When you go abroad, remember to check that your passport is valid and anticipate its renewal.
Understanding the process
A passport is an individual travel document which proves a person’s identity. All monegasque passports are electronic (with an embedded chip). You must be of Monegasque nationality.
- Download it here and print it using Adobe Acrobat Reader, selecting "actual size" in the print options*:
- Collect it from reception desk of the Ministry of State (main entrance)
- Download it here and print it using Adobe Acrobat Reader, selecting "actual size" in the print options*:
- Collect it from reception desk of the Ministry of State (main entrance)
*To print in actual size, please follow the instructions below:
- Download the form
- Open the form
- Select "file" at the top right, then "print" from the drop-down menu
- A window will open - select "Actual size" as follows:
- The form "Première demande ou renouvellement de passeport monégasque pour adulte" (First application or renewal for a Monegasque passport for an adult), duly completed and signed in black ink (the signature to be scanned into the chip must not extend beyond the frame provided for this purpose, in order to print on the passport)
- An identification photograph taken by a professional photographer (1), and strictly complying with the following criteria:
- Format 4,5 x 3,5 cm(2)
- Colour
- Of less than 6 months
- You should not smile
- Show your face
- Light background only (no white backgrounds)
- Without glasses
- Ears and face unobstructed
- Head (uncovered)
(1) Photographs taken in photo booths and personal or scanned photographs will not be accepted.
(2) It is preferable to attach the full contact sheet so that the passports team can cut them to the right size. Any unused photographs will be returned with the new passport.
- Stamp duty payment of 90 (ninety) euros. To be paid only in cash or by cheque made out to the Public Treasury (no credit card).
Please note that only original documents can be processed, so the file cannot be sent by email and/or contain scanned documents.
- A copy of the divorce decree authorising use of the former spouse’s last name as the preferred last name, where appropriate
- The old passport, or, if this is not available, the original copy of the declaration regarding its loss or theft made to a police authority.
Please note: it is not possible for a child to be included on a parent’s passport. Children must have their own individual passport.
- The form "Première demande ou renouvellement de passeport monégasque pour mineur" (First application or renewal for a Monegasque passport for a minor), duly completed and signed in black ink (the signature provided by a child aged at least 10 years old will be digitised onto the chip and must not extend beyond the frame provided for this purpose, in order to print on the passport))
- An identification photograph taken by a professional photographer (1), and strictly complying with the following criteria:
- Format: 4.5 x 3.5 cm (2)
- Colour
- Of less than 6 months
- You should not smile
- Show your face
- Light background only (no white backgrounds)
- Without glasses
- Ears and face unobstructed
- Head (uncovered)
(1) Photographs taken in photo booths and personal or scanned photographs will not be accepted.
(2) It is preferable to attach the full contact sheet so that the passports team can cut them to the right size. Any unused photographs will be returned with the new passport
- Stamp duty payment of:
- 30 (thirty) euros for children under 3 years
- Or 60 (sixty) euros for children under 18 years. To be paid only in cash or by cheque made out to the Public Treasury (no credit card)
- The parental permission duly completed and signed by both parents, regardless of their circumstances (married, cohabiting, divorced or separated) or, where appropriate, a divorce or separation agreement showing that the applicant has sole parental authority and that the other parent’s authority has been revoked. The passport cannot be issued without these documents:
Please note that only original documents can be processed, so the file cannot be sent by e-mail and/or contain scanned documents.
- The old passport, or, if this is not available, the original copy of the declaration regarding its loss or theft made to a police authority.
Your application should be submitted to the reception desk of the Ministry of State or sent to the General Secretariat of the Government Passport Department.
You can collect your passport from the reception desk of the Ministry of State, five working days after the date on which the documents were received, or according to the deadline indicated on a receipt issued to you when the application was submitted.
Once it has been cancelled, your old passport can be returned to you on request. Simply tick the relevant box on the passport application form.
If it includes current visa, please let us know at the time of submitting your request, so that the pages concerned are not altered.
Name on passport
The passport will be issued in your surname at birth, i.e. your patronymic name. .
If you are married, you may request that your married name also appears on your passport, after your own name (for example Marina Dupont marr. Durand).
If you are divorced and you would like the name of your ex-spouse to appear on your passport, you must show evidence of the ruling authorising you to use that name or an authorisation signed by him.
If you are widowed, you may request that the name of your late spouse appears after your own.
On the sole condition that these customary names are mentioned on your certificate of nationality.
Validity
Your passport is valid for 10 years for an adult.
For children aged between 3 and 18 years, at the time of issue, passports are valid for 5 years. And, for children aged less than three years old at the time of issue, passports are valid for 3 years.
Visas
To find out which countries require a visa for entry, contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
Please note, for some countries which do not require a visa, you must have a passport which is valid for at least six months after you leave the country.
A visa is not required for entry to the United States or the 13 countries which are part of the Schengen agreement: Austria, Belgium, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden ,Switzerland, Liechtenstein.
Children travelling alone
Authorisation to leave the country is obligatory for any minor travelling abroad who is not accompanied by a holder of parental authority.
This authorisation can be obtained by using this form:
It must be accompanied by a photocopy of an original document giving proof of the identity of the signatory.
Please note: This authorisation is different from the parental release form that some airlines require, stating that the child is authorised to travel on the plane.
You must declare any loss or theft to the law enforcement authority.
Without this declaration, you will not be able to obtain a new passport.
You should then follow the steps for applying for a Monegasque passport attaching it to your file.
Files
See also
See also
Administrative contact
Place de la Visitation
98000 MONACO
Opening hours :
from 9.30am to 5.00pm from Monday to Friday
Phone :
Fax :
Administrative contact
Place de la Visitation
98000 MONACO
Opening hours :
from 9.30am to 5.00pm from Monday to Friday
Phone :
Fax :