Montenegro Ends Visa-Free Entry for Russians Amid 2028 EU Membership Bid
Montenegro Ends Visa-Free Entry for Russians Amid 2028 EU Membership Bid July 27, 2026 Unsplash Montenegro will require Russian citizens to obtain visas starting Nov. 1, the small Western Balkan nation’s government announced Monday, as it tightens border rules in line with EU standards to join the bloc by 2028. “Nationals of countries whose visa regimes were previously not aligned with that of the European Union (Belarus, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye) will require a visa to enter Montenegro as of Nov.
- ▪Montenegro Ends Visa-Free Entry for Russians Amid 2028 EU Membership Bid July 27, 2026 Unsplash Montenegro will require Russian citizens to obtain visas starting Nov.
- ▪1, the small Western Balkan nation’s government announced Monday, as it tightens border rules in line with EU standards to join the bloc by 2028.
- ▪“Nationals of countries whose visa regimes were previously not aligned with that of the European Union (Belarus, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye) will require a visa to enter Montenegro as of Nov.
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Montenegro Ends Visa-Free Entry for Russians Amid 2028 EU Membership Bid July 27, 2026 Unsplash Montenegro will require Russian citizens to obtain visas starting Nov. 1, the small Western Balkan nation’s government announced Monday, as it tightens border rules in line with EU standards to join the bloc by 2028. “Nationals of countries whose visa regimes were previously not aligned with that of the European Union (Belarus, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye) will require a visa to enter Montenegro as of Nov. 1, 2026,” Montenegro’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Montenegro has for years remained one of the few European countries to offer visa-free entry to Russians for up to 30 days. It saw a massive influx of anti-war Russian citizens after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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