Montenegro

Montenegro's law provides limited options to employers of foreign nationals.

Business visitors may enter under a short-stay C visa, which allows entry and stay for up to 90 days in a 180-day period. Allowable activities are not regulated by law. As the labor inspectorate has wide discretion in assessing compliance, activities conducted on business visits should be limited.

The main work authorization category is the Temporary Residence and Work Permit, which can be used for both intracompany transferees and locally hired employees. The permit may be granted for one year initially and is renewable.

The employer is required to notify the Ministry of Internal Affairs once the work activities of the foreign national end, within eight days of the end of the employment or assignment. The Ministry will grant a period of maximum 30 days within which the foreign national must leave the country.