Monaco

Monaco long-stay residence supported by private means. A U.S. citizen wishing to settle in Monaco without working can document sufficient means and accommodation for a Monaco long-stay visa.

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Monaco long-stay residence supported by private means

Entry and stay under the issued Monaco long-stay visa; the separate Monaco residence-card step must be completed as directed.

Who qualifies

Provide a certified Monegasque bank statement showing sufficient means without gainful employment, or a qualifying third-party support letter and the sponsor’s resources.
France-Visas: Monaco long-stay visa documents
Provide adequate Monaco accommodation, civil-status documents, a recent criminal-record extract and the online France-Visas application.
France-Visas: Monaco long-stay visa documents

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

It could fit.

A U.S. citizen wishing to settle in Monaco without working can document sufficient means and accommodation for a Monaco long-stay visa.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: Processing starts after the authority accepts a complete file; travel and work begin only after the required permission issues.
Cost: Check current government visa, permit and document fees before filing.
The hard part: Evidence of means through a Monaco bank or qualifying sponsor, plus housing and document legalization.

Citizens by 2038.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.
2028
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2029
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2030
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2031
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2032
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2033
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2034
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2035
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2036
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2037
Permanent residence
The privileged resident card can be requested after 10 years of effective residence; the Public Security Department still decides whether to issue it.
2037
Apply for citizenship
2038
Citizenship

Time away: After at least 10 years of habitual residence since age 18, an applicant may ask the Prince for naturalisation. It is a discretionary sovereign grant, not an entitlement created by completing the residence period.
Two passports: Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.

Lawful residence on this status builds the ordinary residence clock while the permit remains valid.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
This country asks new citizens to give up their other citizenship.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Assemble the Monaco bank, housing and civil-status evidence for the France-Visas long-stay application.Open france-visas.gouv.fr ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of how you will support yourselves
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move
- A lease or other proof of where you’ll live in Monaco

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