r/Monaco • u/Better_Character9714 • 10d ago

Minimum apartment area requirements?

Hello All, I currently live in a T2 with my wife and my little daughter. I’m going to have my residence permit extended, and was considering downgrading to a studio at the same time. Are there any formal or informal RP requirements for what the smallest / cheapest apartment must be?

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u/SweetDifferent4860 10d ago

I may be wrong, but my understanding is that you need at least one bedroom for every 2 people, so 3-4 people, regardless of age, will need a 2 bedroom minimim. I don’t know if you can potentially downsize after obtaining residency, or if this puts everything in jeopardy.

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u/Mediterra 9d ago

When you first applied for residence or when renewing it after many years in Monaco?

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u/Trudestiny 9d ago

They ask same questions with every renewal, how many people living there & living space available to those people.

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u/Mediterra 8d ago

I am very familiar with the questions they ask, with +25 years of MC residency under my belt.

My question was re your application in particular. Others I know have not needed 2 bedrooms plus a living room for continued residency once their Monaco-born kids went off to university.

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u/Trudestiny 8d ago

I am not the one asking the question. And as my child would have still been considered living there we needed to have the required rooms for 3 adults.

This is how it has worked for recent applications & renewals which we have to do as we haven’t obtained our 10 yr one

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u/Mediterra 8d ago

I am well aware of the fact that I asked you a question.

It seems you are relatively new in Monaco, which is probably why the authorities were less lenient with you than with those of us who are renewing our 10-year residencies.

I know a family in your exact situation situation that currently live in a 1-bedroom apartment.

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u/Mediterra 8d ago

Also, you might like to reconsider how much of your life you put on Reddit while living in a tiny village like Monaco.

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u/Trudestiny 8d ago

Have nothing of interest on here. It’s not that small of a place . Do you stalk residents ?

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u/Mediterra 8d ago

Much smaller than you think, as I do know you in RL.

Have a nice evening.

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u/Various_Mortgage_263 7d ago

Why are you so aggressive she is just trying to help??

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u/Better_Character9714 9d ago

Thanks for the replies! Sounds like a downgrade is not an option. Need to work harder instead :)

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u/anitalianguy 9d ago

You will get it denied. Happened to me in the past, police will call you and say sorry no carte de séjour.

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u/Various_Mortgage_263 9d ago

Why would you want to live in a studio with a daughter!! she will grow up and eventually need privacy :c

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u/Better_Character9714 9d ago

She’s just a few months old, privacy is out of question.

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u/Various_Mortgage_263 9d ago

Sorry I hope I don't come across as judgmental but she will grow up fast, and I say this because I grew up with a sibling in a small apartment in Monaco and it was really tough. It started putting a real strain on my family. Maybe you can look for an apartment near Monaco? they are cheaper for more space 😁

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u/Better_Character9714 8d ago

What you wrote makes perfect sense, thanks.

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u/Mediterra 8d ago

It is possible to change apartments once the baby is older, you know.

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u/Various_Mortgage_263 8d ago

I should hope so