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Temporary Residence and Work Permit for Employment

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for the employment of a foreigner in Montenegro; employment is one of three purposes of the temporary residence and work permit, alongside seasonal employment and work as a posted worker.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The applicant needs a written job offer from an employer for a specific position.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Employment of foreigners is subject to an annual quota of residence and work permits set by the Government in line with migration policy and the state of the labour market (by 30 November for the following year); the quota determines the activities in which foreigners may be employed. A foreigner employed with higher education in a managerial position with an employer may be issued a permit outside the annual quota.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The foreigner may work in Montenegro only in the jobs for which the residence and work permit was issued and only for the employer who employs them. A family member holding family-reunification residence with a foreigner who has a residence permit for work may work in Montenegro after one year from obtaining that permit.

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How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The permit is issued for up to one year. It may be extended for up to two years if the foreigner has a full-time employment contract; exceptionally, for up to two years for a foreigner with part-time contracts as executive director with several employers. For a foreigner employed in a company whose hiring requires a regulator's approval under a special law, the permit may be extended for the validity of that approval. A permanent residence permit may be issued to a foreigner who has lawfully resided in Montenegro continuously for five years on the basis of approved temporary residence.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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