What the Montenegro visa rules mean for Sri Lanka travellers
Sri Lanka citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Montenegro. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Short-stay visa (visa C) with a processing time of —.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Montenegro applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: 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…
- Travel insurance: 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.
- Return or onward ticket: 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…
- Proof of funds: 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 …
Montenegro entry rules compared
Montenegro lets 98 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 100. Sri Lanka citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Cambodia. Overall the Sri Lanka passport ranks #174 in the world with 19 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
In the other direction, Montenegro citizens need eta to visit Sri Lanka.