Montenegro

Conditional

Issuer: Municipality or site manager for commercial productions; no permit for personal street photography

Cost: No permit for personal photography; commercial crews need location clearances

Personal photography needs no permit. Commercial shoots in Kotor's old town, at Ostrog Monastery, and at managed sites need the site's consent. The Film Centre of Montenegro administers the production incentive.

National rules via the Civil Aviation Agency (CAA): operator registration and an online theory exam for drones of 250 g and up, mandatory third-party liability insurance, daylight VLOS only, and an import permit from the Ministry of Economic Development for drones brought into the country

The CAA's online registration process for foreign operators has been in flux since early 2025; contact the agency before travel. For detail, see Drone Authority.

Yes to photograph; publishing a recognizable person generally needs consent under personality-rights principles

Data-protection law follows the European model. Public events and journalism are the usual exceptions.

Non-commercial only

The Law on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended 2011 and 2016) permits use of works permanently exposed in parks, streets, squares, and other public places, but not 3D reproduction, not use for the same purpose as the original, and not use for direct or indirect economic advantage. Kotor's historic architecture is out of copyright; the limit matters for modern works and monuments.