Consular protection is the help an EU Member State can provide to its citizens in case they need assistance abroad. Typically, consular protection can include cases such as:

• A need for emergency travel documents;
• A serious accident or serious illness;
• Relief and repatriation in case of an emergency;
• Being a victim of crime;
• Arrest or detention;
• Death.

In Montenegro, 13 EU Member States have a resident Embassy (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia). There are also 2 Consulates (Belgium and Croatia). 

You are an EU citizen in need of consular protection in Montenegro?

• You can contact your resident Embassy/Consulate able to provide consular protection.
• If your EU Member State has no resident Embassy, Consulate in Montenegro, you can turn to another EU Member State for consular protection.

Indeed, any EU citizen abroad whose own Member State has no local representation is entitled to receive general consular protection from the diplomatic or consular authorities of any other EU Member State. In that case, EU citizens are entitled to benefit from consular protection under the same conditions as the nationals of that other EU Member State.

You can find the contact details of the resident EU Member States Embassies/Consulates who can provide consular protection here. 

Please note that the EU Delegation Montenegro cannot provide direct consular assistance.