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Hürriyet Daily News (28 July 2026)

A popular destination for visa-free travel, Montenegro will require visas for citizens of five countries, including Türkiye, starting Nov. 1, 2026, to align its policies with the European Union.

The Montenegrin Foreign Ministry announced comprehensive changes to its existing visa regime regulation, stating citizens of Türkiye, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Belarus must obtain official visas to enter the country. By matching its visa policy entirely with the EU, the Montenegrin government fulfilled one of the final criteria necessary to close Chapter 24 of its ongoing EU accession negotiations. Under the new government regulation, citizens of these five nations can continue to utilize the current visa-free travel regime until the end of October.

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