US EditionCiting better cooperation, Montenegro lifts visas for Turkish citizens
- Montenegro has lifted the visa requirement for Turkish citizens, limiting their stay to 30 days, according to the government announcement.
- The government amended regulations to lift the temporary visa suspension, asserting enhanced cooperation with Turkish authorities to prevent irregular migration.
- Increased cooperation with Turkish authorities and stricter migration checks were noted as reasons for this decision.
- Concerns about irregular migration followed an incident linked to Turkish nationals, but investigations cleared them of involvement, as stated by the High Court in Podgorica.
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The Government of Montenegro announced that it has today abolished visas for Turkish citizens, with the permitted stay being reduced from 90 days to 30 in order to prevent illegal migration and in line with the visa policy of the European Union.
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The Straits TimesCiting better cooperation, Montenegro lifts visas for Turkish citizens
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 nat…
Montenegro to restore visa-free travel for Turkish citizens after suspension: reports - Turkish Minute
Montenegro has decided to restore visa-free travel for Turkish citizens after temporarily suspending the arrangement in late October, according to media reports citing officials from Turkey’s Foreign Ministry. Turkish media reported on Tuesday that the visa-free regime is expected to resume later this week. However, Montenegro may shorten the maximum length of visa-free stays from 90 days to 30 days within a 180-day period, according to separate…
Montenegro lifts the suspension of the visa-free regime for Turkish citizens
PODGORICA – Today, the Government of Montenegro decided to lift the temporary suspension of the visa-free regime for citizens of Turkey, while reducing the permitted length of stay from 90 to 30 days. According to the announcement, this is a measure to prevent illegal migration and to align with the visa policy of the European Union. The Government stated that the cooperation with the Turkish authorities had been enhanced, alongside the implemen…
The Montenegrin government reversed its decision in October to ban visa-free travel for Turkish citizens following the incidents. The government reinstated visa-free travel rights for Turkish citizens.
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