Montenegro visa and entry requirements

Montenegro's foreign ministry says a foreign travel document is valid for entry if it was issued within the last ten years and will not expire until at least three months after your planned departure from Montenegro. If you need a visa, the passport must be valid at least three months longer than the visa.

No official source we read lists a vaccination certificate required for entry.

Montenegro's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists travel health insurance among the requirements for a short-stay (C) visa. No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-exempt visitors.

No official source we could read states a return-ticket requirement for visa-free visitors. Montenegro's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says short-stay (C) visa applicants may also submit proof of intention to return, such as a return ticket.

Montenegro's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists proof of means of support among the documents for a short-stay (C) visa: a foreigner is considered to have means of support with at least €50 for each day of the requested stay, shown by a bank statement or other proof of funds or regular income, cash, traveller's cheques or credit cards. No official source we could read states a figure for visa-exempt visitors.

• Tourist registration (white card) — The UK Foreign Office says all visitors to Montenegro must register with the local tourism office or police within 24 hours of arrival. It says hotel staff and the owners of some holiday lets are obliged to register you; if you stay in private accommodation, make sure you complete the registration yourself. If you do not register, it says, you may be fined, detained or face a court appearance. (within 24 hours of arrival)

Fine: 200 to 1,200 EUR

Unlawful stay is a stay by a foreigner who does not meet, or no longer meets, the conditions for entry and stay. A foreigner who enters or stays unlawfully, or does not leave immediately or within the time set, is fined 200 to 1,200 euros. The law provides that in the return decision the police, considering each case, may impose an entry and stay ban of at least 30 days and at most five years. An amending law replaces 'may impose' with 'imposes' and '30 days' with '90 days'.

within 24 hours of arrival. Done by the accommodation or the traveller.

A foreigner with a long-stay (D) visa, or staying in Montenegro for up to 90 days, must register the stay with the police within 24 hours of arriving at the place of stay. When the foreigner uses an accommodation provider, the provider has this duty and must register within 12 hours of arrival. A foreigner who fails to register is fined 60 to 600 euros.

If not done: A foreigner with a long-stay (D) visa or staying up to 90 days who does not register the stay with the police within 24 hours of arriving at the place of stay is fined 60 to 600 euros.

The UK Foreign Office says to declare cash or travellers cheques worth 10,000 euros or more when travelling to Montenegro; you get a certified declaration showing you brought it in, and without one your money could be seized when you leave.