New Zealand Consulate Monaco

About the honorary consulate in Monaco

The honorary consulate represents New Zealand in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, it is headed by Matteo de Nora (honorary consul). No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +377 97 97 70 07 or e-mail consulat.nz.mc@gmail.com.

The office is in the La Condamine 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.

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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand office issues passports and visas?

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

New Zealand has no embassy in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, the Embassy of New Zealand in Paris is responsible for Monaco. The page shows the ambassador’s post as vacant.

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

• Address: 103 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris, France
• Telephone: +33 1 45 01 43 43
• Email: embassy.nz.fr@gmail.com
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10:30 – 13:00 and 14:00 – 17:00
• Website: www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/europe/france/new-zealand-embassy

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 New Zealand and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help New Zealand 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: Niger (honorary), North Macedonia (honorary), Norway (honorary), Oman (honorary), Palau (honorary), Paraguay (honorary), Peru (honorary), Philippines (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Romania (honorary), Russia (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). 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 New Zealand can turn to Monaco’s Directorate of Diplomatic and Consular Relations (+377 98 98 19 63), which assists Monegasque nationals abroad.

New Zealand missions for Monaco

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