What changed in Monaco

Monaco itself charges nothing to take up residence and has no exit tax

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

Crypto gains, staking and mining are untaxed for a non-French Monaco resident

Crypto tax and legal status

No Monaco income tax on salary, freelance income, dividends or interest

Personal income tax

Crypto-derived wealth faces heavy scrutiny opening the mandatory Monaco bank account

Crypto tax and legal status

Trading on your own account differs from providing crypto services to others

Crypto tax and legal status

No Monaco state pension accrues unless you actually work there

Pension

A trading Monaco company pays 25% ISB, and home CFC rules may still reach it

Moving your company

There is no statute for migrating a foreign company into Monaco

Moving your company

Breaking home tax residence has no treaty safety net for this corridor

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

French nationals get no income-tax benefit from moving to Monaco

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

Naturalisation is slow, discretionary and requires giving up your current nationality

Permanent residency and citizenship

Residency hinges on accommodation, a Monaco bank attestation and a clean record

Residency routes

Non-EEA nationals (other than Swiss, Andorran, San Marinese and Vatican) need a French long-stay visa before the residence file even opens

Residency routes

EEA, Swiss, Andorran, San Marinese and Vatican nationals only need a valid ID card or passport to start the residence file

Residency routes

No personal registration duty on a short visit

Local registrations

A real Monaco foothold can pull in local employment obligations

Employment law

Monaco labor law is built for local employers, not your foreign contract

Employment law

Standard travel insurance rarely fits an extended working stay

Insurance

Plan for private health cover, not Monaco's public system

Healthcare coverage

Monaco sits outside EU social security coordination

Social security

Running the company from Monaco creates real tax exposure, mostly at home

Permanent establishment risk

A foreign employer has no Monaco payroll obligation for this arrangement

Employer payroll obligations

No tax treaty means no relief mechanism if your home country still claims you

Personal income tax

Without a treaty, your home country's own rules decide when you stop being resident there

Tax residency

No Monaco tax follows from a day count, but a residence-certificate test still exists

Tax residency

Serving Monaco customers can turn a remote stay into a regulated activity

Right to work

Being actually employed by a Monaco employer requires an employment authorisation

Right to work

Remote work for a foreign employer needs no Monaco work permit

Right to work

Monaco has no digital nomad or remote-worker visa

Immigration and visa

Past 90 days there is no visit-status route, only full residency

Immigration and visa

Short visits run on the Schengen 90/180 rule via France

Immigration and visa