Resume rules in Montenegro
What employers in Montenegro expect on a Biografija, CV (Biografija), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Montenegro, a resume for Montenegro, or Biografija: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Montenegrin, English.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Optional
Optional: inclusion is optional; if included, should be professional ID-style photo
What the law says: Law on Personal Data Protection (2023) does not mandate CV photos. Employer data requests must be lawful and transparent.
Date of birth: Uncommon
Uncommon: not standard on modern Montenegrin CVs
What the law says: Law on Personal Data Protection (2023) permits processing if necessary for employment; no CV requirement
Marital status: Uncommon
Uncommon: not typically included
Sex or gender: Uncommon
Uncommon: not standard
Nationality: Uncommon
Uncommon: not standard
National ID number: Uncommon
Uncommon: not on CVs
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Biografija, CV (Biografija)
- Language to submit in
- Montenegrin, English
- Typical length
- 1-2 pages
- Address detail expected
- Contact details provided; full address optional
- Signature and date
- Not required
- Officially prescribed form
- Europass optional
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Law on Personal Data Protection (2023) applies; no CV mandate
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Law on Personal Data Protection (2023) protects special categories; not on CVs
- Other customary attachments
- Education, work experience, languages, skills, references sometimes requested
- Employer may not ask for
- Discrimination based on age, gender, race, religion (Labor Law protections)
- Named statutes
- Law on Personal Data Protection (2023, Official Gazette of Montenegro); Zakon o zaštiti podataka o ličnosti
- Data protection regime
- Law on Personal Data Protection (2023, effective 1 July 2023, replaced 2008/2009 version); supervised by Agency for Personal Data Protection (AZLP)
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Montenegrin Labor Law (Zakon o radu); constitutional protections against discrimination
- Local language source
- Montenegrin/Serbian
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Montenegro updated its data protection law in 2023. Labor law requires employers to respect employee privacy and protect personal data. No specific CV format mandate published. Regional practice (influenced by Serbia and EU standards) treats photos and DOB as optional.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this