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Closed Terminated 31 December 2022; legacy files continue

# 🇲🇪Montenegro — Special investment citizenship programme

Special investment citizenship programme is classified as historical. Its inventory status is closed. Historical project investment + contribution. Closed intake does not imply every legacy case ended

Evidence & review dates · 13 October 2026

Evidence reviewed 13 October 2026Dated research; confirm current terms with the authority.

[European Commission / Council document register ↗](https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-17100-2025-ADD-1/en/pdf)[All sources & limitations →](https://cbi.me/closed-programmes/me/#sources)[Suggest a correction →](https://cbi.me/corrections/?page=%2Fclosed-programmes%2Fme%2F)

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Legal outcome

Historical route record

Base amount

Historical project investment + contribution

Presence

Closed

## Cost breakdown

A complete itemised government-fee subtotal is not listed here. The qualifying amount remains separate from document, professional and other charges.

Use the current government schedule for the exact applicant cohort.

## Family of four

Household assumptions and eligibility

Principal, spouse and two children aged under 12. Eligibility, age definitions and dependency rules apply.

Legacy rules only

## Requirements

Eligibility, presence and exceptions

European Commission confirms phase-out at end 2022. Ongoing approvals do not prove reopening.

Presence

Closed intake does not imply every legacy case ended

Holding / ongoing duties

Legacy applications may still be processed

## Travel access

Destination rules, conditions and source dates

This route does not establish ordinary national-passport privileges. Short visits; personal circumstances and entry conditions apply. Each rule retains its own check date.

UK visits

Historical referenceThis record describes the programme during its stated historical period. Current visitor rights are not derived from this archive.

Checked 2026-10-13.

- [2025 visa suspension monitoring, North Macedonia §5 ↗](https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-17100-2025-ADD-1/en/pdf)European Commission / Council document register · Institutional report · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports

Special economic-interest law remains; grants in 2024; warns against systematic exchange for investment. Albania scheme not established, legal basis suspended.

- [Montenegro 2023 report, host copy ↗](https://wapi.gov.me/download-preview/4441000a-7e5c-4b2c-b3f3-661bac4e8736?version=1.0)European Commission · Institutional report · Checked 2026-10-12What this source supports

Investor citizenship scheme phased out end 2022; legacy applications continue.

Schengen visits

Historical referenceThis record describes the programme during its stated historical period. Current visitor rights are not derived from this archive.

Checked 2026-10-13.

- [2025 visa suspension monitoring, North Macedonia §5 ↗](https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-17100-2025-ADD-1/en/pdf)European Commission / Council document register · Institutional report · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports

Special economic-interest law remains; grants in 2024; warns against systematic exchange for investment. Albania scheme not established, legal basis suspended.

- [Montenegro 2023 report, host copy ↗](https://wapi.gov.me/download-preview/4441000a-7e5c-4b2c-b3f3-661bac4e8736?version=1.0)European Commission · Institutional report · Checked 2026-10-12What this source supports

Investor citizenship scheme phased out end 2022; legacy applications continue.

USA visits

Historical referenceThis record describes the programme during its stated historical period. Current visitor rights are not derived from this archive.

Checked 2026-10-13.

- [2025 visa suspension monitoring, North Macedonia §5 ↗](https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-17100-2025-ADD-1/en/pdf)European Commission / Council document register · Institutional report · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports

Special economic-interest law remains; grants in 2024; warns against systematic exchange for investment. Albania scheme not established, legal basis suspended.

- [Montenegro 2023 report, host copy ↗](https://wapi.gov.me/download-preview/4441000a-7e5c-4b2c-b3f3-661bac4e8736?version=1.0)European Commission · Institutional report · Checked 2026-10-12What this source supports

Investor citizenship scheme phased out end 2022; legacy applications continue.

Canada visits

Historical referenceThis record describes the programme during its stated historical period. Current visitor rights are not derived from this archive.

Checked 2026-10-13.

- [2025 visa suspension monitoring, North Macedonia §5 ↗](https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-17100-2025-ADD-1/en/pdf)European Commission / Council document register · Institutional report · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports

Special economic-interest law remains; grants in 2024; warns against systematic exchange for investment. Albania scheme not established, legal basis suspended.

- [Montenegro 2023 report, host copy ↗](https://wapi.gov.me/download-preview/4441000a-7e5c-4b2c-b3f3-661bac4e8736?version=1.0)European Commission · Institutional report · Checked 2026-10-12What this source supports

Investor citizenship scheme phased out end 2022; legacy applications continue.

Global category counts, where shown above, are attributed publisher snapshots. The selected destination rules here use government evidence. Recognition of a document is separate from visa exemption.

## Sources

Publications, supporting claims and review dates

Checked means the cited material was reviewed, not that the authority published a new rule that day. Source authority and retrieval limitations are recorded below.

Find a source

- 2025 visa suspension monitoring, North Macedonia §5European Commission / Council document register · Checked 2026-10-13

[Open source publication ↗](https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-17100-2025-ADD-1/en/pdf)

Institutional report

Special economic-interest law remains; grants in 2024; warns against systematic exchange for investment. Albania scheme not established, legal basis suspended.

- Montenegro 2023 report, host copyEuropean Commission · Checked 2026-10-12

[Open source publication ↗](https://wapi.gov.me/download-preview/4441000a-7e5c-4b2c-b3f3-661bac4e8736?version=1.0)

Institutional report

Investor citizenship scheme phased out end 2022; legacy applications continue.

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