No visa needed

Do citizens of Montenegro need a visa for Italy?

Citizens of Montenegro don’t need a visa for Italy and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Montenegro: the passport opens 80 countries visa-free; Podgorica — Rome: ≈ 560 km, about 1 hour of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Italy without a visa on a Montenegro passport?

Yes, citizens of Montenegro don’t need a visa for Italy for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Italy visa rules at a glance

With a Montenegro passport you can visit 80 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 41 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Montenegro passport ranks 77th of 199.
Montenegro passport: visa-free access to 80 countries; Italy passport: 122.
Citizens of Montenegro and Italy can travel together visa-free to 76 countries, for example: Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Vatican City, San Marino, Romania, Greece, Slovakia, and Austria.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Italy, in turn, don’t need a visa for Montenegro. Montenegro visa for citizens of Italy

Travelling to Italy: good to know

Podgorica — Rome: about 560 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Italy is the 9th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Montenegro.