Monaco

Monaco employment long-stay visa. A U.S. citizen with an approved Monaco employment contract can use it to apply for a Monaco long-stay visa.

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Monaco employment long-stay visa

Monaco stay and employment under the issued visa and endorsed contract; after arrival, the worker completes the residence-card procedure for a stay longer than three months.

Who qualifies

Provide an employment contract endorsed by Monaco’s Employment Service; a contract lasting three to six months supports a temporary long-stay visa.
France-Visas: Monaco long-stay visa documents
For settlement, also provide proof of accommodation, purpose of stay, recent criminal record, civil-status documents and a completed France-Visas application.
France-Visas: Monaco long-stay visa documents

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

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: Employment Service endorsement, accommodation and legalized or apostilled documents.

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.

Have the Monaco employer obtain Employment Service endorsement of the contract.Open france-visas.gouv.fr ↗
Gather these documents.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- 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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