Monaco entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): Issued less than 10 years before the date you arrive, and expiry date at least 3 months after the day you leave the Schengen area
Visa (FCDO): Read the official visa text below
Official source: GOV.UK – Monaco travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter Monaco, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for Monaco with a British passport?
We quote the FCDO text word for word and do not summarise it: its first sentence has conditions or a wording we do not turn into a one-line answer.
France handles immigration matters for Monaco.
You can travel without a visa to the Schengen area, which includes Monaco, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. This applies if you travel:
- as a tourist
- to visit family or friends
- to attend business meetings, cultural or sports events
- for short-term studies or training
If you’re travelling to other Schengen countries as well, make sure your whole visit is within the 90-day limit. Visits to Schengen countries in the 180 days before you travel count towards your 90 days.
Make sure you get your passport stamped on entry and exit.
If you’re a visitor, border guards will look at your entry and exit stamps to check you have not overstayed the 90-day visa-free limit for the Schengen area.
If your passport is missing a stamp, show evidence of when and where you entered or left the Schengen area (for example, boarding passes or tickets) and ask the border guards to add the date and location in your passport.
At border control, you may also need to:
- show proof of your accommodation, for example, a hotel booking confirmation or proof of address for a second home
- show proof of your travel insurance
- show a return or onward ticket
- prove that you have enough money for your stay – the amount varies depending on your accommodation
More from the FCDO visa section (extensions, border checks and other cases)
Staying longer than 90 days in a 180-day period
To stay longer, to work or study, for business travel or for other reasons, you must meet the French government’s entry requirements.
If you’re in Monaco with a residence permit or long-stay visa, this does not count towards your 90-day visa-free limit.
Read about using a residence permit to enter Monaco.
Official source: GOV.UK – Monaco travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
Monaco follows Schengen area rules. Your passport must:
- have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it may have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ago
- have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area
Official source: GOV.UK – Monaco travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for Monaco
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 10 December 2025: “New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).”
- 26 August 2022: “Updated information on lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 12 May 2022: “Clarification about current passport validity ('Entry requirements' page)”
- 29 April 2022: “Updated information on COVID-19 entry measures for Monaco (‘Entry requirements’ page)”
- 9 June 2021: “Update to testing requirements for entry into Monaco ('Entry requirements’ page)”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for Monaco (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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