The Honorary Consulate General of the Philippines in Monaco is a volunteer-run office that assists Philippine citizens in the Principality; passport and visa questions go to the Philippine Embassy in Paris.
Contact Details
| Address | Le Sardanapale, 2 avenue Princesse Grace, 98000 Monaco |
| Telephone | +377 93 30 10 10 |
| secretariat@philconsulatemonaco.org | |
| Head of Mission | David Zuellig, Honorary Consul General |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Monaco
The honorary consulate general represents the Philippines in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, it is headed by David Zuellig (honorary consul general). No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +377 93 30 10 10 or e-mail secretariat@philconsulatemonaco.org.
The office is in the Monte-Carlo district, about 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 the Philippines 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; the Philippines is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806. Once the Schengen visa has been issued, no further formalities apply for Monaco.
Which Philippine office issues passports and visas?
For passports and other formal consular services, Philippine citizens should turn to the Philippine Embassy in Paris, which is responsible for Monaco.
The Philippines has no embassy in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, the Embassy of the Philippines in Paris is responsible for Monaco. The ambassador accredited to Monaco is Eduardo José Atienza de Vega.
Contact details of the Philippine Embassy in Paris, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 4, Hameau de Boulainvilliers, 75016 Paris, France
- Telephone: +33 1 44 14 57 00
- Email: paris.pe@dfa.gov.ph
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:30–16:00
- Website: parispe.dfa.gov.ph
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 the Philippines and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Philippine 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: 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), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), Thailand (honorary), Timor-Leste (honorary), Tunisia (honorary), Türkiye (honorary), Ukraine (honorary), United Kingdom (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 the Philippines can turn to Monaco’s Directorate of Diplomatic and Consular Relations (+377 98 98 19 63), which assists Monegasque nationals abroad.
Philippine missions for Monaco
- Paris – Embassy of the Philippines (accredited to Monaco; no resident embassy in Monaco)
- Monaco – Honorary Consulate General (this page)
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Details checked on 18 October 2026. Sources: Government of Monaco – bilateral relations: Philippines (accessed 18 October 2026), MonServicePublic (Monaco) – Staying in Monaco, Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025), Law No. 798 of 18 February 1966 on public holidays (Légimonaco), MonacoSanté – emergency numbers, Directorate of Diplomatic and Consular Relations (Monaco).
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