Visa policy of Serbia

Visitors to Serbia must obtain an e-Visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Visa policy of Serbia is similar to the visa policy of the Schengen Area. Serbia grants visa-free entry to most Schengen Annex II nationalities, except for Brunei, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mauritius, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nicaragua, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga and Taiwan. It also grants visa-free entry to several additional countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, China, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Suriname and Turkey.

Visa policy map

Visa exemption Ordinary passports Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Serbia without a visa for the following period:

90 days C

90 days within any 180 days All European Union member statesID ID

IDID

IDA

ID IDID

30 days

30 days within any 1 year

14 days C

ID - May enter with an ID card (including Irish passport card) in lieu of a passport. IDA - May enter only with an ID card. Kosovar passports are not valid for entry into Serbia. B - Including all classes of British nationality. C - For Chinese citizens with People's Republic of China passports, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports or Macao Special Administrative Region passports only.

Date of visa changesCitizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro have never required a visa to enter Serbia. Unknown: Mexico April 1966*: Tunisia August 1966*: Cuba October 1971*: Costa Rica May 1973*: Chile October 1985*: Bolivia February 1987*: Seychelles November 1989*: Argentina March 1998*: North Macedonia December 1999*: Belarus May 2003*: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City. (unilateral) June 2007: Romania (unilateral) March 2008: RussiaPrevious visa-free agreement under different terms were applied in period 1965 (on duty),1967 (for tourism)-1990 as Yugoslavia and 1990-2009. (unilateral) December 2009*: Israel October 2010*: Brazil, Turkey December 2010*: Kazakhstan May 2011: Japan October 2011*: Albania (resumed), Ukraine, Uruguay November 2011: Hong Kong January 2013*: Macau August 2013: United Arab Emirates (unilateral) July 2014: Mongolia June 2015: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar (unilateral) August 2015: Moldova January 2017: China May 2017: Peru (unilateral) September 2017: India and Iran (unilateral) October 2017: Indonesia (unilateral) December 2017: Guinea-Bissau (unilateral) January 2018: Suriname (unilateral) February 2018: Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Paraguay, Colombia (unilateral) March 2018: Georgia June 2018: Azerbaijan and Burundi (unilateral) November 2018: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago (unilateral) November 2018: Kyrgyzstan January 2019: Palau and Saint Kitts and Nevis (unilateral) September 2019: Suriname (bilateral) November 2019: Armenia (unilateral) April 2025: Venezuela

Cancelled: May 1978 - N/A*: Bangladesh January 1985 - January 2003*: Botswana June 1972 - January 2003*: Iraq N/A - January 2003*: Niger November 1970 - N/A*: Pakistan December 1970 - N/A*: Iran March 1971 - N/A* (resumed in 2017): India August 1975 - January 2003*: Zambia June 1985 - January 2003*: Zimbabwe January 2018: Malaysia October 2018:Was applied from 2 September 2017 Iran November 2022: Burundi November 2022: Tunisia January 2023: India January 2023: Guinea-Bissau February 2023: Bolivia April 2023: Cuba April 2025: Mongolia April 2025: Qatar April 2025: Kuwait April 2025: Oman

Substitute visa Holders of a valid multiple-entry visa issued by any Schengen Area member state, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States may enter Serbia without a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days within any 180-day period, provided that the visa remains valid for the entire length of stay.

Holders of a residence permit issued by any Schengen Area member state, Cyprus, Ireland or the United States may enter Serbia without a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days within any 180-day period.

Non-ordinary passports In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, holders of diplomatic, official / service passports of the following countries and territories may enter Serbia without a visa for the following period (unless otherwise noted):

90 days

90 days within any 180 days

90 days within any 6 months

60 days within any 6 months

30 days

30 days within any 1 year

Future changes Serbia has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

Country Passports Agreement signed on Diplomatic,special,service 2 September 2026 All 26 September 2025 All 26 September 2025 Diplomatic, official 26 September 2024 Ordinary 22 September 2023 Diplomatic, service 9 May 2023 Diplomatic, service 09 January 2020 All 21 November 2019

Electronic visa (e-Visa) From June 2025, citizens of countries requiring a visa in advance can apply for and receive a type C or type D visa through the e-Visa website.

General entry requirements for Serbia

The following are general entry requirements for Serbia: Valid passport/travel document; Valid visa in the passport, if a Serbian visa is required for passport holders of the respective country; Proof of sufficient funds for staying in Serbia. Sufficient funds are considered to be 50 euros per day of stay, proved by possession of the appropriate amount of cash, bank statement, traveler's cheques, credit cards or a letter of guarantee; Certificate of vaccination or a note that he/she has not contracted a contagious disease despite coming from an area affected by a pandemic, as defined by the information of the Ministry of Health. If underage children are traveling with one of their parents, it is necessary to submit a relevant certified authorization by the other parent; or if the child is traveling with a third person such authorization is required from both parents or guardian; It is recommended to have a health insurance for the period of stay in Serbia, covering possible medical costs to the amount of not less than 20,000 euros.

Visa requirements

Requirements for tourist / business visa Tourist visa entitles its holder only for tourism trip and visit to relatives and / or friends. Tourist visa holders are prohibited from engaging in business or work activities in Serbia.

General visa requirements:

Valid passport (passport must be valid at least 90 days from issue date of visa) Letter of invitation: Invitation letter for a private visit certified by the relevant authority of the Republic of Serbia; Invitation letter for a business visit by a company in Serbia; Invitation letter for a tourist trip – a proof of payment for the trip issued by a travel agency (voucher or other type of payment receipt); Completed visa application form: (PDF); Photo (size 3.5x4.5 cm); Return ticket or Itinerary (copy of driving license and insurance if traveling by car); Proof of sufficient funds for staying in Serbia; Health insurance; Visa fee.

Visa applications should be submitted to the Embassy or Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia abroad.

For the issuance of a transit visa, a person should have an entry visa for the country entering after the Republic of Serbia. In case a visa is not required for that country, the visa applicant will be asked to present other documents explaining the purpose of his/her visit there.

Serbian diplomatic mission reserves the right to request additional documentation. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Requirements for temporary residence visa / work visa Anyone wishing to live and work in Serbia will be required to apply for a temporary residence permit (for nationals requiring a visa, a temporary residence visa has to be obtained before entry). To obtain a temporary visa for employment purposes, you will need to secure a job offer from a Serbian company or government department, or a foreign company based in Serbia.

The criteria for approval of an employment visa include suitable educational qualifications or work experience, a secured employment contract in Serbia, proof of adequate means of subsistence in Serbia, police confirmation that you have no criminal record, and a satisfactory medical examination. All official documents must be translated into Serbian.

Requirements for permanent residence Permanent residency in Serbia can be acquired after five years of temporary residency, three years of temporary residency if married to a Serbian citizen and on special basis.

Obligatory registration If foreign travelers stay at a hotel, hostel or other commercial accommodation during their visit to Serbia, they are not required to register with the police, since the accommodation will complete the registration on their behalf and issue a receipt confirming it (if not automatically issued, the traveler should request it).

When staying in a private accommodation, the owner of the apartment / house must register the foreigner with the police station of the precinct in which the residence is located (alternatively, the owner can issue a written authorization in advance through a notary for the foreigner to register him/herself within 24 hours of the foreigner entering the country. The process involves filling in an online form (also available at major police stations) which is signed and stamped by a police officer.

Visitors should safeguard this form during the stay in the country, as it may be checked by police inside the country and / or when exiting Serbia. Failing to complete the registration may result in a RSD 5,000-150,000 fine (also for the accommodation provider / host), imprisonment and / or deportation.

Visitor statistics Most visitors arriving in Serbia for tourism (counting only those in registered tourist accommodations) were from the following countries of nationality:

Country 2023 2022 2021 201,440 125,602 48,936 170,884 123,425 63,297 158,824 148,773 102,515 123,059 105,792 57,574 110,419 81,661 22,425 109,738 92,046 52,471 108,161 89,860 39,327 100,055 74,590 27,624 96,079 80,656 58,516 92,125 32,591 16,451 Total 2,134,305 1,772,763 871,239

Visa policy of Serbia

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