Austria Consulate Budva

About the honorary consulate in Budva

The honorary consulate represents Austria in Montenegro. According to the Government of Montenegro’s list of honorary consuls (gov.me, accessed 19 October 2026), the honorary consul is Milan Mrvaljević. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, e-mail osterreich_counc@t-com.me.

Budva, in Budva Municipality, lies about 38 km in a straight line from the centre of Podgorica; the nearest airport is Tivat (about 16 km), and Podgorica Airport is about 35 km away.

Citizens of Austria do not need a visa for stays in Montenegro of up to 90 days with a valid passport, according to Montenegro’s Decree on Visa Regime; a valid national identity card is also accepted for stays of up to 30 days. Montenegro is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.

Which Austrian office issues passports and visas?

Passports and other formal consular services for Austrian citizens are handled by the Austrian Embassy in Podgorica.

Contact details of the Austrian Embassy in Podgorica, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: Svetlane Kane Radević 3, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
• Telephone: +382 20 201 135
• Email: podgorica-ob@bmeia.gv.at
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:00
• Website: www.bmeia.gv.at/oeb-podgorica

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 Austria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Austrian 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.

Closing days

Montenegro’s non-working public holidays are New Year (1 and 2 January), Labour Day (1 and 2 May), Independence Day (21 and 22 May), Statehood Day (13 and 14 July) and Njegoš Day, the Montenegrin day of culture (13 and 14 November); the Day of the Ecological State (20 September) is a working day. If the first day of a holiday falls on a Sunday, the next two days are off; if the second day falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is off. The honorary consulate may also close on Austria’s national day (26 October).

Emergency assistance

In Montenegro, dial 112 for the emergency services (UK Foreign Office travel advice). Montenegrin citizens who need help in Austria can contact the Embassy of Montenegro in Vienna, according to the Government of Montenegro, or the Directorate-General for Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro (Bulevar Stanka Dragojevića 2, Podgorica; weekdays 08:00–11:00; arhiva.konzularno@mfa.gov.me).

Austrian missions in Montenegro

Measured in a straight line from Budva, the nearest other Austrian office is the Embassy in Podgorica (about 38 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Budva.

• Podgorica (38 km) – Embassy of Austria in Montenegro
• Budva – Honorary Consulate (this page)