Monaco
Monégasque residence & citizenship
Living in Monaco long term — residence routes and, where available, the path to citizenship.
- SETTLEMENTAGE 16+OVER 3 MONTHSMonaco Residence Permit (Carte de Séjour)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.View visa details
- SETTLEMENTLONG-TERMVALID 10 YEARSPrivilege Residence Permit (Long-Term Residence)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.View visa details
- SETTLEMENTCITIZENSHIPDISCRETIONARYMonégasque Nationality by NaturalisationDiscretionary naturalisation as a Monégasque citizen for long-established residents. It is granted personally by the Sovereign Prince, with no automatic entitlement to a grant.View visa details
- SETTLEMENTCITIZENSHIPBY MARRIAGEMonégasque Nationality by MarriageAcquisition of Monégasque nationality by declaration, open to the spouse of a Monégasque national after a long marriage rather than through the discretionary route.View visa details