Montenegro Passport

Passport rankings out of 198 countries

Freedom of travel62

Asset protection55

Quality of life63

"Plan B"121

Afghanistan

Visa is required

Albania

Visa-free for 90 days

Algeria

Visa is required

Andorra

Visa-free for 90 days

Angola

Visa is required

Antigua & Barbuda

eTA

Argentina

Visa-free for 90 days

Armenia

Visa-free for 180 days

Australia

eTA

Austria

Visa-free for 90 days

Azerbaijan

Visa-free for 90 days

Bahamas

eTA

Bahrain

eTA

Bangladesh

Visa upon arrival

Barbados

Visa-free for 90 days

Belarus

Visa-free for 30 days

Belgium

Visa-free for 90 days

Belize

Visa is required

Benin

eTA

Bhutan

eTA

Bolivia

Visa upon arrival

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa-free for 90 days

Botswana

eTA

Brazil

Visa-free for 90 days

Brunei

Visa is required

Bulgaria

Visa-free for 90 days

Burkina Faso

eTA

Burundi

Visa upon arrival

Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

Cameroon

eTA

Canada

Visa is required

Cape Verde

Visa upon arrival

Central African Republic

Visa is required

Chad

Visa is required

Chile

Visa-free for 90 days

China

Visa-free for 30 days

Colombia

Visa-free for 90 days

Comoros

Visa upon arrival

Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

Costa Rica

Visa-free for 180 days

Croatia

Visa-free for 90 days

Cuba

Visa-free for 90 days

Cyprus

Visa-free for 90 days

Czechia

Visa-free for 90 days

Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

Denmark

Visa-free for 90 days

Djibouti

Visa upon arrival

Dominica

Visa-free for 21 day

Dominican Republic

Visa is required

Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

Egypt

Visa upon arrival

El Salvador

eTA

Equatorial Guinea

eTA

Eritrea

Visa is required

Estonia

Visa-free for 90 days

Eswatini

Visa-free for 30 days

Ethiopia

Visa upon arrival

Fiji

Visa is required

Finland

Visa-free for 90 days

France

Visa-free for 90 days

Gabon

eTA

Gambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Georgia

Visa-free for 360 days

Germany

Visa-free for 90 days

Ghana

Visa upon arrival

Greece

Visa-free for 90 days

Grenada

Visa-free

Guatemala

Visa is required

Guinea

eTA

Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

Guyana

Visa is required

Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

Honduras

Visa is required

Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 14 days

Hungary

Visa-free for 90 days

Iceland

Visa-free for 90 days

India

eTA

Indonesia

eTA

Iran

Visa upon arrival

Iraq

eTA

Ireland

Visa is required

Israel

Visa-free for 90 days

Italy

Visa-free for 90 days

Jamaica

Visa upon arrival

Japan

Visa is required

Jordan

Visa upon arrival

Kazakhstan

eTA

Kenya

eTA

Kiribati

Visa is required

Kuwait

Visa is required

Kyrgyzstan

Visa-free for 60 days

Laos

Visa upon arrival

Latvia

Visa-free for 90 days

Lebanon

Visa upon arrival

Lesotho

eTA

Liberia

Visa is required

Libya

eTA

Liechtenstein

Visa-free for 90 days

Lithuania

Visa-free for 90 days

Luxembourg

Visa-free for 90 days

Macao SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

Malawi

Visa upon arrival

Malaysia

eTA

Maldives

Visa upon arrival

Mali

Visa is required

Malta

Visa-free for 90 days

Marshall Islands

Visa is required

Mauritania

Visa upon arrival

Mauritius

Visa upon arrival

Mexico

Visa is required

Micronesia

Visa-free for 30 days

Moldova

Visa-free for 90 days

Monaco

Visa-free for 90 days

Mongolia

eTA

Montenegro

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Morocco

Visa is required

Mozambique

Visa upon arrival

Myanmar (Burma)

Visa is required

Namibia

Visa is required

Nauru

Visa is required

Nepal

Visa upon arrival

Netherlands

Visa-free for 90 days

New Zealand

Visa is required

Nicaragua

Visa upon arrival

Niger

Visa is required

Nigeria

eTA

North Korea

Visa is required

North Macedonia

Visa-free for 90 days

Norway

Visa-free for 90 days

Oman

Visa upon arrival

Pakistan

eTA

Palau

Visa upon arrival

Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

Panama

Visa-free for 90 days

Papua New Guinea

eTA

Paraguay

Visa is required

Peru

Visa-free for 90 days

Philippines

Visa is required

Poland

Visa-free for 90 days

Portugal

Visa-free for 90 days

Qatar

Visa upon arrival

Romania

Visa-free for 90 days

Russia

Visa-free for 30 days

Rwanda

Visa upon arrival

Samoa

Visa upon arrival

San Marino

Visa-free

Saudi Arabia

Visa upon arrival

Senegal

Visa is required

Serbia

Visa-free for 90 days

Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

Sierra Leone

eTA

Singapore

Visa-free for 30 days

Slovakia

Visa-free for 90 days

Slovenia

Visa-free for 90 days

Solomon Islands

Visa is required

Somalia

eTA

South Africa

Visa is required

South Korea

eTA

South Sudan

eTA

Spain

Visa-free for 90 days

Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

St Kitts & Nevis

eTA

St Lucia

Visa-free for 42 days

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 90 days

Sudan

Visa is required

Suriname

Visa is required

Sweden

Visa-free for 90 days

Switzerland

Visa-free for 90 days

Syria

eTA

São Tomé & Príncipe

eTA

Taiwan

eTA

Tajikistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Tanzania

Visa upon arrival

Thailand

eTA

Timor-Leste

Visa upon arrival

Togo

eTA

Tonga

Visa is required

Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free for 90 days

Tunisia

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkey

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkmenistan

Visa is required

Tuvalu

Visa upon arrival

UAE

Visa-free for 90 days

Uganda

eTA

Ukraine

Visa-free for 90 days

United Kingdom

Visa is required

United States

Visa is required

Uruguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Uzbekistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Vanuatu

Visa is required

Vatican City

Visa-free for 90 days

Venezuela

Visa is required

Vietnam

eTA

Yemen

Visa is required

Zambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Zimbabwe

eTA

About Montenegro

A state in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Balkan Peninsula, washed by the waters of the Adriatic Sea. On the mainland it borders on Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Montenegro is a candidate for EU membership. The country has developed metallurgical and textile industries, agriculture, and tourism. From 2019 to 2021, Montenegro had a citizenship by investment program: applicants invested from 350,000 € and received a passport in six months. The program is now stopped.

Population

621.873

Capital

Podgorica

Official language

Montenegrin

GDP per capita

$7.689

Time zone

UTC+1…+2

Currency

Euro

Montenegro passport ranking and benefits

1
Visa-free travels to 124 countries
Montenegro’s passport is ranked high. Therefore, it opens such visa-free destinations as the Schengen countries, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Montenegro’s passport is ranked high. Therefore, it opens such visa-free destinations as the Schengen countries, Hong Kong and Singapore.
2
E‑2 business visa to the USA
The strength of the Montenegro passport allows its holders to obtain an E‑2 business visa to the USA for a year; then, it can be extended. The main condition is to found or buy a company in the US. The E‑2 visa allows living and working in the country.
The strength of the Montenegro passport allows its holders to obtain an E‑2 business visa to the USA for a year; then, it can be extended. The main condition is to found or buy a company in the US. The E‑2 visa allows living and working in the country.
3
Move to Montenegro or have a safe haven
Citizens of Montenegro can live in the country without time limitations and enter it under any circumstances, even if the borders are closed.
Citizens of Montenegro can live in the country without time limitations and enter it under any circumstances, even if the borders are closed.
4
Tax optimisation
Some tax rates are lower in Montenegro than in other European countries. For example, the income tax rate is 9%.
Some tax rates are lower in Montenegro than in other European countries. For example, the income tax rate is 9%.

Who can get a Montenegro passport

Investor with a legal income
over 18 years old
with no criminal records
with good health
Spouse
with no criminal records
with good health
Children under 18
Children over 18
financially dependant on the investor

Investment conditions

The investor must fulfil two investment conditions:

€200,000 — a non-returnable contribution to a government fund;
€250,000+ — an investment in real estate approved by the government.

Applicants can invest the minimum amount only in the real estate in the north of Montenegro. If a property is located in the capital or coastal region, the investment sum must start at €450,000. The share can be sold 5 years later.

Besides investment, applicants pay application and Due Diligence fees, other duties and charges, and services fees.

Expenses for a family of 4

Investor, their spouse and children of 10 and 17

Expenses

Amount

Fund contribution

€200,000

Investments in real estate

€250,000

Application fee

€45,000

Due Diligence fee

€10,000

Total

€505,000

Step-by-step procedure for obtaining a Montenegro passport by investment

1 day

Preliminary Due Diligence

1 day

Preliminary Due Diligence

A certified Compliance Anti Money Laundering Officer checks information on the investor and their family against international databases. This procedure helps to find out whether there are any reasons for citizenship refusal. If Immigrant Invest finds any issues, it offers a solution, for example, adding more documents.

The check is confidential and takes one working day. The investor provides only a passport.

Take a short anonymous test and learn more about the nuances of Due Diligence checks.

Evaluate chances

The check is confidential and takes one working day. The investor provides only a passport.

Take a short anonymous test and learn more about the nuances of Due Diligence checks.

Evaluate chances

Up to 1 months

Preparation of the documents

Up to 1 months

Preparation of the documents

The investor collects personal and financial documents according to the list provided by Immigrant Invest lawyers. The lawyers fill in government forms, translate documents and notarise copies.

1—2 days

Remote selection of real estate

1—2 days

Remote selection of real estate

Real Estate Department experts of Immigrant Invest suggest several properties for investment. The investor chooses a project and signs a contract to buy a share.

Up to 3 weeks

Sending the documents and opening escrow accounts

Up to 3 weeks

Sending the documents and opening escrow accounts

Immigrant Invest lawyers check the package of documents and send it for application. Then two escrow accounts are opened in a Montenegrin bank: for real estate investment and a contribution to a government fund.

7 days

Fulfilment of investment conditions

7 days

Fulfilment of investment conditions

The investor pays government charges and transfers money for investment to the escrow accounts. If the government declines the application, the money will be returned to the investor.

3 months

Due Diligence

3 months

Due Diligence

The Citizenship Programme Unit considers the application for 3 months and then notifies Immigrant Invest about preliminary approval.

When the application is approved, money from the escrow accounts is transferred to the accounts of the fund and real estate owner. Afterwards, the investor and their family members are invited to submit biometrics.

The Citizenship Programme Unit considers the application for 3 months and then notifies Immigrant Invest about preliminary approval.

1—2 days

Collection of passports

1—2 days

Collection of passports

The investor and their family come to Montenegro to submit biometrics. The passport is issued within 24 hours and handed over to the investor.

Frequently asked questions

How to get a strong passport of Montenegro?
By naturalisation, birth, marriage or investment.

To get citizenship by naturalisation, a person needs to live in Montenegro for at least 10 years and be able to speak Montenegrin at a proficiency level.

Investors get citizenship in half a year without taking exams if they participate in the government citizenship programme.
How much do I need to invest in getting a Montenegro passport?
The minimum investment is €450,000. There are two investment conditions: a contribution to a government fund of €200,000 and the purchase of real estate approved by the government. Applicants can invest €250,000 only in the real estate in the north of Montenegro. If a property is located in the capital or coastal region, the investment sum must start at €450,000.

The fund contribution is non-returnable, while real estate can be sold 5 years later.
What are the benefits of the Montenegro passport?
The power of the Montenegro passport allows one to enter the Schengen countries visa-free and obtain an E‑2 visa for moving to the USA and running a business there. Moreover, Montenegro citizens can enter the country any time and stay there as much as they need.