Source document
Zakon o strancima (Skupština Crne Gore, 16. decembar 2014), with promulgation decree of 19.12.2014
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What the document holds
Montenegro Law on Foreigners (Zakon o strancima) adopted 16 Dec 2014, with the promulgation decree of 19 Dec 2014 (48 pp.): entry and visas, short stays, temporary residence grounds incl. art. 54 (residence for disposing of rights to real property owned in Montenegro; 1-year permit; value conditions left to a government regulation), procedure (40-day decision), extension (apply at least 30 days before expiry), permanent residence (5 years, property-based residence not counted), work, registration, removal, fines (out of scope), entry into force and application from 1 Apr 2015 (art. 145). No minimum property value in the law. Earlier: 1 rule and 2 events. This pass added 3 rules: 40-day decision period, 30-day renewal deadline, and the 5-year permanent residence route with property-based residence excluded.
What it supports
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Rules and prices (4)
- Residence permit validitytemporary residence permit for disposing of rights to real property1 yearsSince 1 Apr 2015 · Montenegro Parliament 2014Montenegro · 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)
- Time before eligible for permanent residencegeneral route: 5 years of continuous lawful temporary residence; time spent on temporary residence for use of real property owned in Montenegro is NOT counted5 yearsSince 1 Apr 2015 · Montenegro Parliament 2014Montenegro · 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)
- Time limit to apply for renewalextension of a temporary residence permit (all grounds, incl. art. 54); new permit valid up to one year30 days before expiry (at the latest)Since 1 Apr 2015 · Montenegro Parliament 2014Montenegro · 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)
- Time limit for a decisiontemporary residence permit applications (all grounds, incl. art. 54 property owners), from submission of a complete application40 daysSince 1 Apr 2015 · Montenegro Parliament 2014Montenegro · 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)
Timeline (2)
- Montenegro's 2014 Law on Foreigners applies, with residence for owners of real property1 Apr 2015LaunchMontenegro · 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)
- Parliament adopts the Law on Foreigners with a real-property residence ground16 Dec 2014LegalMontenegro · 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 Adopted 2014 Law on Foreigners (later Sl. list CG 56/14): art. 37(1)(8) and art. 54 temporary residence for disposing of rights to real property owned in Montenegro (1-year permit; Government to set value conditions); art. 144 repeals the 2008 Law on Foreigners; art. 145 entry into force and application from 1 April 2015.
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