The Office of the Embassy of Spain in Podgorica is a branch of the Spanish Embassy in Belgrade, which is accredited to Montenegro; it is listed by the Montenegrin foreign ministry with an address in Podgorica.
Contact Details
| Address | Bulevar Džordža Vašingtona 98, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro |
| Telephone | +382 67 167 510 |
| jorge.urbiola@maec.es | |
| Website | www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/belgrado |
| Head of Mission | Jorge Urbiola López de Montenegro, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. |
| National Day | 12 October |
Opening Hours
The office’s official website (checked October 2026) does not publish fixed opening hours – call or e-mail before visiting. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Office
About the Office of the Embassy of Spain in Podgorica
According to the Diplomatic List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro (October 2026), the office is currently led by Jorge Urbiola López de Montenegro as Chargé d’Affaires a.i. The Spanish Embassy in Belgrade is at Prote Mateje 45, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia (tel. +381 11 3440 231). Spain also has an honorary consulate in Podgorica. The office is in the capital, Podgorica, about 9 km in a straight line from Podgorica Airport and about 44 km from Tivat Airport.
From the office’s website
The website of the Spanish Embassy in Belgrade states that the embassy is accredited to both Serbia and Montenegro; consular matters are handled exclusively by e-mail (information: emb.belgrado.info@maec.es, appointments: emb.belgrado.citas@maec.es). For emergencies the Belgrade embassy gives +381 63 285 082.
Source: www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/belgrado/es/Paginas/index.aspx (checked October 2026).
Do Spanish citizens need a visa for Montenegro?
Citizens of Spain 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.
Documents checklist
Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Spanish sources:
Spanish passport (application abroad)
- Registration in the consular register (Registro de Matrícula Consular) of the consulate where you live
- Personal appearance with an appointment – applications cannot be made by post or through agencies
- Your previous passport, even if expired or damaged
- Your DNI, if you have one
- A recent passport photo
- A literal birth certificate (issued for the passport, less than 6 months old) if you have neither DNI nor passport or both expired more than 3 years ago
Sources: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – consular services: passports (exteriores.gob.es) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consular section of the Spanish Embassy in Belgrade by e-mail (emb.belgrado.info@maec.es) – consular questions are answered only by e-mail.
Other consulates and embassies in Podgorica
44 other countries are represented in Podgorica, among them: Albania (embassy), Austria (embassy), Azerbaijan (embassy), Bangladesh (honorary), Belarus (honorary), Bosnia and Herzegovina (embassy), Bulgaria (embassy), Bulgaria (honorary), China (embassy), Croatia (embassy), Czech Republic (embassy), Denmark (honorary), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), Türkiye (embassy), Ukraine (embassy), United Arab Emirates (embassy), United Kingdom (embassy), United States (embassy). The full list of all 45 missions is on the overview page for Montenegro.
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 office may also close on Spain’s national day (12 October).
Emergency assistance
In Montenegro, dial 112 for the emergency services (UK Foreign Office travel advice). Montenegrin citizens who need help in Spain can contact the Embassy of Montenegro in Madrid, 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).
Diplomatic missions of Spain in Montenegro
Spain in Montenegro
The nearest other Spanish office is the Honorary Consulate in Podgorica, in the same city. Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Podgorica.
- Podgorica – Office of the Embassy of Spain in Podgorica (this page)
- Podgorica (same city) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: official website of the office (checked October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro – Diplomatic List (October 2026), Government of Montenegro – Decree on Visa Regime (consolidated text, Official Gazette 33/19 to 108/26), Law on State and Other Holidays (Official Gazette 27/07, 36/13, 145/21, 3/23, 30/23; consolidated text), UK Foreign Office travel advice for Montenegro – getting help, www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/belgrado.
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