Choose your visa
Select the visa that matches the purpose of your trip to Monaco.
- SHORT STAYNON-EXEMPTVIA FRANCESchengen Short-Stay Visa for MonacoFor non-exempt travellers who need a Schengen visa to visit Monaco for short stays. It is applied for through France, which handles visa matters on the Principality's behalf.View visa details
- SHORT STAYVISA-EXEMPTEEA & SWISSVisa-Free Short Stay (EEA, Swiss and Visa-Exempt Nationals)For nationals of EEA and associated States, Switzerland and other visa-exempt countries, who may visit Monaco without a visa for short stays in the Principality.View visa details
- WORKEMPLOYER-LEDJOB REQUIREDMonaco Work Permit (Work Authorisation)The employer-led authorisation that nearly all foreign nationals need before taking paid employment in Monaco, arranged by the hiring employer ahead of the job starting.View visa details
- STUDYSTUDENTSFRENCH VISAStudent Residence PermitThe residence route for international students living in Monaco while studying. Non-EEA nationals combine it with a French long-stay visa to take up their place in the Principality.View visa details
- FAMILYSPOUSE & CHILDRENJOIN RESIDENTFamily Reunification Residence PermitLets the spouse or partner and minor children of a Monaco resident obtain residence and live together with them in the Principality.View visa details
- FAMILYSPOUSEMONÉGASQUE PARTNERSpouse of a Monégasque National Residence PermitA dedicated residence permit for the foreign spouse of a Monégasque national, allowing them to settle and live in the Principality with their partner.View visa details
- BUSINESSSELF-EMPLOYEDSTATE APPROVALBusiness Permit and Self-Employment AuthorisationAuthorisation to run a business or work self-employed in Monaco. It is granted by the Minister of State through the Economic Development Department before trading begins.View visa details
- 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
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