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Legal ways to live in Monaco.

Monaco currently offers 4 active paths relevant to remote workers. There is no dedicated digital nomad visa, so the practical alternatives matter. Conditions below come from official immigration sources — filter by your citizenship.

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4 legalization paths

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A compact map of every documented option for Monaco. Start with eligibility and duration, then open the full conditions below.

  1. 01Visa-free short stay (Schengen rules via France)Getting in · Visa-free stayWho qualifiesUS citizens, UK citizens, Ukrainian citizensDuration3 moNo direct PR path
  2. 02Residence permit (carte de séjour) for residents with housing and sufficient meansStaying long-term · Temporary residenceWho qualifiesAll citizenshipsDuration1 yr +→ PR path
  3. 03Self-employed sole trader — business permit, then a residence permitStaying long-term · Freelance permitWho qualifiesAll citizenshipsDuration1 yr +→ PR path
  4. 04Temporary protection for displaced Ukrainians with ties to a Monaco residentStaying long-term · Special programWho qualifiesUkrainian citizensDuration1 yrNo direct PR path

02

Getting in

Who can enter Monaco and on what terms — visa-free windows and entry visas.

01Getting in
Visa-free stayactive

Visa-free short stay (Schengen rules via France)

For: US citizens, UK citizens, Ukrainian citizens

Duration
3 months
Path to PR
No

Requirements (4)

04
  1. 01Monaco issues no short-stay visas of its own: a stay of under three months needs a passport and, where France requires one, a Schengen visa
  2. 02Nationals of countries exempt from the Schengen visa need only a valid passport; others apply to the consulate of the Schengen country of first entry, and that visa then covers Monaco with no further formality
  3. 03At most 90 days in any 180-day period across the Schengen area
  4. 04Staying more than three months a year, or settling, requires a Monaco residence permit

03

Staying long-term

Grounds for residence — business, employment, special programs — with the conditions to qualify.

02Staying long-term
Temporary residenceactive

Residence permit (carte de séjour) for residents with housing and sufficient means

For: All citizenships

Duration
1 year, renewable
Path to PR
Yes
Family
Included
Fee
80 EUR

Requirements (6)

06
  1. 01Required for anyone aged 16 or over who stays in Monaco more than three months a year or settles there
  2. 02Accommodation in Monaco large enough for the household: owned (directly or through a company), rented under a lease registered with the Department of Tax Services, or shared with a close relative, spouse or partner
  3. 03Sufficient resources: a salary, professional income, or savings shown by a reference from a Monaco bank in the approved format; the sum judged sufficient is set by the bank, and no threshold is published
  4. 04Criminal-record extracts under three months old from every country of residence in the previous five years, a birth certificate and a sworn statement
  5. 05Non-EEA nationals — including UK nationals since 2021 — first need a type D long-stay visa for Monaco from the French consulate nearest their residence; EEA, Swiss and the other listed European nationals need no visa
  6. 06First permit 'temporary', valid one year (€80; renewal €40); 'ordinary' three-year permit after three years of residence (€100); 'privileged' ten-year permit after ten years (€160)
03Staying long-term
Freelance permitactive

Self-employed sole trader — business permit, then a residence permit

For: All citizenships

Duration
1 year, renewable
Path to PR
Yes
Family
Included
Fee
80 EUR

Requirements (5)

05
  1. 01Business permit from the Business Development Agency (foreign nationals apply for authorisation; Monegasques declare), online or on paper, with ID, birth certificate and a criminal-record extract under three months old; statutory review period 45 days from notice that the application is admissible
  2. 02The Agency's receipt confirming admissibility opens the residence-permit application
  3. 03Housing in Monaco, sufficient resources and a clean criminal record, as for every residence permit; non-EEA nationals first need a type D long-stay visa for Monaco from the French consulate nearest their residence
  4. 04A sole trader may register the business at home, for as long as the lease runs, if no clients are received there, no goods are stored or displayed, and no staff are employed (up to three businesses per household)
  5. 05After authorisation: NIS statistical number from IMSEE, declaration of existence to the Department of Tax Services, entry in the Trade and Industry Registry for a commercial activity only, and registration with CAMTI and CARTI
04Staying long-term
Special programactive

Temporary protection for displaced Ukrainians with ties to a Monaco resident

For: Ukrainian citizens

Duration
1 year
Path to PR
No

Requirements (4)

04
  1. 01Ukrainian national residing in Ukraine before 24 February 2022
  2. 02Evidenced family ties or friendship with a resident of Monaco, and hosted in Monaco
  3. 03Register with the Department of Public Safety ([email protected]) to receive a temporary residence permit
  4. 04Beneficiaries are not asylum seekers or refugees under the 1951 Refugee Convention; the welcome guide (with a Ukrainian version) sets out the support available

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