Approval can take up to three months, once a visa application is submitted to the relevant French consulate. On obtaining the visa, an individual must apply for a carte de résident at the Service des Étrangers (Foreigners’ Section) of the central Monaco police station. To obtain a carte de résident, a visa-holder must complete an application form and present it, with other supporting documents, at an interview at the Service des Étrangers. The process takes eight to ten weeks.

Acquiring citizenship is extremely difficult because, before qualifying, one must have held a Monegasque residence permit for at least 10 years as an adult over the age of 21. Citizenship can be acquired after living for 6 months of the year for 10 years in Monaco. You must renounce any foreign nationality you possess as Monaco does not offer dual citizenship.