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{{Infobox Identity document
{{Infobox Identity document
| document_name = Serbian passport
| document_name = Serbian passport
| image = Srpski Pasoš, 2009 version.png
| image = Srpski Pasoš.png
| image_caption = The front cover of a contemporary Serbian [[biometric passport]]
| image_caption = The front cover of a contemporary Serbian [[biometric passport]]
| image2 = Passport of Serbia ID, 2009 version.jpg
| image2 = Passport of Serbia ID, 2009 version.jpg
| image_caption2 = The data page of a contemporary Serbian biometric passport
| image_caption2 = The data page of a contemporary Serbian biometric passport
| date_first_issued = 1 July 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/|title=Home|website=www.consilium.europa.eu}}</ref><br />([[biometric passport]])<br />13 May 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bpp.uzzpro.gov.rs/(X(1)S(4od2xtb0jhqcure3xj4xu4vj))/Register.aspx?oznaka=177744&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|title=Република Србија - УЗЗПРО - База правних прописа|website=bpp.uzzpro.gov.rs}}</ref><br />(current version)
| date_first_issued = 7 July 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/|title=Home|website=www.consilium.europa.eu}}</ref><br />([[biometric passport]])<br />13 May 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bpp.uzzpro.gov.rs/(X(1)S(4od2xtb0jhqcure3xj4xu4vj))/Register.aspx?oznaka=177744&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|title=Република Србија - УЗЗПРО - База правних прописа|website=bpp.uzzpro.gov.rs}}</ref><br />(current version)
| using_jurisdiction = {{flag|Serbia}}
| using_jurisdiction = {{flag|Serbia}}
| valid_jurisdictions = 140 countries and territories<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking | title=Global Passport Ranking}}</ref>
| valid_jurisdictions =
| document_type = [[Passport]]
| document_type = [[Passport]]
| purpose = Identification
| purpose = Identification
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}}
}}


'''Serbian passport''' ({{lang-sr|Пасош Србије|Pasoš Srbije}}) is the primary document of international travel issued to nationals of [[Serbia]]. Passports are issued and renewed by the [[Police of Serbia|Serbian Police]] on behalf of the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia)|Ministry of Internal Affairs]] or, if the citizen resides abroad, by the [[List of diplomatic missions of Serbia|Serbian diplomatic missions]]. Besides serving as proof of identity and of [[citizenship]], it facilitates the process of securing assistance from Serbian consular officials abroad, if needed. Citizens can not have multiple Serbian passports at the same time.
'''Serbian passport''' ({{langx|sr|Пасош Србије|Pasoš Srbije}}) is the primary document of international travel issued to nationals of [[Serbia]]. Passports are issued and renewed by the [[Police of Serbia|Serbian Police]] on behalf of the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia)|Ministry of Internal Affairs]] or, if the citizen resides abroad, by the [[List of diplomatic missions of Serbia|Serbian diplomatic missions]]. Besides serving as proof of identity and of [[citizenship]], it facilitates the process of securing assistance from Serbian consular officials abroad, if needed.


The Serbian [[biometric passport]]s were introduced on 7 July 2008 and were handed out in the beginning of August in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-25 |title= |url=http://www.smip.sv.gov.yu/Srpski/Pressframe.htm |access-date=2024-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925151613/http://www.smip.sv.gov.yu/Srpski/Pressframe.htm |archive-date=25 September 2006 }}</ref> All outdated [[Yugoslav passport|Yugoslav passports]] became invalid on 31 December 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-31 |title=Blic {{!}} Blic {{!}} Društvo |url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/drustvo/danas-istice-rok-vazenja-plavih-pasosa/4ppqn4x|access-date=2024-04-23 |website=blic.rs}}</ref> Citizens can not have multiple Serbian passports at the same time.
Serbian [[biometric passport]]s were introduced in 2008.


==Appearance==
==Appearance==


===Cover===
===Cover===
Serbian passports have a burgundy red cover, in line with the EU standard, and have inscriptions in golden letters in three languages - [[Serbian language|Serbian]] ([[Serbian Cyrillic|Cyrillic script]]), [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]]: РЕПУБЛИКА СРБИЈА, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, and RÉPUBLIQUE DE SERBIE,{{efn|The accented E lacking.}} at the top, and ПАСОШ, PASSPORT, and PASSEPORT at the bottom divided by the [[Coat of arms of Serbia|Serbian lesser coat of arms]].{{efn|The pre-2010 version of the coat of arms is still used on the passport.}} 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 the three aforementioned languages. The inside back cover contains information on [[consular assistance]] in the three aforementioned languages.<ref name="design">{{cite web|url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-izgled.h|title=Izgled biometrijskog pasoša|publisher=Ministry of Internal Affairs|language=sr|access-date=19 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302050717/http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-izgled.h|archive-date=2 March 2010}}</ref>
Serbian passports have a burgundy red cover, in line with the EU standard, and have inscriptions in golden letters in three languages - [[Serbian Cyrillic alphabet|Serbian Cyrillic script]], [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]]: РЕПУБЛИКА СРБИЈА, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, and RÉPUBLIQUE DE SERBIE{{efn|The accented E lacking.}} at the top, and ПАСОШ, PASSPORT, and PASSEPORT at the bottom divided by the [[Coat of arms of Serbia|Serbian lesser coat of arms]].{{efn|The pre-2010 version of the coat of arms is still used on the passport.}} 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 the three aforementioned languages. The inside back cover contains information on [[consular assistance]] in the three aforementioned languages.<ref name="design">{{cite web|url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-izgled.h|title=Izgled biometrijskog pasoša|publisher=Ministry of Internal Affairs|language=sr|access-date=19 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302050717/http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-izgled.h|archive-date=2 March 2010}}</ref>


===Data page===
===Data page===
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* Passport serial number
* Passport serial number
* Name of bearer
* Name of bearer
* Nationality ("Republike Srbije" (Republic of Serbia))
* Nationality ("Republike Srbije" - Republic of Serbia)
* Date of birth (DD.MM.YYYY)
* Date of birth (DD.MM.YYYY)
* National identity number ("[[Unique Master Citizen Number|JMBG]]")
* National identity number ("[[Unique Master Citizen Number|JMBG]]")
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* Signature and photo of bearer
* Signature and photo of bearer


The data page also contains the [[RFID]] chip.
The data page also contains the [[RFID]] chip and is printed in the Serbian Cyrillic script, English and French, while the personal data is entered in the Serbian Latin script.

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


===Visa and border stamp pages===
===Visa and border stamp pages===
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==Types==
==Types==
There are three trypes of passport:<ref name="pasos">{{cite web|url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave.h|title=Putna isprava – Pasoš|publisher=Ministry of Internal Affairs|language=sr|access-date=19 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110064700/http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave.h|archive-date=10 January 2010}}</ref>
There are three types of passport:<ref name="pasos">{{cite web|url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave.h|title=Putna isprava – Pasoš|publisher=Ministry of Internal Affairs|language=sr|access-date=19 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110064700/http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave.h|archive-date=10 January 2010}}</ref>
* '''Regular passport''' is issued to all citizens.
* '''Regular passport''' is issued to all citizens.
:* Validity is determined by the age of the holder: 10 years for adults, 5 years if issued to a person between 3 and 14 years of age and 3 years for person under 3 years old.
:* Validity is determined by the age of the holder: 10 years for adults, 5 years if issued to a person between 3 and 14 years of age and 3 years for person under 3 years old.
:* Maximum processing time is 30 days for regular applications (60 days at diplomatic-consular missions<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-dkpredstavnistva.h|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924204315/http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-dkpredstavnistva.h|url-status=dead|title=Izdavanje pasoša u diplomatsko-konzularnim predstavništvima Srbije|archive-date=24 September 2009}}</ref>), and 48 hours for urgent applications. Fee is [[Serbian dinar|RSD]] 3,600.
:* Maximum processing time is 30 days for regular applications (60 days at diplomatic-consular missions),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Izdavanje pasoša u diplomatsko-konzularnim predstavništvima Srbije |url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-dkpredstavnistva.h |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924204315/http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-dkpredstavnistva.h |archive-date=24 September 2009}}</ref> and 48 hours for urgent applications. Fee is [[Serbian dinar|RSD]] 3,600.
* '''Diplomatic passport''' is issued by the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Serbia)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] to diplomats, high-ranking officials, members of the parliament and persons traveling on official state business, as well as to immediate family members of the above.
* '''Diplomatic passport''' is issued by the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Serbia)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] to diplomats, high-ranking officials, members of the parliament and persons traveling on official state business, as well as 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.
:* Validity is determined by the nature of the position held - diplomats and officials will usually receive the passport covering their mandate in office.
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In case of loss of a passport abroad, an emergency travel document is issued by the consulate, which is used by citizens of Serbia to return to country. A seaman's book is also considered a travel document.
In case of loss of a passport abroad, an emergency travel document is issued by the consulate, which is used by citizens of Serbia to return to country. A seaman's book is also considered a travel document.


==Visa requirements==
==Visa requirements ==
[[File:Visa Requirements for Serbian Citizens.svg|thumb|250px|right|[[Visa requirements for Serbian citizens]]
{{main|Visa requirements for Serbian citizens}}
[[File:Visa Requirements for Serbian Passport Holders.svg|thumb|250px|right|[[Visa requirements for Serbian citizens]]
{{legend|#002377|Serbia}}
{{legend|#ff0000|Serbia}}
{{legend|#22b14c|Visa not required }}
{{legend|#22b14c|Visa not required }}
{{legend|#b5e61d|Visa on arrival}}
{{legend|#b5e61d|Visa on arrival}}
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{{legend|#79d343|Visa available both on arrival or online}}
{{legend|#79d343|Visa available both on arrival or online}}
{{legend|#c0c0c0|Visa required prior to arrival}}]]
{{legend|#c0c0c0|Visa required prior to arrival}}]]
{{main|Visa requirements for Serbian citizens}}


As of 2023, Serbian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 138 countries and territories, ranking the Serbian passport 38th overall in terms of travel freedom according to the [[Henley Passport Index]] and among the five passports with the most improved rating since 2006.<ref>https://www.henleyglobal.com/storage/app/media/HPI/HPI_Report_200706_2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-henley--partners-visa-restrictions-index-celebrates-ten-years-530277751.html|title=The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index Celebrates Ten Years|first=Henley &|last=Partners|website=www.prnewswire.com}}</ref>
As of 2024, Serbian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 140 countries and territories, ranking the Serbian passport 37th overall in terms of travel freedom according to the [[Henley Passport Index]] and among the five passports with the most improved rating since 2006.<ref>https://www.henleyglobal.com/storage/app/media/HPI/HPI_Report_200706_2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 October 2015 |title=The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index Celebrates Ten Years |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-henley--partners-visa-restrictions-index-celebrates-ten-years-530277751.html |website=www.prnewswire.com}}</ref>


== International travel using Serbian identity card==
== International travel using Serbian identity card==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|-
! width="175" |Countries and territories
! width="200" |Countries and territories
!Stay
!Stay
|-
|-
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|{{yes|90 days}}
|{{yes|90 days}}
|-
|-
|{{BIH}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Vize |url=http://www.mfa.ba/konzularne_informacije/vize/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806143506/http://www.mfa.ba/konzularne_informacije/vize/Default.aspx |archivedate=2012-08-06 |accessdate=2012-08-06}}</ref>
|{{BIH}}
|{{yes|90 days}}
|{{yes|90 days}}
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|Kosovo}} [[Kosovo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministria e Punëve të Jashtme dhe Diasporës |url=https://mfa-ks.net/ |website=MPJD &#124; MFAD}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|Kosovo}} [[Kosovo]]
|{{yes|90 days}}
|{{yes|90 days}}
|-
|-


|{{MNE}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Serbia |url=http://www.mvpei.gov.me/en/sections/consular-affairs/visa-regimes-for-foreign-citizens/serbia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601091911/http://www.mvpei.gov.me/en/sections/consular-affairs/visa-regimes-for-foreign-citizens/Serbia |archive-date=2017-06-01 |access-date=2015-11-30}}</ref>
|{{MNE}}
|{{yes|30 days}}
|{{yes|30 days}}
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|MKD}} [[North Macedonia]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Министерство за надворешни работи |url=https://www.mfa.gov.mk/index.php/en/for-foreign-nationals/entry-visa-for-the-republic-of-macedonia/entry-visa-for-the-republic-of-Macedonia |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|MKD}} [[North Macedonia]]
|{{yes|90 days}}
|{{yes|90 days}}
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkey]]<ref>{{cite web |title=An ID card is enough to enter Turkey|url=https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/125/drustvo/4844936/turska-srbija-licna-karta.html|website=rts.rs|access-date=9 June 2022|date=9 June 2022}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkey]]<ref>{{cite web |date=9 June 2022 |title=Lična karta dovoljna za ulazak u Tursku |trans-title=An ID card is enough to enter Turkey |url=https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/125/drustvo/4844936/turska-srbija-licna-karta.html |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=rts.rs |language=sr}}</ref>
|{{yes|90 days}}
|{{yes|90 days}}
|-
|-
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==Residents of Kosovo==
==Residents of Kosovo==
Under Serbian law, people born in Kosovo or otherwise legally residing in Kosovo are by law considered Serbian nationals and as such they are entitled to a Serbian passport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glas-javnosti.rs/clanak/drustvo/glas-javnosti-07-11-2008/albanci-hoce-srpski-pasos|title=Najnovije vesti &#124; Glas javnosti|via=www.glas-javnosti.rs}}</ref> However, these passports are not issued by the Directorate of the Administrative Affairs of the Serbian Police but by the [[Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija]] of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs.<ref name="Koordinaciona Uprava za KiM">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/sadrzaj.nsf/biometrijska-dokumenta-KiM.h|title=Kako do biometrijskih dokumenata ako sam stanovnik Kosova i Metohije?}}</ref> Bearers of these passports issued by the require a [[Schengen visa]] for travel to the [[Schengen Area]] since they are not covered by the Annex II list of countries allowed visa free entry to the Schengen Area.<ref name="Schengen visa list">{{Cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2001R0539:20091219:EN:PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420223321/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2001R0539:20091219:EN:PDF|url-status=dead|title=Consolidated version of Council regulation No. 539/2001, as of 19 December 2009|archive-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> The European Union considered it impossible for Serbia to evaluate the issuing of birth records needed to apply for a passport and the integrity of the procedures applied by Serbia to check the authenticity of documents provided by applicants for that purpose.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
Under [[Law of Serbia|Serbian law]], people born in [[Kosovo]] or legally residing are by law considered Serbian nationals and as such they are entitled to a Serbian passport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glas-javnosti.rs/clanak/drustvo/glas-javnosti-07-11-2008/albanci-hoce-srpski-pasos|title=Najnovije vesti &#124; Glas javnosti|via=www.glas-javnosti.rs}}</ref> However, these passports are not issued by the Directorate of the Administrative Affairs of the Serbian Police but by the [[Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija]] of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs.<ref name="Koordinaciona Uprava za KiM">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/sadrzaj.nsf/biometrijska-dokumenta-KiM.h|title=Kako do biometrijskih dokumenata ako sam stanovnik Kosova i Metohije?|access-date=4 October 2012|archive-date=20 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020003211/http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/sadrzaj.nsf/biometrijska-dokumenta-KiM.h|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bearers of these passports used to require a [[Schengen visa]] for travel to the [[Schengen Area]] since they were not covered by the Annex II list of countries allowed visa free entry to the Schengen Area.<ref name="Schengen visa list">{{Cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2001R0539:20091219:EN:PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420223321/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2001R0539:20091219:EN:PDF|url-status=dead|title=Consolidated version of Council regulation No. 539/2001, as of 19 December 2009|archive-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> In April 2024, European Parliament adopted a resolution that exempts visa requirements for Serbian citizens with passports issued by [[Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija]], finally putting an end to Schengen visa requirements for all citizens of the [[Western Balkans]].<ref name="European Parliament adopts exemption of visa requirement">{{Cite web|url=https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2024/04/23/european-parliament-adopts-exemption-of-visa-requirement-for-serbian-citizens-residing-in-kosovo/|title=European Parliament adopts exemption of visa requirement for Serbian citizens residing in Kosovo|date=23 April 2024 }}</ref>

At the same time, [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK]] issues [[UNMIK Travel Document|its own]] travel documents.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-03 |title=Kosovo Info Web Portal |url=http://www.ian.org.rs/kosovo-info/english/documents/travel.htm |access-date=2024-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194813/http://www.ian.org.rs/kosovo-info/english/documents/travel.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Complete UN Kosovo Coverage |url=https://www.un.org/peace/kosovo/news/99/mar00_4.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025194516/http://www.un.org/peace/kosovo/news/99/mar00_4.htm |archive-date=2012-10-25 |access-date=2017-06-29}}</ref> It is possible to hold both a Serbian passport and a UNMIK document. Serbia does not recognize the legitimacy of the UNMIK document nor the [[Passport of Kosovo|Kosovo passport]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-24 |title=Srbija ne priznaje kosovske pasoše : Svet : POLITIKA |url=http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Svet/Srbija-ne-priznaje-kosovske-pasoshe.lt.html |access-date=2024-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140317/http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Svet/Srbija-ne-priznaje-kosovske-pasoshe.lt.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 }}</ref> Kosovo does not recognize the Serbian passports and only allows the identity cards for entry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-07 |title=Kosovo does not recognize the Serbian passport, only the identity card |url=https://www.koha.net/en/arboretum/177934/Kosovo-does-not-recognize-the-Serbian-passport%2C-only-the-letter-notification |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=KOHA.net |language=en}}</ref> The [[European Union]] considered it impossible for Serbia to evaluate the issuing of birth records needed to apply for a passport and the integrity of the procedures applied by Serbia to check the authenticity of documents provided by applicants for that purpose.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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* [[Visa requirements for Serbian citizens]]
* [[Visa requirements for Serbian citizens]]


==References==
== Notes ==
===Notes===
{{Notelist}}
{{Notelist}}


===Citations===
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


Latest revision as of 11:54, 17 December 2024

Serbian passport
The front cover of a contemporary Serbian biometric passport
The data page of a contemporary Serbian biometric passport
TypePassport
Issued by Serbia
First issued7 July 2008[1]
(biometric passport)
13 May 2016[2]
(current version)
PurposeIdentification
Valid in140 countries and territories[3]
EligibilitySerbian citizenship
Expiration
  • 10 years (age 18 and older)
  • 5 years (age 3–14)
  • 3 years (under age of 3)
Cost3,600 RSD/~30€[4]

Serbian passport (Serbian: Пасош Србије, romanized: Pasoš Srbije) is the primary document of international travel issued to nationals of Serbia. Passports are issued and renewed by the Serbian Police on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or, if the citizen resides abroad, by the Serbian diplomatic missions. Besides serving as proof of identity and of citizenship, it facilitates the process of securing assistance from Serbian consular officials abroad, if needed.

The Serbian biometric passports were introduced on 7 July 2008 and were handed out in the beginning of August in the same year.[5] All outdated Yugoslav passports became invalid on 31 December 2011.[6] Citizens can not have multiple Serbian passports at the same time.

Appearance

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Cover

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Serbian passports have a burgundy red cover, in line with the EU standard, and have inscriptions in golden letters in three languages - Serbian Cyrillic script, English and French: РЕПУБЛИКА СРБИЈА, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, and RÉPUBLIQUE DE SERBIE[a] at the top, and ПАСОШ, PASSPORT, and PASSEPORT at the bottom divided by the Serbian lesser coat of arms.[b] 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 the three aforementioned languages. The inside back cover contains information on consular assistance in the three aforementioned languages.[7]

Data page

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The Serbian passport includes the following data:

  • Type (‘P’ - Passport)
  • Code for issuing country ("SRB" - Serbia)
  • Passport serial number
  • Name of bearer
  • Nationality ("Republike Srbije" - Republic of Serbia)
  • 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 data page also contains the RFID chip and is printed in the Serbian Cyrillic script, English and French, while the personal data is entered in the Serbian Latin script.

Visa and border stamp pages

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

Types

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There are three types of passport:[8]

  • Regular passport is issued to all citizens.
  • Validity is determined by the age of the holder: 10 years for adults, 5 years if issued to a person between 3 and 14 years of age and 3 years for person under 3 years old.
  • Maximum processing time is 30 days for regular applications (60 days at diplomatic-consular missions),[9] and 48 hours for urgent applications. Fee is RSD 3,600.
  • 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, as well as 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.
  • 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 loss of a passport abroad, an emergency travel document is issued by the consulate, which is used by citizens of Serbia to return to country. A seaman's book is also considered a travel document.

Visa requirements

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Main article: Visa requirements for Serbian citizens
Visa requirements for Serbian citizens
  Serbia
  Visa not required
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required prior to arrival

As of 2024, Serbian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 140 countries and territories, ranking the Serbian passport 37th overall in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index and among the five passports with the most improved rating since 2006.[10][11]

International travel using Serbian identity card

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Serbian identity card

Serbian identity cards can be used instead of a passport for travel to some Balkan countries and territories that have signed special agreements with Serbia.

Countries and territories Stay
Albania Albania[12] 90 days
 Bosnia and Herzegovina[13] 90 days
Kosovo Kosovo[14] 90 days
 Montenegro[15] 30 days
North Macedonia North Macedonia[16] 90 days
Turkey Turkey[17] 90 days

Residents of Kosovo

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Under Serbian law, people born in Kosovo or legally residing are by law considered Serbian nationals and as such they are entitled to a Serbian passport.[18] However, these passports are not issued by the Directorate of the Administrative Affairs of the Serbian Police but by the Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs.[19] Bearers of these passports used to require a Schengen visa for travel to the Schengen Area since they were not covered by the Annex II list of countries allowed visa free entry to the Schengen Area.[20] In April 2024, European Parliament adopted a resolution that exempts visa requirements for Serbian citizens with passports issued by Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija, finally putting an end to Schengen visa requirements for all citizens of the Western Balkans.[21]

At the same time, UNMIK issues its own travel documents.[22][23] It is possible to hold both a Serbian passport and a UNMIK document. Serbia does not recognize the legitimacy of the UNMIK document nor the Kosovo passport.[24] Kosovo does not recognize the Serbian passports and only allows the identity cards for entry.[25] The European Union considered it impossible for Serbia to evaluate the issuing of birth records needed to apply for a passport and the integrity of the procedures applied by Serbia to check the authenticity of documents provided by applicants for that purpose.[citation needed]

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  • Diplomatic passport
    Diplomatic passport
  • Official passport
    Official passport

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The accented E lacking.
  2. ^ The pre-2010 version of the coat of arms is still used on the passport.

References

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  1. ^ "Home". www.consilium.europa.eu.
  2. ^ "Република Србија - УЗЗПРО - База правних прописа". bpp.uzzpro.gov.rs.
  3. ^ "Global Passport Ranking".
  4. ^ "PUTNA ISPRAVA – PASOŠ". Archived from the original on 10 January 2010.
  5. ^ . 25 September 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060925151613/http://www.smip.sv.gov.yu/Srpski/Pressframe.htm. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Blic | Blic | Društvo". blic.rs. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Izgled biometrijskog pasoša" (in Serbian). Ministry of Internal Affairs. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  8. ^ "Putna isprava – Pasoš" (in Serbian). Ministry of Internal Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  9. ^ "Izdavanje pasoša u diplomatsko-konzularnim predstavništvima Srbije". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009.
  10. ^ https://www.henleyglobal.com/storage/app/media/HPI/HPI_Report_200706_2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ "The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index Celebrates Ten Years". www.prnewswire.com. 1 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Serbia and Albania Sign Deal on Freedom of Movement". Balkan Insight. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Vize". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Ministria e Punëve të Jashtme dhe Diasporës". MPJD | MFAD.
  15. ^ "Serbia". Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Министерство за надворешни работи". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  17. ^ "Lična karta dovoljna za ulazak u Tursku" [An ID card is enough to enter Turkey]. rts.rs (in Serbian). 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Najnovije vesti | Glas javnosti" – via www.glas-javnosti.rs.
  19. ^ "Kako do biometrijskih dokumenata ako sam stanovnik Kosova i Metohije?". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  20. ^ "Consolidated version of Council regulation No. 539/2001, as of 19 December 2009". Archived from the original on 20 April 2011.
  21. ^ "European Parliament adopts exemption of visa requirement for Serbian citizens residing in Kosovo". 23 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Kosovo Info Web Portal". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Complete UN Kosovo Coverage". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  24. ^ "Srbija ne priznaje kosovske pasoše : Svet : POLITIKA". 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Kosovo does not recognize the Serbian passport, only the identity card". KOHA.net. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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