Law on Foreigners

Temporary residence in Serbia based on family reunification

Temporary residence in Serbia based on family reunification allows foreign nationals to legally reside in the Republic of Serbia together with their family members. This type of residence is of particular importance because it protects the right to family life, recognised both by domestic legislation and international standards, and helps prevent families from being separated…
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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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Law on Foreigners

Permanent residence of the foreigner in Serbia

Permanent residence is the approval of long-term residence of a foreign national in the Republic of Serbia. Conditions for approval of permanent residence, decision-making authority and the procedure for issuing approval, as well as the termination of approval for permanent residence of a foreign citizen in the Republic of Serbia are regulated by the provisions…
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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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