Montenegro Reciprocity Schedule

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Visa Classification	Fee	Number of Applications	Validity Period
A-1	None	Multiple	60 Months [A]
A-2	None	Multiple	60 Months [A]
A-3 [1]	None	Multiple	12 Months
B-1	None	Multiple	36 Months
B-2	None	Multiple	36 Months
B-1/B-2	None	Multiple	36 Months
C-1	None	Multiple	36 Months
C-1/D	None	Multiple	36 Months
C-2	None	Multiple	36 Months
C-3	None	Multiple	48 Months [A]
D	None	Multiple	36 Months
E-1 [2]	None	Multiple	12 Months
E-2 [2]	None	Multiple	12 Months
F-1	None	Multiple	24 Months
F-2	None	Multiple	24 Months
G-1	None	Multiple	60 Months [A]
G-2	None	Multiple	60 Months [A]
G-3	None	Multiple	36 Months
G-4	None	Multiple	60 Months [A]
G-5 [1]	None	Multiple	12 Months
H-1B	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
H-1C	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
H-2A	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
H-2B	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
H-2R	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
H-3	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
H-4	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
I	None	Multiple	12 Months
J-1 [4]	None	Multiple	24 Months
J-2 [4]	None	Multiple	24 Months
K-1	None	One	6 Months
K-2	None	One	6 Months
K-3	None	Multiple	24 Months
K-4	None	Multiple	24 Months
L-1	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
L-2	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
M-1	None	Multiple	12 Months
M-2	None	Multiple	12 Months
N-8	None	Multiple	60 Months
N-9	None	Multiple	60 Months
NATO 1-7	N/A	N/A	N/A
O-1	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
O-2	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
O-3	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
P-1	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
P-2	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
P-3	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
P-4	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
Q-1 [6]	None	Multiple	12 Months [3]
R-1	None	Multiple	12 Months
R-2	None	Multiple	12 Months
S-5 [7]	None	One	1 Month
S-6 [7]	None	One	1 Month
S-7 [7]	None	One	1 Month
T-1 [9]	N/A	N/A	N/A
T-2	None	One	6 Months
T-3	None	One	6 Months
T-4	None	One	6 Months
T-5	None	One	6 Months
TD [5]	N/A	N/A	N/A
V-1	None	Multiple	120 Months
V-2	None	Multiple	120 Months [8]
V-3	None	Multiple	120 Months [8]

Please note that US Embassy Belgrade performs the full range of visa services for all residents of Montenegro.   At this time, US Embassy Podgorica does not offer any visa services and inquiries regarding visa issues should be directed to US Embassy Belgrade. 

DOCUMENTS

Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

Available.  Birth (Izvod iz Maticne Knjige Rodjenih), marriage (Izvod iz Maticne Knjige Vencanih) and death certificates, (Izvod iz Maticne Knjige Umrlih) are available from the civil registrar having jurisdiction over the locality where the event occurred.  The fact that a marriage took place by proxy is not usually evident from the marriage certificate.  Prior to May l0, 1946, these records were maintained by church authorities.  Since that date, only civil marriages have been legal.  The church documents are entitled Izvod Iz Knjiga Za Upisivanje Rodjenih I Krstenih (Birth certificate), Smrtni List (death certificate), and Vencani List (Marriage certificate).  Many records, particularly in Montenegro, were destroyed during the Second World War and reconstructed afterwards.

Divorce Certificate

Available.  Copies of divorce judgments are available from the district court (okruzni sud) which decided the case.  A divorce certificate is typewritten and headed "In the Name of the People" (U ime naroda).  Since May l0, l976, only divorces obtained through the civil courts have been legal.  Prior to this date, divorces granted by church authorities were also recognized.

Police Record

Available.  Citizens of Montenegro may obtain police certificates (Izvod iz kaznjene evidencije) from the Ministry for Internal Affairs (MUP - Ministarstvo unutrasnjih poslova); that is, the police authority, at a person's permanent residence.  People who reside in the same district where they were born will have the fastest service, as all civil records are maintained at the citizen's place of birth.  For citizens born in a different district from where they reside, the police authority will request information from the person's town of birth, and the response time will vary.  Based on input from the place of birth, police at the place of residence will issue the final official version of the certificate. 

The police certificate documents whether the applicant has been convicted of any crimes and the articles of law involved.  Note that in many cases, convictions can be expunged after ten years.  Thus, the record may not be complete beyond ten years, but it is the best and only record available.  It should include any convictions in other former Yugoslav republics prior to their independence, so that if someone lived in one of those republics after their independence they must also obtain a police record from that country.  This certificate should not be confused with the certificates issued by courts (Sudsko uverenje) that cover only the period of the past six months and indicate the absence of any investigation, charge or conviction in that period. 

NOTE:  A second party, such as the Embassy, may not request police certificates on individuals to independently verify someone's background.  Consular officers must rely on certificates requested by the individual in person.  The potential for fraudulent documentation exists, but is not common; if there is doubt about the authenticity of the certificate, the police station that issued it can usually confirm whether a document it purportedly issued is authentic.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, non-citizens who once resided in Montenegro, and are now in their native country, may apply for police certificates with their local Ministry of Foreign Affairs which will then, through diplomatic channels, contact the Embassy of Montenegro in that country.

Non-citizens who once resided in Montenegro, and are in a third country now, may apply with their Embassy in that country, who will then, through diplomatic channels, contact the Embassy of Montenegro.     

Military Records

Unavailable.

Other Records

Identity card

Available.  All residents of Montenegro who have reached their eighteenth birthday must carry an identity card (Licna Karta) issued by the Secretariat for Internal Affairs (Sekretarijat za Unutrasnje Poslove).  It contains the photograph, date and place of birth, and address of the bearer.

Statement of Unmarried Status

The civil registrar having jurisdiction over a person's residence will issue a certificate (uverenje) stating that the applicant is not married.

Note :  Non-residents must apply for these documents through a Montenegro diplomatic mission. They are unlikely to receive a reply if they write directly to the issuing office.  Montenegro consular offices throughout the world are supplied with the appropriate forms for obtaining civil documents.  The request will be forwarded to the Montenegro Ministry of Foreign Affairs for transmission to the office responsible for the issuance of the required document.  The document will then be returned to the applicant via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Montenegro Diplomatic Mission overseas.

The above procedure can be lengthy.  All applicants are encouraged to obtain the required documents through a family member, friend or lawyer residing in Montenegro, who could apply personally at the office which issues them.

Passports: Information on Travel Documents

The Government of Montenegro issues passports to citizens of Montenegro.  At this time, two passports are in circulation and both are valid.  The passport for the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is still valid for Montenegrin citizens until December 31, 2009, by which time all Montenegrin citizens must obtain the new Montenegro passport.  The Yugoslav passport was issued to both Serbian and Montenegrin citizens even after the two countries separated and there is no way to differentiate between Serbian and Montenegrin citizens based on this passport.  Valid visas in old Yugoslav passports can be used together with new Serbian or Montenegrin passports with the same biodata to travel to the United States.  The Yugoslav passport is dark blue with gold lettering on the front that says "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" in Serbian Cyrillic and "passport" in Cyrillic and Latin letters and again in French.  The information page contains data on a small hologram seal in the lower left corner.  The passport pages are multicolored brown with a geometric design.  The nationality code for holders of this passport is SRM.  The Montenegrin passport is medium red with gold lettering and a crest on the front.  "Montenegro" and "passport" are printed in Latin letters in Montenegrin and English, and "passport" is also in French.  The passport meets modern security standards, including a plasticized biodata page that has an electronic chip inside.  The nationality code for this passport is MTG.  The United States Government recognizes both passports as valid travel documents.

Geographic Areas Serviced

All of Serbia and all of Montenegro.

Special Clearance and Issuance Procedures

On November 12, 1999, the President signed a 212(f) proclamation for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.  This proclamation is titled "Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Responsible for Repression of the Civilian Population in Kosovo or for Policies that Obstruct Democracy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) ("FRY") or Otherwise Lend Support to the Current Governments of the FRY and of the Republic of Serbia".

On June 26, 2001, the President signed a 212(f) proclamation for the Western Balkans.  This proclamation gives authority for suspending the entry of certain categories of individuals into the United States.  The proclamation states that these categories include those "who seek to undermine peace, stability, reconciliation or democratic development in any area or state of the Western Balkans region."  Although no specific nationalities are named, the primary targets of this proclamation are individuals who have been identified as obstructing the Dayton Peace Accords in Bosnia and Herzegovina and those who are seen to be attempting to destabilize Kosovo and Macedonia.  In addition, those believed to be responsible for wartime atrocities in the region since 1991 are also included under this proclamation.

VO enters the names of suspected offenders into CLASS.  As with any "00" hit, posts are expected to send in a Security Advisory Opinion (SAO).  These SAOs should be in Donkey or Bear format as appropriate and should be slugged for CA/VO/L/C and EUR/SCE.  The Department's response is required prior to visa issuance.  In addition, there may be individuals who are not in CLASS, but about whom posts may have suspicions.  Posts are encouraged to send in SAOs to VO/L/C for anyone whom they believe may be affected by the limitations of the 212(f), regardless of the results of the CLASS name check. 

Official Travel

None.

Nonofficial Travel

None.

Visa Issuing Post

Belgrade (Embassy)

Tel: Embassy Switchboard - 381-11-361-9344
        American Citizen Services - 381-11-361-5983
        Visa Information - 381-11-361-5479

Fax: - 381-11-361-5497

Country Specific Footnotes

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