Philippines*

Holders of travel documents with a valid Schengen visa, a valid visa from the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or the Republic of Ireland, as well as residence permits from those countries, may enter and stay in, or transit through, the territory of Montenegro for up to 30 days, but no longer than the expiration of their visa if the validity period is shorter than 30 days.

Embassies and consulates of Montenegro and visa regimes for foreign citizens

Table of Contents:

Visa regimeDiplomatic relationsPolitical ContactsEconomic Cooperation / International Trade

Republic of the Philippines

For countries marked with asterisk (*), there is no resident mission.

Visa regime

Nationals of Philippines are required to obtain a visa to enter Montenegro.

Visas may be obtained from diplomatic and consular posts of Montenegro. If you are unable to reach a diplomatic or consular post of Montenegro, you may apply for a visa at the nearest diplomatic or consular post of the Republic of Serbia.

Contact: the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Jakarta, the Republic of Indonesia
Address: Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto 109, Menteng 10310, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
Phone: + 6221 / 314-35-60
+ 6221 / 314-37-20
Fax: + 6221 / 314-36-13
Email: embjakarta@serbian-embassy.org
Website: http://www.jakarta.mfa.gov.rs

Diplomatic relations

Altogether, relations between Montenegro and the Republic of Philippines may be observed as good and friendly

The Republic of Philippines officially recognized Montenegro on the 26th of September 2009, and the diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on the same day.

The agrément has been approved to the newly designated Ambassador of the Republic of Philippines to Montenegro, Frank R. Cimafranca (whose residence is located in Budapest) - pending the presentation of his credentials to the President of Montenegro. Until his final appointment, Jose L. Garcia pefrorms the duty of Chargé d'affaires, a.i. The Honorary Consulate of Montenegro in Manilla was opened on the 12th of December 2018 (Honorary Consul in Philippines is Maria Vanessa S. Pastor-Ledesma).

Political Contacts

No official high-level bilateral visits have, so far, been realized.

Economic Cooperation / International Trade

Overall exchange of goods and services in 2020 (January – November) amounted to €601,500 (related to imports only). Direct foreign investments from the Republic of Philippines haven't been recorded.

According to the data of the Statistical Office of Montenegro, no tourists from the Republic of Philippines visited Montenegro during 2020.embjakarta@serbian-embassy.org