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Long-Stay Visa D

MontenegroSpecial cases

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

The long-stay visa (visa D) is a visa issued to a foreigner who intends to stay in Montenegro for more than 90 days but not more than 180 days within a one-year period, for one of the purposes listed in the law.

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Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

It covers foreigners staying for: business activities or work; service in foreign diplomatic-consular missions or missions of international organisations accredited in Montenegro; family reunification; schooling; international pupil/student exchange or other youth programmes; specialisation, vocational training or practical training; scientific research; medical treatment; use of real estate they own in Montenegro; religious service; volunteering in the European Voluntary Service; digital-nomad status; and other cases under law and international treaty.

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    - obavljanja poslovnih aktivnosti, odnosno rada; - vršenja službe u stranim diplomatsko-konzularnim predstavništvima i predstavništvima međunarodnih organizacija akreditovanim u Crnoj Gori; - spajanja porodice; - školovanja; - učešća u programima međunarodne razmjene učenika i studenata ili drugim programima mladih; - specijalizacije, stručnog osposobljavanja ili praktične obuke; - naučnoistraživačkog rada;
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    - liječenja; - korišćenja i raspolaganja pravom na nepokretnosti koju posjeduje u Crnoj Gori; - obavljanja vjerske službe; - obavljanja volonterskog rada u okviru Evropske volonterske službe; - boravka u statusu digitalnog nomada; - boravka u drugim slučajevima u skladu sa zakonom i međunarodnim ugovorom.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is activated by the purpose-specific sponsor or relationship: for business activity or work, a guarantee or invitation letter from a natural or legal person, or other proof that this person will bear the costs of the stay including accommodation, subsistence and leaving Montenegro; for family reunification, proof of being a close family member of a Montenegrin citizen or of a foreigner with approved permanent or temporary residence, plus that person's guarantee letter or other proof that they will bear those costs.

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    Strancu koji namjerava da boravi u Crnoj Gori radi obavljanja poslovnih aktivnosti, odnosno rada viza za duži boravak (viza D) može se izdati ako posjeduje garantno, odnosno pozivno pismo fizičkog ili pravnog lica ili drugi dokaz da će to fizičko ili pravno lice snositi troškove njegovog boravka u Crnoj Gori, uključujući i troškove smještaja i izdržavanja, kao i troškove napuštanja Crne Gore.
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    Strancu koji namjerava da boravi u Crnoj Gori radi spajanja porodice viza za duži boravak (viza D) može se izdati ako posjeduje dokaz da je član uže porodice crnogorskog državljanina ili stranca kome je odobren stalni ili privremeni boravak u Crnoj Gori, garantno pismo crnogorskog državljanina ili stranca čiji je član uže porodice ili drugi dokaz da će taj crnogorski državljanin ili stranac snositi troškove njegovog boravka u Crnoj Gori, uključujući i troškove smještaja i izdržavanja, kao i troškove napuštanja Crne Gore.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

The visa must be obtained before entering Montenegro, by applying in person to the diplomatic or consular mission on the prescribed form. Before issuing it, the foreign-affairs authority obtains the consent of the National Security Agency and the police, and for a visa D for work also of the Ministry. Purpose-specific evidence includes, for example, proof of schooling in Montenegro and of financing schooling, subsistence, accommodation, health insurance and return; proof of ownership of real estate in Montenegro plus proof of financing; and, for digital nomads, proof of working electronically for a foreign company or own company not registered in Montenegro plus proof of health insurance. Detailed conditions are prescribed by the foreign-affairs authority with the prior opinion of the Ministry.

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What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The result is a visa (visa D) issued for one or more entries into Montenegro, allowing a stay of more than 90 but not more than 180 days within a one-year period, counted from the date of first entry. The official source does not state whether family members can be included or what happens if the qualifying purpose ends during the visa's validity.

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  • The captured sources do not state whether family members can be included, or what happens if the qualifying purpose ends during the visa's validity.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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