{"question":{"passport":"GNQ","destination":"MCO","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa, stay set by the visa","requirement":{"kind":"visa_consular","message":"Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate."},"stay":{"kind":"SET_BY_VISA","phrasing":"How long you may stay is set by your visa."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"eu-visa-reg-cons","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02018R1806-20241013","passage":"Nationals of third countries listed in Annex I shall be required to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States.","explanation":"Article 3(1) of the consolidated EU visa regulation requires nationals of third countries listed in Annex I to hold a visa when crossing the external borders; these issuers are not covered by any in-force Annex II exemption, so they must arrange a Schengen visa (obtained from the French authorities) before entering Monaco.","publisher":"Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (codification)"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-21","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}