How difficult is it to get a residence permit in Montenegro?

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How difficult is it to get a residence permit in Montenegro?

It so happened that Montenegro is a hospitable country, and is friendly towards immigrants. The residence permit in Montenegro (boravak in the Serbian language) was always easier to get than in any other country, and there was enough work for both Russians and local residents.

2015, its changes in the situation have definitely made its impact, while only mostly on paper. The problem in the scandalous law on foreigners, adopted this spring. The fact is that the first reason for obtaining a residence permit in Montenegro was either to work, or to move or organize business in the country. Both these processes usually did not cause difficulties.

Students and schoolchildren also could get their privremeni boravak on the grounds of exchange, practice or internship. For them, nothing has changed. It is also easy to get temporary residence permit in Montenegro, employees of research institutes, patients of clinics and health resorts for extended stay, the so-called family reunification is a convenient course when the father or mother (husband / wife) are citizens of the country for more than 5 years and are entitled to transport the family to Montenegro.

Plus, the rather flexible and loyal Montenegrin legislation is quite right and not against considering some special cases like solid investments in the economy, etc.

However, in the place of work, thanks to the new law, it became difficult to get a residence permit in Montenegro. The fact is that there are no more advantages for official employment with foreigners. First, the employer must check all local candidates and justify their refusal, and then apply to you with a job offer.

How is the procedure for obtaining residence permit in Montenegro?

It is issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP), you can apply to the nearest unit in major cities. The consulate also deals with the issue, so you can apply for a residence permit in Montenegro in your country.

If you have already sent a request, you can not rewrite it (for example, change the basis for obtaining a residence permit). This is also true for the extension of residence permit in Montenegro.

The application can be submitted either by the foreigner himself or by the organization initiating his move, or by a family member who is a citizen of Montenegro.

Documents for obtaining residence permit in Montenegro will need a little:

- valid international passport

- a copy of the completed pages of the passport

- white cardboard (confirmation that a temporary residence in the territory is registered)
- certificate of material support for the existence in the country (bank statements of at least 300 euros, documentation of income or acquisition of property in property, application on behalf of the organization) that plans to support the applicant)

- documentation on the provision of housing (documents for ownership or lease, application of the lessor, certificates from organizations on placement)

- medical insurance policy (not less than for a month). For this document it will be necessary to pay about 30 euros, and it is better to make it in the territory of Montenegro.

- Receipts for payment of state duty for the issuance of residence permit in Montenegro

If you have received a temporary residence permit in Montenegro, you should not leave the country for more than three months, otherwise you will have to collect all the documents again.

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