Russia Consulate General Monaco

About the honorary consulate in Monaco

The honorary consulate general represents Russia in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, it is headed by Ekaterina Semenikhina (honorary consul general). No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +377 97 70 80 65 or e-mail Consulat-russie@monaco.mc.

The office is in the Monte-Carlo district, less than 1 km in a straight line from the Prince’s Palace in Monaco-Ville and about 19 km from Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, the nearest airport.

Citizens of Russia need a valid passport and a Schengen visa to visit Monaco, applied for at the embassy of the Schengen country through which they first enter Europe, according to Monaco’s public service portal; Russia is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806. Once the Schengen visa has been issued, no further formalities apply for Monaco.

Which Russian office issues passports and visas?

For passports and other formal consular services, Russian citizens should turn to the Russian Embassy in Paris, which is responsible for Monaco.

Russia has no embassy in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, the Embassy of Russia in Paris is responsible for Monaco. The ambassador accredited to Monaco is Alexey Meshkov.

Contact details of the Russian Embassy in Paris, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: 40-50 Boulevard Lannes, 75116 Paris, France
• Telephone: +33 1 45 04 05 50
• Email: ambrusfrance@mid.ru
• Website: france.mid.ru/fr

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Russia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Russian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Other consulates and embassies in Monaco

86 other countries are represented in Monaco, among them: Antigua and Barbuda (honorary), Austria (honorary), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (honorary), San Marino (honorary), Serbia (honorary), Seychelles (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Slovenia (honorary), Sovereign Order of Malta (embassy), Spain (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), Thailand (honorary), Timor-Leste (honorary), Tunisia (honorary), Türkiye (honorary), Ukraine (honorary), United Kingdom (honorary), Uruguay (honorary), Zimbabwe (honorary). The full list of all 87 missions is on the overview page for Monaco.

Closing days

Monaco’s Law No. 798 lists 12 public holidays: New Year’s Day, Saint Devota’s Day (27 January), Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Corpus Christi, the Assumption (15 August), All Saints’ Day, the Prince’s Day (19 November), the Immaculate Conception (8 December) and Christmas Day. If New Year’s Day, 1 May, 15 August, 1 November, 19 November or Christmas falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is a public holiday – in 2026 this applies to Monday 2 November, in 2027 to Monday 16 August.

Emergency assistance

In Monaco, dial 17 (or +377 93 15 30 15) for the police and 18 or 112 for the fire and rescue service (MonacoSanté). Monaco’s ambassador to Russia is based in Monaco, according to the Monegasque government’s country page; Monegasque citizens who need help there can turn to Monaco’s Directorate of Diplomatic and Consular Relations (+377 98 98 19 63), which assists Monegasque nationals abroad.

Russian missions for Monaco

• Paris – Embassy of Russia (accredited to Monaco; no resident embassy in Monaco)
• Monaco – Honorary Consulate General (this page)