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|{{AND}}<ref name="General">"[http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Visas/yu_without_visa.htm Countries into which Serbian nationals may enter without a visa]", The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 5 Jan 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&HEALTH=1&NA=RS&AR=00&DE=AD&EM=RS&TR=00&VT=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=STAR&subuser=STAR Visa & Health - Star Alliance]", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 10 Jun 2009.</ref><ref>Andorra can only be accessed by passing through France or Spain so the EU Schengen visa is required. [http://www.andorra.ad/en-US/Useful_information/Pages/Frequently_asked_questions.aspx Is a visa required to enter Andorra?]</ref>
|{{AND}}<ref name="General">"[http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Visas/yu_without_visa.htm Countries into which Serbian nationals may enter without a visa]", The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 5 Jan 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&HEALTH=1&NA=RS&AR=00&DE=AD&EM=RS&TR=00&VT=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=STAR&subuser=STAR Visa & Health - Star Alliance]", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 10 Jun 2009.</ref><ref>Andorra can only be accessed by passing through France or Spain so the EU Schengen visa is required. [http://www.andorra.ad/en-US/Useful_information/Pages/Frequently_asked_questions.aspx Is a visa required to enter Andorra?]</ref>

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The Serbian passport ([пасош, pasoš] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is issued to Serbian citizens at any age, and it is the primary document of international travel issued by the Republic of Serbia.

The passport is issued by the Ministry of the Interior or, if the citizen resides abroad, at the embassy. Besides serving as proof of identity and of citizenship, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Serbian consular officials abroad, if needed. Citizens can not have multiple passports at the same time.

The Ministry of the Interior started issuing new Serbian biometric passport on 7 July 2008.

Citizens of Serbia and Montenegro still use old Yugoslav passports, as both Serbia and Montenegro were part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and state union of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006. The old Yugoslav passports will be invalid by December 31 2009.[1]

Even though Federal Republic of Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro in 2003, passports with the new name were not issued, probably due to expected break-up of the union, which finally occurred in 2006.

Appearance

Serbian biometric ePassport

Design

Current passports are issued in accordance with the “Law on Travel Documents” from 2007.[2] Serbian passports have a burgundy red cover, in line with the EU standard, and have two inscriptions in golden letters - РЕПУБЛИКА СРБИЈА (Republic of Serbia) at the top and ПАСОШ (Passport) at the bottom divided by the coat of arms. The biometric passport symbol, alerting to the presence of a RFID chip inside the document, is at the very bottom of the cover page.

The inside cover features the Serbian coat of arms in navy blue ink, while the first page contains the name of the country and the word passport in three languages - Serbian (Cyrillic script), English, and French. The inside back cover contains information on consular assistance in the three aforementioned languages.

Identity information page

The second and the third pages of the Serbian biometric ePassport

The Serbian passport includes the following data:

  • Type ('P' for passport)
  • Country code (SRB for Serbia)
  • Passport serial number
  • Name of bearer
  • Nationality (Srpsko (Serbian) )
  • Date of birth (DD.MM.YYYY)
  • National identity number (JMBG)
  • Sex
  • Place of birth
  • Place of residence
  • Issuing office
  • Date of issue (DD.MM.YYYY)
  • Date of expiry (DD.MM.YYYY)
  • Signature and photo of bearer

The identity page also contains the RFID chip.

Languages

Identity page of the Serbian biometric ePassport

The data page is printed in Serbian (Cyrillic script), English and French, while the personal data is entered in Serbian (Latin script).

Visa pages

The passport contains further 32 pages suitable for visas and border stamps. They feature a range of light colors, predominantly red, green, yellow and blue, and have the Serbian coat of arms in the middle. They are perforated with the passport's serial number on the bottom, and have watermarks with page numbers.

Types

Passports that can be issued are:

  • An ordinary passport is issued to all citizens.
  • Valid for 10 years, or for 2 years if issued to a person under 14 years of age.
  • Processing time is 30 days (in practice 14 days), by urgent procedure it can be obtained within 48 hours (some times up to 3 days). Fee is RSD 2,200.00.
  • A diplomatic passport is issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to diplomats, high-ranking officials, members of the parliament and persons traveling on official state business, and in some cases to immediate family members of the above.
  • Validity is determined by the nature of the position held - diplomats and officials will usually receive the passport covering their mandate in office.
  • An official passport is identical in all aspects to the diplomatic passport, but lacks the privileges of diplomatic immunity. It is issued to mid and low-ranking officials, as well as to non-diplomatic staff at the embassies and consulates.
  • In case of a loss of passport abroad, emergency travel document is issued by the embassy.
  • A seaman's book is also considered a travel document if supplied with a valid visa.

Visa free travel

Visa-free travel for Serbian citizens:
  Visa Free Travel
  Visa on arrival
  Visa free travel "on business" (or with hotel voucher for Ukraine)
  Visa-free entry for holders of diplomatic and special passports only
  Visa required
Regular Passports

Serbian passport holders can travel without a visa to the following countries :

  • † indicates countries that have an agreement with Serbia on visa free travel; the rest of the countries generally do not require visas or have adopted a unilateral waiver


Africa
Countries allowed stay
 Botswana† [3][4] 90 days
 Burundi [5] on arrival
 Cape Verde [6] on arrival
 Comoros [7] on arrival
 Djibouti [8] 1 month (on arrival)
 Egypt† [9] 30 days (on arrival)
 Kenya [10] 90 days (on arrival)
 Madagascar [11] 90 days (on arrival)
 Mozambique [12] 30 days (on arrival)
 Niger† [9] 90 days
 Seychelles† [9] 90 days
 Eswatini [13] 30 days
 Tanzania [14] 3 months (on arrival)
 Togo [15] 7 days
 Tunisia† [9] 90 days
 Uganda [16] 1 year (on arrival)[17]
 Zambia† [9] 90 days
Asia
Countries allowed stay
 Cambodia [18] 30 days (on arrival)
 Israel [19] Signed, still not in force
 Jordan [20] 1 month (on arrival)
 Kyrgyzstan [21] 30 days (on arrival)
 South Korea [22] 30 days
 Laos [23] 30 days (on arrival)
 Lebanon [24] 3 months (on arrival)[25]
 Macau [26] 30 days (on arrival)
 Maldives [9] 30 days (on arival)
   Nepal [27] 150 days max. (on arrival)
 Oman [28] 30 days (on arrival)
 Singapore [29] 30 days
 Sri Lanka [9][30] 30 days (on arival)
 Timor-Leste [31] 30 days (on arrival)
Europe
Countries allowed stay
 EU Schengen countries 90 days from 19 December 2009[32]
 Andorra[9][33][34] 182 days [35]
 Armenia [36] 120 days (on arrival)
 Azerbaijan [9] 7 days
 Belarus†[9][37][38] 90 days
 Bosnia and Herzegovina[9] 90 days*

* Serbian ID card can be used as a travel document instead of passport.

 Croatia[9][39] 90 days
 Georgia [40] Visa valid for a maximum of 360 days issued on arrival
 North Macedonia†[9][41] 60 days
 Montenegro no restriction*

* Serbian ID card can be used as a travel document instead of passport.

 Russia†[42] 30 days
 Turkey [9] 30 days (on arrival)
 Ukraine†[9] 30 days with voucher*

* Serbian citizens do not need the Ukrainian visa if they possess a valid hotel voucher

Latin America
Countries allowed stay
 Argentina† [9][43] 90 days
 Ecuador [44] 90 days
 Chile† [9] 90 days
 Costa Rica[45] 90 days
 Cuba [9] 90 days
 Dominica [46] 21 days
 Haiti [47] 90 days
 Jamaica [48] on arrival
 Nicaragua† [49] Visa issued on arrival, 90 days
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[50] 30 days
 Peru [51] 90 days
 Trinidad and Tobago [52][31] 30 days
Oceania
Countries allowed stay
 Cook Islands[53] 31 days
 Fiji [54] 4 months
 Federated States of Micronesia[55] 30 days
 Niue[56] 30 days
 Palau[57] 30 days (on arrival)
 Samoa[58] 60 days
 Tuvalu[59] 30 days (on arrival)
Visa free travel "on business"

Visa free travel is also possible to the following countries, provided that Serbian Ministry of Interior indicate in the passport that holder is travelling to the specific country "on business" - such note is granted without many formalities, usually a simple, informal invitation letter from foreign company or a public institution would suffice: This visa type is generally used by students as well due to the easy and cheap procedure.

Asia
Countries allowed stay
 China [9] 90 days
 North Korea [9] 90 days
 Kyrgyzstan [9][60] 90 days
 Mongolia [9] 90 days
Europe
Countries allowed stay
 Armenia [9][60] 90 days
 Azerbaijan [9][60] 90 days
 Ukraine [9][60] 90 days
Other visa free arrangements
Countries note
 European Union member states, as well as other European countries, allow visa-free airside transit (type A visa), but do not allow visit in transit (type B visa) without appropriate travel document.
 United Kingdom[61] provides Direct Airside Transit (DAT) visa exemption (type B visa) if a person holds either Australian, Canadian, New Zealand or United States visa, and is in transit to or from these countries.
 United Arab Emirates[62] 30 day eVisa if arriving through Dubai Airport
Diplomatic and official passports
Countries allowed stay
European Union Schengen countries [63] 90 days
 Armenia [36] 90 days
 Azerbaijan [9] 90 days
 Bangladesh [64] 30 days
 China [9] 90 days
 Croatia [9] 90 days
 El Salvador [65] 90 days
 Ecuador [9] 90 days
 Equatorial Guinea [66] 90 days
 Georgia [9] 90 days
 Ghana [67] 60 days
 Guinea [9] 90 days
 Guatemala [68] 90 days
 Honduras [69] 90 days
 Indonesia [31] 14 days
 Iran [70] 90 days
 Mali [71] 90 days
 Mexico [31] 90 days
 Moldova [72] 90 days
 North Korea [9] 90 days
 Kyrgyzstan [9] 90 days
 Mongolia [9] 90 days
 Nicaragua [49] 90 days
 Pakistan [9] 30 days
 Peru [9] 15 days
 Russia [9] 90 days
 Turkey [9] 90 days
 Ukraine [9] 90 days
 Vietnam [31] 90 days
 Zimbabwe [73] 90 days

Entry refusal

Serbian citizens were previously not allowed to enter Malaysia without special permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs but as of, Serbian citizens can obtain visas at any Malaysian diplomatic post for a maximum stay of 30 days [74] Citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Israel remain however the only three countries banned from participating in Malaysia My Second Home program. [75]

Kosovo

Inhabitants of Kosovo have the right to apply for a Serbian passport.[76] Simultaneously, the UN administration of the province, UNMIK, is issuing its own travel document.[77] This document is recognized by several countries, but is in general refused at borders.[78] Having both the Serbian as well as the UN issued passport is possible. Serbia does not recognize the validity of the UN issued document nor the Kosovan passport.[79]

See also

References

  1. ^ Novosti - Ne žurite sa menjanjem pasoša Retrieved on August 4th 2008
  2. ^ Law on Travel Documents
  3. ^ "Countries into which Serbian nationals may enter without a visa", The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  4. ^ "Botswana - Entry requirements", Bostwana Tourism. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  5. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 25 Aug 2007.
  6. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 25 Aug 2007.
  7. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 25 Aug 2007.
  8. ^ http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=RS&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=DJ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "Countries into which Serbia nationals may enter without a visa", The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007. Cite error: The named reference "General" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 11 Mar 2008.
  11. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 25 Aug 2007.
  12. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 25 Aug 2007.
  13. ^ "Visa information - Northwest Airlines", Northwest Airlines. Retrieved 2 Oct 2009.
  14. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 25 Aug 2007.
  15. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 25 Aug 2007.
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  19. ^ "[1]", Israel International News. Retrieved 10 Sep 2009.
  20. ^ "Vizni režim", The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 18 Jun 2009.
  21. ^ "South Korea Visa Requirements", List of countries whose citizens are issued visas upon arrival.
  22. ^ "South Korea Visa Requirements", Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  23. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
  24. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 25 Aug 2007.
  25. ^ Except for female artists. [2]
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  30. ^ "Visa "Schedule A"", Department of Immigration & Emigration, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
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  32. ^ "[3]", Radio Serbia Retrieved 5 Nov 2009.
  33. ^ Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 10 Jun 2009.
  34. ^ Andorra can only be accessed by passing through France or Spain so the EU Schengen visa is required. Is a visa required to enter Andorra?
  35. ^ After this time a residence permit must be applied for which is generally restricted to EU/EFTA nationals (see [4] and [5]
  36. ^ a b "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007. Cite error: The named reference "Armenia" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  37. ^ "Belarus - Visa requirements", Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  38. ^ Сербия не планирует вводить визы для белорусов
  39. ^ "Overview of visa regime of the Republic of Croatia - Republic of Serbia (in Croatian)", Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  40. ^ "[6]",Continental Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  41. ^ "Visa regime of the Republic of Macedonia", Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  42. ^ http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2009/05/29/nb-09
  43. ^ "Visas for entry into the Republic of Argentina (in Spanish)", Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Argentina. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  44. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 27 Jul 2008.
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  47. ^ "Procedure for obtaining a visa of entry in Haiti", Embassy of Haiti in Washington D.C.. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  48. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
  49. ^ a b "[7] Cite error: The named reference "Nicaragua" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  50. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
  51. ^ "Peru - Visas for foreign passports (in Spanish)", Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  52. ^ "Information and Services - Visas", Immigration Division of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 5 Jan 2007.
  53. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 26 Jul 2008.
  54. ^ "Fiji FAQs", Fiji Government Portal. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  55. ^ "Entry Requirements - Federated States of Micronesia", FSM Visitors Board. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
  56. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 26 Jul 2008.
  57. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 26 Jul 2008.
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  59. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
  60. ^ a b c d "Agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Executive Council of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on travel of mutual citizens, 31 October 1989 (in Russian)", Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  61. ^ "Visa requirements for visit to the UK in transit for citizens of Serbia", Home Office / Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 Jan 2007.
  62. ^ "Visa & Health - Star Alliance", Star Alliance Visa and Health Information. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
  63. ^ "Serbia, EU sign visa, readmission deals", B92. Retrieved 18 Sep 2007.
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  67. ^ "Star Alliance Visa Information", Star Alliance. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
  68. ^ "Star Alliance Visa Information", Star Alliance. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
  69. ^ "Star Alliance Visa Information", Star Alliance. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
  70. ^ "Star Alliance Visa Information", Star Alliance. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
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  72. ^ "Star Alliance Visa Information", Star Alliance. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
  73. ^ "Star Alliance Visa Information", Star Alliance. Retrieved 26 Aug 2007.
  74. ^ "Malaysia has simplified its immigration procedures on the issuance of visa for citizens of Serbia", Malaysian Embassy Belgrade. Retrieved 3 Sep 2007.
  75. ^ "Malaysia My Second Home", Immigration Department of Malaysia. Retrieved 28 Aug 2007.
  76. ^ Albanci hoće srpski pasoš
  77. ^ UNMIK Travel Document
  78. ^ LIST OF COUNTRIES WHICH RECOGNIZE THE UNMIK TRAVEL DOCUMENT
  79. ^ Srbija ne priznaje kosovske pasoše
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