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Administrative Police Division / Section for residents
Direction de la Sûreté Publique
4, rue Louis Notari
B.P. 555
MC - 98015 MONACO Cedex
Head of Division - Superintendent : Mr Christian CARPINELLI
Opening hours : 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Site web : www.police.gouv.mc
Contact : (+377) 93.15.30.17 / 30.50 / 30.60
Any foreigner who wishes to stay in Monaco for a period in excess of three months, or to establish his or her residence there must satisfy the following stipulations :
- Regarding nationals of one of the states of the European Economic Area
- Regarding nationals of a state which does not belong to the European Economic Area who reside outside of France
- Regarding foreign nationals of a state which does not belong to the European Economic Area who come from France
Regarding nationals of one of the states
of the European Economic Area
Nationals of one of the states of the European Economic Area (1) are exempted from the procedure for the visa to set up residence in Monaco. Consequently, in order to obtain a Monégasque residence permit (“ carte de séjour ”), they must apply to the Residents Section of the Directorate of Public Security located at 3, rue Louis Notari in the Principality and must submit the documents listed below :
- an abstract of their legal record of their nationality, and an abstract of their legal record from the country their coming from ;
- a sworn statement stating that they have never been convicted ;
- a work document endorsed by the Employment Department of the Principality, or any other professional substantiating document, or a request for authorisation to set up a business or a company, or a bank reference proving sufficient means of subsistence ;
- One recent photograph ;
- a rental contract or a certificate of accommodation (examined by the Ad-Hoc Commission) or a deed of ownership ;
- their passport.
(1) The provisions mentioned refer to persons coming from one of the states of the European Union, with the additions of Norway, Iceland, Liechstenstein and Switzerland.
Regarding nationals of a state which does not belong to the European Economic Area who reside outside of France
Interested parties are obliged to apply to the French Consul with territorial juridiction for a visa to set up residence.
They must submit the following documents to the consular office in question :
- an abstract of their legal record of their nationality, and an abstract of their legal record from the country their coming from ;
- a sworn statement stating that they have never been convicted ;
- a work document endorsed by the Employment Department of the Principality, or any other professional substantiating document, or a request for authorisation to set up a business or a company, or a bank reference proving sufficient means of subsistence ;
- a rental contract, or a promise of rental, or a certificate of accommodation (examined by the Ad-Hoc Commission) or a deed of ownership, or a written undertaking by the interested party to produce one of the four aforementioned substantiating documents within the three months following his or her arrival in the Principality ;
- One photograph ;
- a photocopy of their passport ;
- nine copies of the application form for a long-stay visa.
After obtaining this visa, any foreigner aged over sixteen is obliged to apply for a Monégasque residence permit (“ carte de séjour ”) from the Residents Section of Public Security within eight days of arriving in the Principality.
In order to obtain the permit in question, the same documents must be submitted as those which are required from nationals of the European Economic Area.
However, the following persons are exempted from applying for this document :
1) career diplomats accredited to H.S.H. The Sovereign Prince and the members of their families ;
2) civil servants seconded under the auspices of the Franco-Monégasque Conventions.
Regarding foreign nationals of a state which does not belong to the European Economic Area who come from France
Two hypothetical cases should be differentiated :
1. If the interested parties have been residing in France for at least one year :
They must submit the file for the application to set up residence in the Principality to the French Consulate-General in Monaco.The file comprises the following documents :
- the petition form the interested party ;
- an individual detailed information note ;
- a photocopy of their residence permit in France ;
- a photocopy of the passeport.
2. If the interested parties have been residing in France for less than one year :
They must submit an application for a visa to set up residence in the Principality to the French Consulate-General in their place of residence immediately preceding their settlement in France. They will be required to produce the documents listed above.
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