Visa to Montenegro for Russians - design details
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Montenegro is considered one of the most accessible European countries not only for visiting, but also for registration of permanent residence. If you plan to rest in Montenegro, you will not need a visa (Russian citizens have the right to a visa-free stay in the country for up to 30 days).
Firstly, the entry of Russians into Montenegro without a visa and staying in it for up to 1 month is a formality. After this period, the guest can leave the country and return to it to open a new starting period. You can get a visa for a longer stay in Montenegro at the Montenegrin Embassy in Moscow. At the moment the consular fee for obtaining a visa is about 60 Euro.
What do I need to know when I apply for a visa to Montenegro?
Visa type A (air-transit) is not required when traveling through the country on air transport.
A Type B visa is issued for up to six months (the maximum continuous period of stay in the country for this visa is 5 days). This visa is issued on the basis of the presentation of the entry visa of the destination country. When traveling through the territory of Montenegro a group of tourists (from 5 to 50 people) a group visa is issued.
Visa type C (short-term, for targeted visits - business trips, tourist trips) can be opened for up to a year. The total period of stay in the country (regardless of whether it is a continuous period or individual days) should be no more than 90 days within six months from the date of entry.
Visa type D is a business visa to Montenegro, opened for a longer stay in the country. The term of permanent residence in Montenegro on a business visa is 180 days within 12 months of the validity period of the visa.
Visa to Montenegro is not required:
To holders of the Schengen visa
Holders of a US visa or EU visa
Grounds for refusal to issue a visa for stay in Montenegro, its cancellation and entry prohibition:
insufficient amount of financial support for living in the country
non-fulfillment of transit conditions
the lack of a certificate of vaccination (at the entrance from potentially dangerous in terms of infection areas)
public order disturbance
reasonable suspicions of committing various offenses
lack of personal response to the invitation of the representation of Montenegro.
If you consider the refusal unreasonable, you can file a complaint with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Within 8 days the Ministry will consider your application and make a decision, after which it will be necessary to submit documents on issuing a visa to Montenegro anew.
There are rules for the citizens of each individual state. For example, citizens of Belarus should receive an invitation to enter Montenegro from a physical or legal person, even if they plan to stay there for up to 30 days. Representatives of the same countries can live in Montenegro without a visa for up to 90 days.
Practice shows that obtaining a visa to Montenegro is an uncomplicated and labor-intensive process, and the very stay or residence in the country is very comfortable for Russians. Local legislatures are quite loyal both to the guests of the country, and to people applying for citizenship.
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