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BECOMING A MONACO RESIDENT
With the exception of French nationals, any foreigner who wishes to stay in Monaco for a period in excess of three months or to establish his or her residence there, must satisfy the following stipulations :
EU nationals
The provisions mentioned hereafter refer to persons coming from one of the states of the European Union as well as Norway and Iceland.
In order to obtain a Monégasque residence permit ( the so-called "carte de séjour"), they must apply to the Residents Section of the Directorate of Public Security located at 3, rue Louis Notari in the Principality and must submit the documents listed below :
- proof of a clear legal record, or an affidavit (or an equivalent document/sworn statement) stating that they have never been convicted,
- an employment contract endorsed by the Employment Department of the Principality, or any other professional substantiating document, or a request for authorisation to set up a business or a company, or a bank reference proving sufficient means of subsistence,
- two recent photographs,
- a rental contract or a certificate of accommodation (examined by the Ad-Hoc Commission) or a deed of ownership,
- their passport.
Non - EU nationals
Interested parties are obliged to first apply to the French Consul with territorial juridiction for a visa to set up later residence. They must submit the following documents to the consular office in question:
- an abstract of their legal record, or an affidavit or an equivalent document, a sworn statement stating that they have never been convicted,
- an employment contract endorsed by the Employment Department of the Principality, or any other professional substantiating document, or a request for authorisation to set up a business or a company, or a bank reference proving sufficient means of subsistence,
- a rental contract, or a promise of rental, or a certificate of accommodation (examined by the ad hoc Commission) or a deed of ownership, or a written undertaking by the interested party to produce one of the four aforementioned substantiating documents within the three months following his or her arrival in the Principality,
- nine photographs,
- a photocopy of their passport,
- nine copies of the application form for a long-stay visa.
After obtaining this visa, any foreigner aged over sixteen is obliged to apply for a Monégasque residence permit (the so-called "carte de séjour") from the Residents Section of Public Security within eight days of arriving in the Principality. In order to obtain the permit in question, the same documents must be submitted as those which are required from EU nationals.
However, the following persons are exempted from applying for this document:
1) career diplomats accredited to H.S.H. The Sovereign Prince and the members of their families;
2) civil servants seconded under the auspices of the Franco-Monégasque Conventions.
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