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Greenland → Monaco: Residence Permit (Carte de séjour): employment, with Authorisation to Hire (DAE)
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Required documents
7 itemsIdentity
Residence permit application form
RequiredAnyone aged 16 or over who wants to live in Monaco for more than 3 months a year must apply for a residence permit, either online or on paper at the Residency Section. A first permit costs €80.
Source: Gouvernement Princier, MonServicePublic: How to apply for a residence permit
Financial
Proof you have enough money to live on
RequiredEvidence of your financial resources, a salary, professional income, sufficient savings, or being supported by a relative, spouse, or partner you live with as a couple.
Source: Gouvernement Princier, MonServicePublic: How to apply for a residence permit
Purpose of travel
Job offer reported to the Employment Office and Authorisation to Hire (DAE)
RequiredYour employer must report the job offer to the Employment Office. If you're not a European national and don't already hold a residence permit that authorises you to work, your employer contacts the Employment Department directly. Once the recruitment is approved, you and your employer both sign the Demande d'Autorisation d'Embauchage (Authorisation to Hire, DAE), with a €5 stamp duty.
Source: Gouvernement Princier, MonEntreprise: How to recruit staff
Proof of your employment or professional activity
RequiredA certificate from the Employment Office authorising your employment in Monaco, appropriate to your situation: an undertaking of employment, an application for permission to hire, or your work permit and most recent payslip. If you're self-employed, a copy of your Trade and Industry Directory entry or your company's Kbis registration.
Source: Gouvernement Princier, MonServicePublic: How to apply for a residence permit
Accommodation
Proof you have somewhere to live in Monaco
RequiredEvidence of your housing in Monaco, for example a notarised property deed, a rental agreement registered with the Tax Department, or a signed certificate of free accommodation from the person you're staying with.
Source: Gouvernement Princier, MonServicePublic: How to apply for a residence permit
Other
Certified translations of foreign-language documents
Any document that isn't in French, English, or Italian needs a translation from a sworn translator.
Source: Gouvernement Princier, MonServicePublic: How to apply for a residence permit
Criminal record extract
RequiredAn extract from the criminal record, or the local equivalent, less than 3 months old, from the authorities of every country you've lived in over the past 5 years.
Source: Gouvernement Princier, MonServicePublic: How to apply for a residence permit
Why applications on this route get refused
Authorisation to Hire (DAE) not granted
For a non-European candidate without a residence permit that already authorises them to work, the Employment Department reviews the recruitment request directly. Without a signed DAE, there's no basis for a work-related residence permit application.
How to avoid it: Make sure your employer reports the job offer to the Employment Office and, for non-European candidates, contacts the Employment Department before you apply for your residence permit.
Can't show suitable accommodation
A recevable (admissible) application needs proof of housing in Monaco that you can actually use. Without it, your file isn't complete.
How to avoid it: Have your property deed, registered lease, or signed accommodation certificate ready before you apply.
Can't show enough financial resources
Proof of sufficient financial resources is one of the conditions an application needs to be considered complete.
How to avoid it: Prepare your payslips, salary evidence, or professional income documentation before you apply.
No longer meeting the conditions for your permit
A residence permit is withdrawn from a holder who no longer meets the conditions it was issued under.
How to avoid it: Keep your employment, accommodation, and financial situation consistent with what you declared, and tell the Residency Section if anything changes.
Sources
- Gouvernement Princier, MonServicePublic: How to apply for a residence permit · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Gouvernement Princier, MonServicePublic: The residence permit · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Gouvernement Princier, MonEntreprise: How to recruit staff · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Gouvernement Princier, MonEntreprise: How to register an application for authorisation to hire staff or to amend/renew a work permit · checked 24 Sept 2026
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