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Monday, June 22, 2020

New measures on developments in Montenegro regarding Covid-19

The National Coordination Body for Infectious Diseases has made a new decision on opening the borders of Montenegro in accordance with the policy of the highest level of protection of citizens, foreigners living in our country and tourists. The new measures come into force on June 21, 2020. at 24h.

In accordance with the adopted principles, three lists of countries have been formed depending on: the number of active and new cases of coronavirus infection, the trend of the number of infected persons and the overall response of a country to a pandemic, as well as information on aspects such as testing, treatment, contact monitoring and reporting.



Countries whose residents can enter Montenegro without restrictions are: Algeria, Angola, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Brunei, Bulgaria, Bhutan, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji , Philippines, Finland, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Greenland, Georgia, Guyana, Guinea, Netherlands, Croatia, Indonesia, Ireland, Iceland, East Timor, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, South Sudan, Cambodia, Cameroon, Kenya, China, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Hungary, Malawi, Malta, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mexico , Myanmar, Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Germany, Norway, New Zealand, Ivory Coast, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Slovakia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Senegal, Slovenia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Saint Lucia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Countries whose residents can enter Montenegro with a negative result of PCR test on SARS-CoV-2 accredited laboratories, aged no more than 48 hours are: Italy, Albania, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Israel, Poland, Romania and Ukraine.

The third group are foreign nationals who enter Montenegro from some of the countries that are not on the list and are sent to quarantine for 14 days.


NOTE: It is mandatory to wear protective masks in public indoor facilities.

These measures also apply to passengers and crew entering one of the Montenegrin marinas.

If you are planning to visit Montenegro and want to get timely information about all current measures, feel free to contact the Yacht Agent Montenegro team.

Thursday, June 4, 2020

UPDATE: ENTRY OF FOREIGN VESSELS INTO MONTENEGRO FROM THE 1ST OF JUNE 2020

Having in mind the implementation of the "Plan for the reception and management of foreign vessels and their crews in the ports of Montenegro, enabling unloading, embarkation and transit of foreign seafarers, as well as the management of foreign vessels entering the ports of Montenegro for fuel", we want to inform you about the mitigation of measures adopted by the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs.

Namely, from the 1st of June foreign vessels entering Montenegro and coming by water from countries with a lower active rate of 25 per 100000 inhabitants can freely enter all ports and marinas of Montenegro.

Boka Bay

If your last port of residence was in Croatia, Greece, Slovenia, Albania, Malta, Cyprus or Monaco upon arrival of the crew and passengers are free to stay in Montenegro without staying in quarantine for 14 days. And if the owners, guests or crew are citizens of the following countries and come to Montenegro by land or air they are not obliged to stay in self-isolation or quarantine, those countries are:

Slovenia, Iceland, Croatia, Slovakia, Georgia, Switzerland, Albania, Austria, Monaco, Kosovo, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Israel, Czech Republic, Finland, Estonia...

If you enter Montenegro from countries with a higher active rate of 25 per 100000 inhabitants, the crew and passengers are assigned a measure of self-isolation or quarantine for a period of 14 days. The measure of self-isolation and quarantine is abolished after 14 days for persons who have a negative coronavirus test result.

Tax-free diesel: All vessels that intend to enter Montenegro in order to supply duty-free fuel, entry is allowed, with the mandatory departure from Montenegro territorial waters immediately after the bunker. Tax-free diesel fuel is available at: Port of Bar, Marina Bar and Porto Montenegro.

By standard retail prices of fuel, you can supply your vessel in Port of Kotor, Marina Kotor and Dukley Marina Budva.

If you are planning to come to Montenegro and need detailed information, feel free to contact the Yacht Agent Montenegro team. Welcome to Montenegro!