Do I need a visa to enter Montenegro?

Entry to Montenegro is possible with a..:

- a valid biometric or non-biometric passport, as well as a copy of it;

- an internal passport in the form of a book or an id-card, as well as their copies;

- children under 18 years of age with a birth certificate.

! If you have any problems entering the country with invalid or missing documents, you can use the option to apply for temporary protection or asylum (azil) right at the border with the police. In this case, Ukrainian citizens should be allowed to enter with the available documents.

If you have an expired passport, you can extend it, according to the new temporary procedure, at any Ukrainian Embassy or Consulate before entering Montenegro.

Do I need a Green Card to drive a car?

Thus, Green Card insurance is mandatory for everyone who travels abroad by car, for refugees and tourists.

A Green Card is a necessary insurance for traveling by car outside Ukraine for safe travel. It takes a few minutes to apply for an insurance policy. All you need to do is follow the link, provide the necessary data and pay for the service.

Do I need insurance to enter Montenegro?

Yes, to enter Montenegro for tourist purposes, you need insurance, regardless of whether you are traveling from Ukraine or other countries. Refugees from Ukraine do not need insurance.

Will Ukrainians receive assistance if they enter as refugees?

Yes, it is possible to enter without a passport and there is a state program of temporary protection.

Where can Ukrainians get help?

If you need any assistance:

You contact the Red Cross branch in your city and the Ukrainian centers in Montenegro;

Podgorica - 13 Hercegovacka Street

Working hours are from 9:30 to 12:30 from Monday to Friday.

Phone +382-68-662-567 (Telegram/Viber).

Email: [email protected] 

Telegram channel

Budva - Second Floor, 2-12 Dositejeva, Budva 85310, Montenegro

Working hours are from 10-00 to 12-00 from Monday to Friday.

Phone +382-69-441-547 (Telegram/Viber/WhatsApp).

Telegram channel

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Bar - Bar, F42 Ul. Vladimira Rolovića / second floor, in the city center.

Working hours: Office Mon-Fri from 10.00 to 13.00

Tel: +38268447277  

E-mail: [email protected] 

Website

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Tivat - Coordinator for Tivat and Kotor - Victoria

Phone +38268379983, +380660602651 (Telegram/Viber).

Herceg Novi - 

Ukraine Center

Mon - Sat from 9:00 to 20:00

e-mail: [email protected] 

website: https://sites.google.com/view/hnukrcentr

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Distribution of humanitarian aid 

Mon - Fri from 10:00 to 12:00

website: https://sites.google.com/view/dopomogahercegnovi/

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Telegram chat for help and communication

Phone +38268076155

What are the conditions of social security for Ukrainians?

The State Temporary Protection Program provides for the following rights, guarantees and opportunities:

1) health care (free health care in public institutions);

2) primary and secondary education (only school, kindergartens are not included);

3) work;

4) family reunification;

5) the right to apply for international protection (asylum, azil).

What should I do if my passport expires?

Resolution of the Government of Ukraine No. 170 dated 28.02.2022 adopted the Temporary Procedure for Entering Information in the Passport of a Citizen of Ukraine for Traveling Abroad. This procedure allows extending the validity of a passport for traveling abroad for up to five years;

Information on the extension of its validity period is entered into a passport for traveling abroad free of charge on the day of application by the person in whose name the passport is issued or his/her legal representative.

Consular reception is carried out by appointment on the Embassy's website.

What should you do if you have a child with you without a passport?

The Government of Ukraine adopted the Temporary Procedure for Entering Information into the Passport of a Citizen of Ukraine for Traveling Abroad by Resolution No. 170 dated February 28, 2022. The following information about the child shall be entered into the passport: surname and full name; photograph of the child; date of birth; unique number of the entry in the Unified State Demographic Register (if any); date of entry of information about the child; data of the territorial body/territorial subdivision of the SMS, embassy or consular office of Ukraine that entered the information (code); position title, signature, surname and initials of the person who entered the information.

Possibility of issuing a foreign passport

The Embassy starts issuing and producing passports in two stages:

- from April 25 to citizens of Ukraine who temporarily or permanently reside in Montenegro, i.e. only those who have a residence permit (boravak);

- from May 23 to citizens of Ukraine who have acquired the status of temporary protection in Montenegro and have received the relevant confirmation;

! The term of production and delivery of passports to Montenegro is unknown and will be approximately 3 to 6 months;

Those citizens who want to return to Ukraine and do not have a valid biometric passport should do the following:

- who have a non-biometric passport - to apply for a transit visa at the Embassy of Romania in Montenegro

- those whose passport has expired - to extend its validity at the Embassy;

- for children with a birth certificate - paste a photo in the passport of one of the parents at the Embassy

- those who do not have a foreign passport - to apply for a certificate of return to Ukraine at the Embassy;

Starting from April 25, consular reception at the Embassy is held only by appointment in the online queue of the Embassy at the link.

Reception of citizens without an appointment will be possible only if there are free places during the day;

! If you register using Russian email addresses or phone numbers, you will be immediately deleted from the system.

Entry with pets

According to the Embassy, entry with pets is allowed with or without any available documents for the animal.

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