Entry and the D visa for a company director

Do you need a visa?

Citizens of the European Union do not need a visa. More than a hundred countries are on the official visa-free list: their citizens can enter and stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period with a valid travel document. The list is published by the Government of Montenegro. If your country is on it, you can enter and start the process; if it is not, you need a visa before you travel.

Official page: Visas, Government of Montenegro

Short-stay (C) and long-stay (D) visas

The official decision time is ten days from submission; it can extend to 30 days for further consideration or 60 days when additional documents are required.

How a registered company helps

If you need a D visa to come as a company director, then in our practice a registered Montenegrin company is the basis for explaining the purpose of your stay: it shows that you are the director of a real company. That is why many clients register the company first. We help with the company documents; the visa decision belongs to the consulate. We do not promise approval and we do not quote approval rates.

Plan the family’s arrival

In our experience, for family members who enter visa-free, the 90-day period starts running as soon as they enter, and the family’s own permits are filed after the director’s permit is obtained. Where it is possible, plan the arrival so the permitted stay does not run out while the permit is in process.

Last reviewed: 3 October 2026. Official source: gov.me, page dated 27 March 2025. Rules and lists change.