Visa for entry into the Republic of Serbia

General requirements for applying for a visa can be found on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/citizens/travel-serbia/visa-requirements.

Information on the requirements and required documents for applying for a C visa (stay up to 90 days) can be found at https://welcometoserbia.gov.rs/short-stay-visa-visa-c. 
One does not need a short-stay visa (C visa) if he or she holds: a valid multiple-entry visa for the Schengen area, a valid visa for one of the EU countries, UK or the USA. A short-stay visa is also not required if the person has a temporary residence permit in one of the Schengen area countries or EU member states. In these cases, a stay in Serbia is possible for up to 90 days, i.e. until the date of validity of the above documents.

Information on the conditions and required documents for applying for a D visa (stay up to 180 days) can be found at https://welcometoserbia.gov.rs/visa-d. 

The visa application is to be submitted online at the portal https://welcometoserbia.gov.rs/home. To submit a visa application, you must first create an account on the Electronic Identification Portal (eID.go.rs) https://registracija.eid.gov.rs/en-US/creationaccountwithusernameandpassword?userCategory=Foreign, and then log in to the portal https://welcometoserbia.gov.rs/ using the username and password of the account you created on the eID.go.rs portal. The application will guide you through the necessary steps, including paying the visa fee.

For underage children, visa applications need to be submitted in the Embassy in presence of both parents and the children, with all necessary documents, including: filled visa application forms to be signed in the Embassy by both parents, original, public notary certified, approval of other parent if the visa application for children is to be submitted by only one parent, original birth certificates of children, copies of passports of both parents and all other requested documents (depending on the type of visa requested). Appointments to submit visa applications need to be arranged in advance.

Once visa request is submitted, you can check the status of your visa request at any time via https://evisa.welcometoserbia.gov.rs/myrequests/index. All notifications from the competent authority will arrive via email to the email address you provided when creating an account on the Welcome to Serbia portal.

In case your visa request is approved, for visa issuing you will have to:

• Bring your passport in person to the Embassy or 
• Send someone to the Embassy with the passport and your statement that you are in agreement that your visa issuing should be handled by that person. This statement must be stamped by public notary from your country. You will need to contact us to schedule an appointment for that person.

Appointments to collect approved visa need to be arranged in advance.