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Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima (Skupština Crne Gore, 31. decembar 2025)
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Law amending Montenegro's Law on Foreigners, adopted 31 Dec 2025 (promulgation decree and text, 41 pp.; the stored file repeats the text twice): new D-visa article (stays of 90-180 days a year, incl. for property owners, with proof of ownership and funds), digital nomad residence (out of scope), EUR 150,000 minimum real-estate transfer-tax base for property-based residence with EU/EEA/Swiss exemption (art. 24), extension rules (earliest 60 days before expiry; property owners prove taxes paid, art. 31), work permits incl. EUR 5,000 annual taxes for owner-directors (employment route, out of scope), fines, transitional rule art. 217b (renewals of property permits issued before entry into force are decided under the old law, i.e. without the EUR 150,000 test), entry into force on the eighth day after publication (publication not stored). Earlier: EUR 150,000 rule and adoption event. This pass added 2 rules: D-visa stay limit for property owners and the 60-day earliest renewal filing.
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- Property purchasetax base of the real-estate transfer tax assessment (proof of value); not required of EU/EEA/Swiss nationalsEUR 150,000Date not stated · Montenegro Parliament 2025Montenegro · Temporary residence for owners of real property (Zakon o strancima, art. 54 (2016 text) / art. 56 (2018 law); EUR 150,000 minimum from the 2025 amendment)
- How early a renewal can be applied forextension of a temporary residence permit (all grounds, incl. property owners): application no earlier than 60 days before expiry; property owners must also prove taxes paid during the permit60 days before expiry (earliest)Date not stated · Montenegro Parliament 2025Montenegro · Temporary residence for owners of real property (Zakon o strancima, art. 54 (2016 text) / art. 56 (2018 law); EUR 150,000 minimum from the 2025 amendment)
- Validity of the visalong-stay visa (visa D) for a foreigner intending to stay more than 90 days, for (among other purposes) the use and disposal of rights to real property owned in Montenegro; requires proof of ownership and of funds for subsistence, accommodation, health insurance and return180 days within one year (maximum stay)Date not stated · Montenegro Parliament 2025Montenegro · Temporary residence for owners of real property (Zakon o strancima, art. 54 (2016 text) / art. 56 (2018 law); EUR 150,000 minimum from the 2025 amendment)
About the document
What it covers 2025 amendment to the 2018 Law on Foreigners: art. 24 amends art. 56 so that temporary residence on the basis of property requires proof of value, a real-estate transfer tax assessment with a tax base of at least EUR 150,000 (not for EU/EEA/Swiss nationals); also a D visa for property owners.
Notes Adopted 31 December 2025; in force on the eighth day after publication in the Official Gazette (publication date not read). Some media reported EUR 200,000; the adopted text says 150,000.
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