Other consular services

Issuance of Nulla Osta certificate

If a Montenegrin citizen wishes to marry a foreign citizen abroad, they must contact our competent embassy to obtain a certificate that there are no legal obstacles to the marriage (Nulla Osta) if required by the competent authorities for marriage in that country. This certificate, along with other documentation, is submitted to the relevant municipal office where the marriage will be concluded.

Issuance of Conveyance

A conveyance is a document used for transporting remains across borders. The transport can be done the same way, regardless of whether it is an urn or a coffin - accompanied by an agency registered for funeral services. The request for the issuance of a conveyance, for the burial of remains in Montenegro or transit through Montenegro, is submitted to the Embassy or General Consulate of Montenegro or by the authorized foreign consular office designated by Montenegro in the area where the deceased person’s last residence was. Typically, the funeral company contacts the Embassy and provides the necessary documentation, which the embassy officer checks and based on which issues the conveyance.

Issuance of Certificate of Life

A certificate of life is a document needed by our citizens who are users of pension and disability insurance rights, proving to the payer of benefits that they are alive and that there continues to be a legal basis for the payment of that benefit.

The certificate of life is typically delivered once a year at the request of the foreign bearer of insurance and is certified by the diplomatic-consular representative office based on the personal presence of the benefit holder and inspection of their personal document.

Issuance of Certificate of Residence in the Receiving Country for Customs Duties Exemption upon Returning to Montenegro

Diplomatic and consular missions of Montenegro are authorized, in accordance with the Customs Law (Article 195, paragraph 1) and the Regulation on the Conditions and Procedure for Realizing the Right to Customs Duty Exemption (Article 35, paragraph 1), to issue certificates to our citizens who have lived abroad in cases of returning to permanent residence in Montenegro, in order to realize customs privileges.

According to the mentioned Regulation, Montenegrin citizens who have resided abroad continuously for at least one year are entitled to exemption from payment of import duties on household items imported from abroad, which they owned and used for at least six months within one year of their return from overseas residence.

Inheritance Declaration (Record)

Diplomatic-consular offices process inheritance declarations based on a request from the Montenegrin court where the inheritance procedure is conducted.

The personal presence of the party is required for the purpose of giving the inheritance declaration and signing it, with prior verification of their identity by checking an identification document (passport, ID card). The party makes a statement regarding acceptance or renunciation for the benefit of another or non-acceptance of the inheritable rights due to them by law.

Legalization of Public Documents from Montenegro and Foreign Public Documents in International Traffic

Public documents issued abroad can be used in Montenegro if they are legalized according to the regulations of the issuing country and endorsed by the Montenegrin representation in that state, or by the representation of the Republic of Serbia authorized to provide consular protection and services in the case of legalization according to the Agreement between the two states. An alternative is that after being legalized according to the regulations of the issuing state, the documents are endorsed by its diplomatic representation in Montenegro and legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro.

If Montenegro does not have a diplomatic representation in the state where the document was issued, nor does the Republic of Serbia have a diplomatic representation in that country, or if that country does not have a diplomatic representation in Montenegro, the legalization can also be carried out in a third state where both countries have diplomatic representations in the following way: after the document is certified by the competent authority of the state in which it was issued, the document is then endorsed by its diplomatic representation in the third country, followed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of that third country, and finally by the diplomatic representation of Montenegro in that third country. Legalization of public documents is not required, nor is an Apostille certificate needed when there is a confirmed bilateral agreement between Montenegro and the country where the document will be used, regarding mutual exemption from legalization. Similarly, documents issued in Montenegro based on actual reciprocity are not subject to legalization for use in any state, just as documents from that state in Montenegro.