Immigrate to Montenegro from New Zealand

Updated on Tuesday 16th July 2024

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If you want to immigrate to Montenegro from New Zealand, you can apply for a temporary residence permit. The procedure is fairly simple, however, the success of your application depends on you meeting the requirements associated with the reason for relocating.

Below, our lawyers in Montenegro explain how you can move here from New Zealand under various scenarios.

How to relocate to Montenegro from New Zealand for short stays

Any stay below 90 days or 3 months is considered a short-term stay in Montenegro. However, in the case of New Zealand citizens the main advantage is that they do not even need entry visas to come here.

A valid passport is sufficient to move to Montenegro from New Zealand for such a short period of time. This option is very useful if you:

want to study here, so you need to know more about the university and city you will live in;
want to open a business in Montenegro and need to check the business market and potential competitors, or you want to stay for the duration of the registration process;
want to move for employment purposes and need to know if Montenegro is the country that suits you best.

Through short-term relocation, you can get answers to many of your questions on immigration to Montenegro. Those that cannot be answered this way can be replied by our Montenegrin lawyers.

Obtain temporary residency as you move to Montenegro from New Zealand

Any stay longer than 3 months will require you to apply for a residence permit in Montenegro. Such a visa is required if you relocate from New Zealand for:

employment;
studentship;
family reunion;
running a business.

No matter the reason you intend to immigrate to Montenegro from New Zealand under, you can rely on our law firm for assistance with the documentation.

Documents required for your residence permit

There are several documents you need to gather if you want to relocate to Montenegro from New Zealand for more than 3 months, namely:

a valid passport;
health insurance;
bank account indicating sufficient money to sustain your stay here for the entire period;
evidence of the reasons for moving to Montenegro;
clean criminal record;
proof of accommodation.

These are standard documents that need to be prepared no matter why you immigrate to Montenegro from New Zealand. They must be filed with the Consulate in Auckland.

Due to the distance between the two countries, our law firm in Montenegro recommend you handle the following aspects first:

make sure your travel document has at least 6 months of validity left before travelling;
also, make sure you start looking for suitable accommodation before moving here (you can start searching at least 2 months in advance to find a place to live);
it takes around 40 days, so one month and a half and up to two months to have your application reviewed and be issued the temporary residence permit;
the criminal record and bank statements must also be recent (we recommend they are issued no later than 3 months after application).

You can rely on our lawyers if you need support in renting a place to stay. We can assist with the lease or rental contract, so that you can move in right away.

The validity of a temporary residence permit is usually one year, so if you extend your stay, bear in mind that you will need to renew it.

Access to permanent residency and citizenship

If you intend to immigrate to Montenegro from New Zealand with the intention of settling here permanently, you need to live here for at least 5 years to apply for permanent residency. Add 5 more years to this time span and after 10 years you become eligible for a Montenegrin passport.

Please contact us if you need assistance in moving to Montenegro from New Zealand. Our lawyers in Montenegro can help you apply for any type of residence visa.