National movement restrictions: Partially banned

Restrictive measures mandatory between 28 September 2020 to TBD

From 28/09/2020 restrictive measures are applied according to the infection rate in the municipality over 14 days: For group 4 - there are national movement restrictions. 4. In the municipalities where the infection rate is higher than 1.200 - Curfew between 10pm and 5 am - Restaurants, food services and hotels’ hospitality services are closed – except for the hotel guests - Gatherings are banned, except for people belonging to the same household. (group 4 - from 19/10/2020 the municipality of Žabljak) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From 02/08/2020 mandatory self-isolation days reduced to 14 days (from 21 days) for people who have been in contact with a positive COVID-19 case or are positive on COVID-19 themselves. On 26/07/2020 all special measures applied in the Northern region (curfew and traffic bans) are revoked. From 22/07/2020 curfew from 22:00 to 05:00 only in the municipality of Rozaje. Until the 30th of July, the road traffic to and from Rozaje is banned. Until 21/07/2020 - curfew from 18:00 to 05:00 in municipalities of Rozaje and Gusinje. From 16/07/2020 - 02/08/2020 mandatory self-isolation days extended from 14 days to 21 days for people who have been in contact with a positive COVID-19 case or are positive on COVID-19 themselves. From 07/07/2020 - in the whole country masks are mandatory. Not more than 2 people (except when from the same household) are allowed to move and gather in public areas. Not more than 2 people are allowed to be in the same car. From 01/07/2020 - for municipalities of Rozaje, Berane, Bijelo Polje and Gusinje adoption of measures to tackle the higher epidemiological risk. Not more than 2 people (except when from the same household) are allowed to move and gather in public areas. Masks are mandatory. Since 01/07/2020 - temporarily suspension of passengers traffic to and from the municipality of Rozaje given the high epidemiological risk. Since 18/06/2020 - mandatory masks in all closed public spaces and in transportation. Since 15/05/2020 - end of curfew measures and beginning of total normalization of traffic within the borders of Montenegro. Trains and public transport will start operating withing the national borders since 18/05/2020. Since 11/05/2020 travelling (including by local public transport and boats) is free between municipalities within the same region (coastal, central and northern region). Since 04/05/2020 Taxi and local public transport start to operate only in areas where no covid-19 cases were registered. 22/04/2020 first decisions on easing the measures: New curfew set from 11 pm to 5 am the following day (22/04/2020-15/05/2020); individual sports activities on public surface allowed as long as distancing is respected (since 22/04/2020); municipality of Tuzi no longer in lockdown and general provisions apply (since 22/04/2020). 25/03/2020 - 21/04/2020 the entire municipality of Tuzi is under lockdown. 14/04/2020- 21/04/2020 easing of lockdown for Tuzi as the citizens are prohibited from leaving the house from 3pm to 5am the following day and are also prohibited to leave the municipality. Since 04/04 lockdown for the entire neighborhood of Podgorica - Vrela Ribnicka. All public transport services by bus, vans and trains suspended. Taxi service suspended (Taxi suspension from the 18/3/2020- 04/05/2020). Mandatory quarantine for people who have been in contact with positive COVID cases and/or are coming from areas with high number of COVID cases (since 13/03/2020). Recommendation for people above 65+ yeras of age and people with chronic diseases not to leave their home. Old Curfew hours Monday to Friday from 7pm - 5am, Saturday from 1pm -5am and Sunday entire day until and all outdoor sports and recreational actiities are prohibited (from 30/03/2020-21/04/2020). Old Sunday curfew reduced to 11am sunday to-5am Monday (from 09/04/2020-21/04/2020). Only one person (+ a child under 12 years of age or child with special needs of any age) can be present in public areas & any presence on beaches is banned (since 09/04/2020). Special rules for construction sites issued (since 09/04/2020).

International movement restrictions: Partially banned

Restrictive measures mandatory between 21 June 2020 to TBD

03/09/2020 overall update on international movement restrictions. GREEN LIST OF COUNTRIES – entering MNE allowed if 1) the person resides in one of the countries from the list or as resided for at least 15 days prior to entering the MNE; 2) the person did not reside in a country that is not in the green least in the 15 days prior to entering the MNE; 3) the person did not travel to a country that is not in the green list, with the exception of transit. Green countries are: EU-27 Mss; Algeria, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bielorussia, Brunei, Fiji, the Philippines, Georgia, Indonesia, Island, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cuba, Lichtenstein, Madagascar, Malaysia, Morocco, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Norwey, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Russia, Senegal, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad andTobago, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe. YELLOW LIST OF COUNTRIES – entering MNE allowed with a negative test for SARS-CoV-2 not older than 72 hours or a positive IgG test obtained via ELISA sierological testing or a negative IgM test not older than 72 hours. Tests are not requested for children below 5 years of age. In case of MNE citizens or foreigners with MNE’s residence permit coming from a country listed as ‘yellow’, the test is not mandatory, but they are put under the surveillance which allows free movement and daily monitoring of symptoms and reporting to the doctor until the date determined by the sanitary inspection. Yellow countries are: Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Seychelles, Singapore, USA, North Macedonia and Serbia. OTHER COUNTIES: There is a ban on entering MNE from countries that are not in the green or yellow list, with the exception MNE citizens and foreigners with MNE’s residence permit to whom the measure of mandatory isolation of 14 days upon entering is applied. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From 15/08/2020 - nationals of the USA, Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, North Macedonia as well as MNE nationals that have resided in one of these countries can enter MNE under conditions that they have with a negative PCR or ELISA test not older than 72 hours before entering MNE and that in 15 days previous to their entry they did not reside in one of the countries for which the entry ban to MNE is valid. Children under age of 5 are exempted from taking the PCR or ELISA test. From 03/08/2020 - nationals of Russian Federation and Azerbaijan can enter MNE without restrictions From 07/07/2020 - MNE nationals entering from Serbia have to go stay in a mandatory quarantine of 14 days. From 01/07/2020 - passengers from EU countries allowed to enter MNE without any restrictions. From 21/06/2020 - passengers from the following countries are not allowed to enter MNE: UK, Spain, Portugal, Serbia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Bielorussia and Sweden. From 21/06/2020 - passengers entering MNE from, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Turkey, Israel, Poland, Romania, Italia and Ukraine have to have a negative test on Covid-19 taken max 48h before the entrance. From 01/06/2020 opening of all borders. For travellers (nationals and foreigners) coming from the countries where the rate of Covid-19 infection is HIGHER than 25 per 100,000 inhabitants are obliged to stay in quarantine for 14 days. The quarantine measure ends after 14 days if the test on Covid-19 is negative. For travellers (nationals and foreigners) coming from countries where the rate of Covid-19 infection is LOWER than 25 per 100,000 inhabitants no quarantine measures are imposed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24/04/2020 decision on easing the measures: Ports of Bar, Budva, Kotor, Luka Kumbor – Portonovi and Tivat open to international traffic. Foreign vessels and crews will have to undergo a 28 self-isolation period in the port. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15/01/2020 MNE issued first set of recommendations regarding safety measures for international traffic. 07/02/2020 first suspect case of Covid-19 - a Montenegrin passenger flying in from China Since 24/03/2020 International passengers movements total ban, except for the citizens of Montenegro and foreigners permanently residing in Montenegro. 17/03/2020 formed task force for repatriation of MNE citizens. Since 17/03-18/04: total of 9.562 MNE citizens entered the country and 16.036 foreigners left the country.