Is there Border Control in Monaco?

When visiting Monaco, there is no passport control except of when coming from a Schengen country. Visitors were previously able to get souvenir passport stamps at a state tourism office. Official passports are no longer stamped as this may cause difficulties with validity.



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To travel to Monaco visa-free, American citizens must have: Valid U.S. passport that is machine-readable. ETIAS visa waiver for Monaco.

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Where can I get my passport stamped? There is only one “real deal” place in Monaco that can officially stamp a passport: the Mairie de Monaco or the townhall, which is found in the Place de la Mairie on The Rock.

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Monaco is considered a de-facto member of the Schengen zone because a traveller will need to pass through a Schengen zone country to enter Monaco. Although Monaco does not have its own visa policies, it closely follows the Schengen visa rules.

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The citizens of Monaco are forbidden to enter the gaming rooms of the casino. The rule banning all Monegasques from gambling or working at the casino was an initiative of Princess Caroline, the de facto regent of Monaco, who amended the rules on moral grounds.

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Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, and the Vatican City remain outside the Union, because the EU has not been designed with microstates in mind.

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Can I travel to Monaco? Monaco is open.

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Why has Monaco not been absorbed by France? The political reason is the Franco-Monegasque treaty of 1861, which guaranteed the national sovereignty of the Prinipality of Monaco.

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