In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Monaco, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Monaco.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Monaco does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission's purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country's government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Monaco, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Monaco

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country's embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The Monaco capital, Monte-Carlo, hosts 3 embassies.

There are also 51 consulates. All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Monte-Carlo, due to the country size.

You will find below a list of countries that have a diplomatic mission in Monaco. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometime other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Monte-Carlo

France

French Embassy in Monaco

Address: Le Roc fleuri, Rue du Tenao 1,
98000 Monaco
Tel: (+377) 92 16 54 78
E-Mail: cad.monaco-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://twitter.com/LaFranceaMonaco and https://www.facebook.com/AmbassadeFranceMonaco/
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 08:30-13:00 and Wednesday: 14:00-16:30

The French embassy provides consular services, as well as, register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births ..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Italy

Italian Embassy in Monaco

Address: 17, avenue de l'Anno
98000 Monaco
Tel: (+377) 93 50 22 71
E-Mail: montecarlo.segr@esteri.it and ambasciata.montecarlo@esteri.it
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/socialamb/ and https://twitter.com/ItalyinMC
Opening hours: Weekdays from 10:00 to 13:00. Wednesday - closed

The embassy of Italy provides consular services, including, Passports and ID cards, nationality, family matters, inheritance matters, criminal record, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service.

Malta

Sovereign Military Order of Malta Embassy in Monaco

Address : Av. de l'Annonciade 17
98000 Monte-Carlo
Tel: (+377) 93 10 41 42
E-Mail: monacoembassy@orderofmalta.int

Sovereign Military Order of Malta consulate in Monaco

Address : Le Thales, 1, Rue du Gabian
98000 Monaco
Tel: (+377) 93 10 41 44
E-Mail: consulat.malte@monaco.mc

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta has both an embassy and a Consulate representation in Monaco. While the embassy only holds burocratic and diplomatic representations, the consulate of Malta in Monaco is in charge of the reception of the public (consular affairs), registration of nationals established outside Malta, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births ..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of nationals abroad, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Monaco

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Monaco, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Paris or Marseille (France) or Rome (Italy) for Monaco.

Honorary Consulates in Monte-Carlo

• Austria - consulat.autriche@monaco.mc
• Belgium - consulat-belgique@monaco.mc
• Canada - monte-carlo@international.gc.ca
• Denmark - danconsul@libello.com
• Germany - monaco@hk-diplo.de
• Japan - consul.japon@monaco.mc
• Russia - consulat-russie@monaco.mc
• Spain - mlamongiemc@gmail.com
• Switzerland - marseille@eda.admin.ch
• United States - MarseilleFrontOffice@state.gov