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Do British citizens need a visa for Montenegro?

By the Visa Almanac editorial teamChange logUpdated 1 Nov 2026

In brief

No. British passport holders can visit Montenegro visa-free for up to 90 days.

Montenegro visa-free stay for British citizens: up to 90 days. Official rule. Source: Government of Montenegro (Decree on Visa Regime), published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, checked .

Montenegro visa fee for British citizens: none for visa-free entry.

Državljani Republike Albanije, Kneževine Andore, Antigve i Barbuda [...] mogu ulaziti, prelaziti preko teritorije i boraviti u Crnoj Gori do 90 dana, sa važećom putnom ispravom izdatom od nadležnih organa tih država, bez vize.In English: Nationals of Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda [...] may enter, transit and stay in Montenegro for up to 90 days with a valid travel document issued by those states, without a visa.Government of Montenegro (Decree on Visa Regime), published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: Government of Montenegro (Decree on Visa Regime), published by the Ministry of Foreign AffairsReport a change

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ContentsIn brief
  1. In brief
  2. At a glance
  3. Do British citizens need a visa?
  4. Apply from the UK
  5. Fee
  6. Processing time
  7. Documents
  8. What changed
  9. FAQ
  10. Sources

At a glance

AccessVisa-free · 90 days
StayUp to 90 days
Validity and entriesNot stated by the official source
Official feeNone for visa-free entry
Official processingNothing to apply for
Where to applyNothing to apply for to visit visa-free

Do British citizens need a visa for Montenegro?

The Government of Montenegro (Decree on Visa Regime), published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists the UK among the countries whose nationals can visit without a visa. Stay: 90 days.

“Državljani Republike Albanije, Kneževine Andore, Antigve i Barbuda [...] mogu ulaziti, prelaziti preko teritorije i boraviti u Crnoj Gori do 90 dana, sa važećom putnom ispravom izdatom od nadležnih organa tih država, bez vize.”

In English: “Nationals of Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda [...] may enter, transit and stay in Montenegro for up to 90 days with a valid travel document issued by those states, without a visa.”

Government of Montenegro (Decree on Visa Regime), published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs · checked

Conditions and exceptions

  • British citizens, and holders of travel documents issued in the British Overseas Territories, can enter and stay in Montenegro for up to 90 days without a visa.

    Citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as holders of valid travel documents issued in the British Overseas Territories: ... may enter, transit through, and stay in Montenegro for up to 90 days, with a valid travel document, without a visa.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro · checked

  • You must register your stay: hotels and other hosts do it within 12 hours, and if you stay without such a host you register within 24 hours with the local tourist organisation, the police or the municipality.

    During your stay in Montenegro, you are obliged to register and deregister your stay. If you are staying in a hotel, private accommodation, or any other facility, the host is obliged to register your stay within 12 hours of your arrival and check out of your stay. If you are a foreigner and you are staying in Montenegro for tourism purposes, and you do not use the registration services of the accommodation provider, you can report your stay to the local tourist organization or police in the place where you are staying, or through the competent local government within 24 hours.National Tourism Organisation of Montenegro · checked

  • Holders of refugee or stateless travel documents issued by the UK can stay up to 30 days without a visa.

    Imaoci važećih putnih isprava izdatih od država članica Evropske unije, Državne zajednice Australije, Republike Islanda, Japana, Kanade, Novog Zelanda, Kraljevine Norveške, Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, Švajcarske Konfederacije i Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva Velike Britanije i Sjeverne Irske, na osnovu Konvencije o pravnom položaju izbjeglica iz 1951. godine ili Konvencije o pravnom položaju lica bez državljanstva iz 1954. godine, kao i posebnih putnih isprava za strance mogu ulaziti, prelaziti preko teritorije i boraviti u Crnoj Gori do 30 dana, bez vize.In English: Holders of valid travel documents issued by EU member states, Australia, Iceland, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United States, Switzerland and the United Kingdom under the 1951 Refugee Convention or the 1954 Convention on Stateless Persons, as well as special travel documents for foreigners, may enter, transit and stay in Montenegro for up to 30 days without a visa.Government of Montenegro (Decree on Visa Regime), published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs · checked

  • Montenegro is not in the Schengen area: time there does not count towards your 90 Schengen days, and Schengen days do not count in Montenegro.

    Montenegro is not part of the Schengen area , so: visits to Montenegro do not count towards your 90-day visa-free limit in the Schengen area visits to other EU or Schengen countries do not count towards your 90-day visa-free limit in MontenegroUK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · checked

How to apply from the UK

To visit visa-free for up to 90 days there is nothing to apply for: check the documents and entry checks below. For a longer stay or another purpose:

  1. Montenegro's embassy for the UK is in London, at 40 Cambridge Street, SW1V 4QH (unitedkingdom@mfa.gov.me).

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro · checked

Fee

Visa-free entry costs nothing.

Processing time

Nothing to apply for to visit visa-free for up to 90 days. For visas, the official sources we read state no processing time.

Documents and entry checks

What changed

  1. Checked against the official sources on this page: the rule above still holds.

FAQ

Is Montenegro visa-free for British citizens now?

Yes: visa-free for up to 90 days. Checked on 31 Oct 2026 against the Government of Montenegro (Decree on Visa Regime), published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

How much does a Montenegro visa cost for British citizens?

Visa-free entry costs nothing.

Can I get a Montenegro visa in 7 days?

There is nothing to apply for to visit visa-free for up to 90 days. The official sources we read state no processing time.

Sources

Official sources only. Each was checked on the date shown.

  1. Government of Montenegro (Decree on Visa Regime), published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: entry rule and entry conditionsgov.me · checked
  2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro: entry conditions and how to applygov.me · checked
  3. National Tourism Organisation of Montenegro: entry conditionsmontenegro.travel · checked
  4. UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK foreign travel advice): documents and entry conditionsgov.uk · checked
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