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Sourced, up-to-date guides to property, vehicles, shopping, tax, work and everyday life in Montenegro.
How much compensation you get when a train is an hour or two late, when you can ask for a refund or another train at no extra cost, what help the carrier owes you while you wait, when there is no compensation, how to complain and what applies to the Bar-Belgrade train.
September 27, 2026
What the new Act on the Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms brings, when you can turn to the Ombudsman about the state, a municipality, a hospital or a school, how and by when to file a complaint, when the Ombudsman will not act, what happens to a body that ignores a recommendation and how to reach the office in Podgorica.
September 27, 2026
What the new Health and Safety at Work Act of April 2026 brings, what your employer must do when you are injured, how quickly the injury is reported to the inspectorate, who pays for insurance, when you may refuse work or leave a dangerous place, what applies to alcohol at work and what the fines are.
September 27, 2026
Who qualifies for temporary protection in Montenegro under the March 2026 decision, how long it lasts, which rights it gives, whether you can work without a permit, how health care and registration with the Health Insurance Fund work, what applies to school and family reunification and when protection is refused.
September 27, 2026
Where to have a signature or a copy of a document certified, what to bring, what certification confirms and what it does not, how a signature is certified for someone who cannot write or does not understand the document's language, what a notary charges under the April 2026 tariff and what digital certification is.
September 27, 2026
What the law treats as mobbing, how and by when to request protection from your employer, what the mediator does, when you may stop working on full pay, how to turn to the Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labour Disputes or a court, who has to prove mobbing and what fines employers face.
September 27, 2026
What the new Law on Protection from Domestic Violence and Violence against Women, in force since August 2026, changes, who counts as a family member, how to report violence, what the police can do in the first three days, which protective measures the misdemeanour court imposes, the victim's rights and the penalties.
September 27, 2026
Whether cannabis is legal in Montenegro, what the fine is for possessing drugs for personal use, which prison sentences apply to selling and bringing in drugs, what the ban on all drug advertising since August 2026 means, and what applies to industrial hemp and new psychoactive substances.
September 27, 2026
How much medicine you may bring into or take out of Montenegro under the new Medicines Act, which documents you show to customs, what applies to medicines containing controlled drugs and to medicines for pets, what the fines are and why you cannot receive medicines by post or courier.
September 27, 2026
What compensation you are owed when your flight from Montenegro is cancelled or you are denied boarding, what the airline must give you when a flight is delayed, when EU Regulation 261/2004 applies, how far the airline is liable for lost or damaged baggage and how to complain to the airline and the Civil Aviation Agency.
September 27, 2026
What the maximum allowed effective interest rate on consumer loans is in 2026, how it is calculated, how to withdraw from a loan within 14 days, how much a bank may charge for early repayment, what it must do if you fall behind on instalments and how to complain to the bank and the Central Bank.
September 27, 2026
How much a public bailiff may take from salary, minimum wage and pension since 28 May 2026, which income cannot be seized, what changes with account blocking, how the debt is paid, how to object or complain about a bailiff and who supervises their work.
September 27, 2026
What the tax on betting and lottery winnings has been since May 2026, how it is calculated, what the new Games of Chance Act requires of players, how to exclude yourself or set a limit, who may not play, how to register for online gambling and what rules apply to betting shops near schools.
September 27, 2026
What the Credit Registry of the Central Bank of Montenegro is, who reports to it, which loans, cards, overdrafts and guarantees appear, how to get a report on your own debts in person or online, what it costs, who may look at your data and what the new decision of September 2026 brings.
September 27, 2026
What the Rulebook on hunting seasons of September 2026 brings, when roe deer, wild boar, hare, pheasant or woodcock may be hunted, which days are hunting days, what a hunter needs in the hunting ground, how foreigners hunt, what is forbidden and what the fines are.
September 27, 2026
How much money in a bank is protected if the bank fails, what the temporary high balance of 30,000 euros after a home sale or severance pay means, how the guaranteed deposit and joint accounts are calculated, what the 2026 amendment changed, how interest is taxed and what average deposit rates are.
September 27, 2026
How enrolment in the first year of secondary school works in Montenegro: who can apply, how to apply on upisi.edu.me, how points are calculated from overall grades, the external exam and subjects, what competitions are worth, the thresholds for gymnasium and vocational school, and how pupils from abroad enrol.
September 27, 2026
Who recognises a foreign diploma for employment and who for further study, how the application is filed online from 2026, which documents and translations you need, what the fee is, when a diploma from the region needs no recognition and when supplementary exams are required.
September 27, 2026
Is there a ferry from Bar to Bari or Ancona in 2026, why the lines are not running, the Jadrolinija timetable on the Dubrovnik-Bari route, how the Durrës-Bari ferry operates, and what to check before travelling by car or with a pet.
September 27, 2026
What the Weapons and Ammunition Act in force since August 2026 brings, who can get a firearms licence and who may carry a weapon, how to obtain the medical certificate and proof of training, how the procedure runs from the purchase permit to the licence, how weapons must be stored, and what happens to old documents and unregistered weapons.
September 27, 2026
When the Health Insurance Fund pays for glasses, contact lenses and hearing aids, which prescriptions and levels of hearing loss qualify children and adults, how often the aid is renewed, how the procedure works from the doctor's proposal to the Fund's approval, and where you collect it.
September 27, 2026
Who in Montenegro is entitled to dental care paid by the Health Insurance Fund, what the Fund covers from preventive check-ups to orthodontic braces and dental injuries, which documents you need to choose a dentist, how many clinics have a contract with the Fund and how to find an on-call dentist.
September 27, 2026
Who can get free legal aid in Montenegro, which groups receive it regardless of assets, how much income a family may have, what the aid covers from administrative procedures to notaries and bailiffs, how to apply at the basic court and who assigns the lawyer.
September 27, 2026
What foster care is and how it differs from adoption, which types of foster care exist from 2026, who can become a foster carer, how training and the licence work, how much the cost and work allowances are, what rights foster carers have and when a placement ends.
September 27, 2026