be published to everyone who is employed in Montenegro company as executive director or just like regular employee.
Residence and work permit is published with one year validation and should be renewed every year before expiration date.
Residence and work permit can be published for seasonal works as well ( 6 months is maximum period for seasonal residence id card).
For every employee company should pay employee contributions each month (social care, health care, pension fund, economy chamber contribution).
Criminal record, copy of any diploma (elementary, high school or university) file and valid passport are mandatory documents you should to bring from country of origin to apply for residence and work permit.
It can be published to everyone who has family connection with Montenegro citizen or with foreigner who already has valid residence or residence and work permit in Montenegro.
Residence based on family connection can be published to marriage partner and minority kid (younger than 18 years). (
Residence is published with one year validation and should be renewed every year before expiration date.
Criminal record file and valid passport for wife and birth certificate and valid passport for kids are mandatory documents you should to bring from country of origin to apply for residence based on family connection.
It can be published to everyone who has real estate in Montenegro (house, apartments, business space).
Residence based on real estate is published with one year validation and should be renewed every year before expiration date.
Criminal record file, property list and valid passport are mandatory documents you should bring if you want to apply for residence permit based on real estate.
Residence based on real estate ownership status minority kid can get but with both parents consent.
It can be published to every foreigner who has scholarship in Montenegro.
Residence based on scholarship is published with one year validation and should be renewed every year before expiration date.
Scholarship prove, parents consent (for minority kids), and valid passport are mandatory documents you should bring if you want to apply for residence permit based on scholarship.
It can be published to every foreigner who has confirmation from medical institution in Montenegro about necessary medical treatment.
Proof from Medical institution should emphasize exact time period of the therapy.
Residence permit based on Medical reason can be extended on time period which is approved in healing center.
Hospital permission, parents consent (for minority kids) and valid passport are mandatory documents you should bring if you want to apply for residence permit based on medical reason.
Important notes
- Passport should be valid at least 3 month more than the period which is demanded for id card (if you apply for one year id, passport should be valid minim,um 3 months more).
- Any documents you bring from country of origin should not be older than six months. Original documents (not copies) are mandatory.
- During application and picking id processes presence is mandatory.
- Before first application date every foreigner should be registered in touristic info not later than 24 hours after arrival date.
- For kids application procedure both parents should be present. Otherwise missing parents should provide written consent notarized and apostiled.
- Residence and work permit can be published for seasonal works as well (6 months is minimum period for seasonal residence and work permit).
- Work permit together with residence (residence and work permit) foreigner can get only based on employee status. There is exception in case when foreigner has residence permit based on family connection more than one year, in that case foreigner can also work in Montenegro.
- Foreigner older than 67 years can NOT apply for residence neither for residence and work permit. There is an exception in case when foreigner (older than 67 year) is executive director of Montenegro company, than he/she can apply for residence and work permit under the same conditions like everyone else.