Law on Foreigners

Application for a short-stay visa (VISA C)

A visa is an authorisation for entry, stay, or transit, which a foreign national obtains before entering the territory of the Republic of Serbia. The visa shall be issued in electronic format, but it may also be issued as a sticker affixed to the foreign national’s travel document. According to the provisions of the Law…
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Visa Application Submission

Long-Stay Visa (VISA D)

On 31 October 2014, the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Decision on Visa-Free Entry into the Republic of Serbia for Holders of Foreign Travel Documents who possess a valid Schengen visa, a visa of the United Kingdom or other EU member states, or a visa of the United States of America, as…
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Law on Foreigners

Temporary residence permit

The provisions of the Law on Foreigners (“Official Gazette of the RS”, Nos. 24/2018, 31/2019, and 62/2023) regulate the conditions and procedure for issuing a temporary residence permit, the extension of the validity of temporary residence, as well as the grounds for the termination of temporary residence in Serbia. A temporary residence shall be the…
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Foreign Nationals Employment Act

Procedure for issuing a single permit for temporary residence and work of a foreign national in the Republic of Serbia

The right to work for a foreign national in the Republic of Serbia is exercised based on a single permit for temporary residence and work. Without such a permit, a foreign national may exercise the right to work in Serbia only in cases and under conditions expressly prescribed as exceptions by the Foreign Nationals Employment…
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