Timor-Leste Consulate Monaco

About the honorary consulate in Monaco

The honorary consulate represents Timor-Leste in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, it is headed by Monisha Bency Issac Sawhney (honorary consul). No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +377 97 98 24 25 or e-mail missac@iyc.com.

The office is in the Fontvieille district, close to the Prince’s Palace and about 18 km from Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, the nearest airport.

Monaco is not part of the Schengen area, but visitors need the same documents as for entering France, according to Monaco’s public service portal. Citizens of Timor-Leste need no visa for short stays in the Schengen area (up to 90 days in any 180-day period, Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806), so they can visit Monaco without one.

Which Timorese office issues passports and visas?

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

Timor-Leste has no embassy in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, the Embassy of Timor-Leste in Geneva is responsible for Monaco. The ambassador accredited to Monaco is Antonio da Conceição.

Contact details of the Timorese Embassy in Geneva, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: Rue Pestalozzi 7, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
• Telephone: +41 22 788 35 62
• Email: geral@timorlestemission.ch

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 Timor-Leste and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Timorese 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), Bahamas (honorary), Barbados (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Bosnia and Herzegovina (honorary), Brazil (honorary), Cabo Verde (honorary), Canada (honorary), Central African Republic (honorary), Chile (honorary), Cook Islands (honorary), Côte d’Ivoire (honorary), Republic of the Congo (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). Monegasque citizens who need help in Timor-Leste can turn to Monaco’s Directorate of Diplomatic and Consular Relations (+377 98 98 19 63), which assists Monegasque nationals abroad.

Timorese missions for Monaco

• Geneva – Embassy of Timor-Leste (accredited to Monaco; no resident embassy in Monaco)
• Monaco – Honorary Consulate (this page)