Citing better cooperation, Montenegro lifts visas for Turkish citizens

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December 23, 2025 11:09 AM EST

FILE PHOTO: A man looks as he walks past a demolished Turkish owned restaurant in downtown, after a man was stabbed and wounded in a late-night incident in Podgorica, Montenegro, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic/File Photo

BELGRADE, Dec 23 (Reuters) - ⁠Montenegro ⁠on ‍Tuesday revoked its decision to insist on visas for Turkish citizens ‍and reintroduced a visa-free regime but ​for a shortened duration, citing improved cooperation ​with Turkish authorities.

Following violence triggered by the stabbing of a Montenegrin man in the capital Podgorica ​by a group of Turks, Montenegro in October suspended a regime that ​had allowed visa-free stays of up to 90 days ‌for Turkish nationals.

"The material considered today states that cooperation with the ​Turkish authorities has been ⁠enhanced, alongside the implementation of strengthened security and migration checks," ‌Montenegro's government said in a statement.

"The decision provides for a reduction of the permitted ‌stay from 90 to 30 days, with a ‌note that the visa regime may be reinstated in the event of an assessment of ‍security risks."

The government said that by lifting visas for Turkish ⁠nationals it has aligned its policy with that of the European Union that it aims to join.

(Reporting by Ivana Sekularac; editing by Barbara Lewis)


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