Residence & citizenship
Residence & citizenship routes for Monaco.
4 Monégasque resources in this topic
Visa routes
- Monaco Residence Permit (Carte de Séjour)Visa route
The core residence permit anyone aged 16 or over needs to live in Monaco for more than three months, progressing over time from temporary to ordinary status.
- Privilege Residence Permit (Long-Term Residence)Visa route
Monaco's long-term residence card for established residents, valid for ten years, giving settled status to those with a lengthy record of living in the Principality.
- Monégasque Nationality by NaturalisationVisa route
Discretionary naturalisation as a Monégasque citizen for long-established residents. It is granted personally by the Sovereign Prince, with no automatic entitlement to a grant.
- Monégasque Nationality by MarriageVisa route
Acquisition of Monégasque nationality by declaration, open to the spouse of a Monégasque national after a long marriage rather than through the discretionary route.