Author
Founding Partner
Bar: Kocaeli Barosu · #4440
Av. Rohat Kahraman is a founding partner at RoNa Legal, specializing in cross-border legal transactions between Montenegro and Turkey.
Av. Rohat Kahraman is a founding partner of RoNa Legal and an attorney registered with the Kocaeli Bar Association (Reg. No. 4440). His practice covers corporate law, cross-border transactions, investment law and tax law.
He advises individuals, companies and employers investing between Türkiye and Montenegro on company formation, residence and work permits, real-estate acquisitions and international tax planning, working from RoNa Legal's offices in İzmit (Kocaeli) and Budva in Turkish and English.
Legal Updates
Türkiye's secure property payment system was due to become mandatory on 1 October 2026. Gazette 33387 moved it to 1 December 2026.
Legal Updates
Parliament passed the Border Control Act on 29 September 2026, 43-0. The ID-card consent rule for children and the yacht route survived intact.
Legal Updates
Rulebook 140/2026 prices the legalisation inspection: up to 20, 30, 60 or 200 euros per commission member, paid by the applicant. What it leaves open.
Residency
A valid 1951 refugee or 1954 stateless travel document from the EU, UK, US and seven other states gives 30 days in Montenegro without a visa.
Residency
Lebanese need a Montenegrin visa unless they hold a valid Schengen, US, UK or Canadian visa or residence. Residence, FATF bank checks and nationality.
Residency
Iranians need a Montenegrin visa unless they hold a valid Schengen, UK or US visa or residence. Residence by property, FATF bank checks, citizenship.
Residency
Rwandans need a visa for Montenegro unless they hold a valid UK, US or Schengen visa or residence. Apostille since 2024, permits and nationality law.
Residency
Tanzanians need a Montenegrin visa unless they hold a valid UK, US or Schengen visa or residence. Permits, documents and why Tanzania ends citizenship.
Residency
Montenegro visa requirements for Ugandans: visa via Nairobi, or 30 days on a valid UK, US or Schengen visa. Permits, documents and dual-citizenship law.
