Travel to Serbia

Travel of minors across the state border of the Republic of Serbia

In accordance with Article 12, Paragraph 2 of the Law on Border Control of the Republic of Serbia, the state border of Serbia can be crossed at the border crossing with a valid travel document or other document prescribed for crossing the state border, during the working hours of the border crossing and in accordance with the international agreement.

According to the provisions of Article 54, paragraph 2 of the mentioned Law, in order to cross the state border, a minor, a citizen of the Republic of Serbia up to the age of 16, when traveling alone or accompanied by another person who is not his parent or legal representative, must have the certified consent of both parents, if they jointly exercise parental rights, or of a legal representative. If the child travels with one of the parents, the written consent of the other parent is not required.

Foreign Citizens Minors do not need parental consent to cross the state border of the Republic of Serbia.

BIOMETRIC PASSPORT

During the stay abroad, passport serves as proof of the identity of its holder and as proof of his/her citizenship status.

For the issuance of a new passport, it is necessary to apply in person. For the issuance of the passport for a child, the presence of a child is necessary, as well as the presence of the both parents, or the presence of one parent who will submit the written legalized authorization of the other parent (SaglasnostRoditelja-eng.doc).

Required documents:

  1. The previous/old Serbian biometric passport, 
  2. Completed and signed form zahtev
  3. Serbian Birth Certificate (Izvod iz matične knjige rođenih), the original or a photocopy, issued recently or the old one,
  4. The proof of Serbian citizenship (Uverenje o državljanstvu R. Srbije), the original or a photocopy, issued recently or the old one,
  5. The statement that the competent authority in the Republic of Serbia may officially obtain the data necessary for the decision-making process (ZUP.Obrazac.BPI.doc).
  6. Consular fee is 68 EUR. If there are, more than 7 months left until the expiration of the previous passport, the consular fee is 73 EUR.

The new passport will be issued within two months. The passport can be issued for less than two months if you ask for an urgent procedure and submit the proof of urgency.

Collection of the new passport

Passport can be collected by the person authorized by the applicant in case that the applicant could not be present. In this case, the authorized person is required to submit the following:

  • Authorization letter (must be written in Serbian language and legalized. The sample could be seen here: ovlascenje.preuzimanje.pasosa.doc)
  • Applicant’s passport - for cancellation, if it isn’t already expired. We will not punch holes on foreign visas or work permit stickers in your old passport.
  • Valid passport of the authorized person.

The Embassy is unable to accept requests for a biometric passport for the following persons:

  • Child born in Egypt whose birth has not been registered in the Civil Registry Books in Serbia.
  • A person who concluded marriage in Egypt and is applying for a new passport with a changed family name, unless the change of family name has been duly registered in the Civil Registry Books in Serbia.

LOSS/THEFT OF THE PASSPORT

In the case of loss or theft of the biometric passport of the Republic of Serbia, it is necessary to report immediately the loss/theft to the Egyptian Police Department, and to obtain the Police Report regarding the same. Afterward, the Embassy may initiate a procedure for declaring the missing passport invalid and you may apply in person for a new passport or emergency travel document for your return to Serbia.

For declaring Serbian passport lost, it is necessary to submit the following documents:

  1. Identification Document (valid identity card or driver’s license issued by the Republic of Serbia, a copy of the lost passport).
  2. Police Report issued by the Egyptian Police
  3. Completed and signed statement about the loss/theft of your passport (form IzjavaIzgubljenaBPI.doc)
  4. The consular fee is 26 EUR.

EMERGENCY TRAVEL DOCUMENT

The emergency travel document is a document that serves only for returning to the Republic of Serbia and is valid 60 days from the date of issuance. It will be issued to the person whose passport has expired, or who has reported the loss/theft of the passport or in other cases prescribed by the Law on travel documents of the R. of Serbia.

The request for the issuance of the emergency travel document should be submitted in person.

 Required documents:

  1. Identity document (issued by the Republic of Serbia: Identity Card (lična karta) or Driver’s license, expired biometric passport).

    1. In the case you don’t have any ID document, it is necessary to fill out the form  (ProveraDrzavljanskogStatusaIdentiteta.doc)
  2. Two identical photographs size 3.5 x 4.5 cm that accurately reflects the image (taken from the front – not profile or semi-profile)
  3. The form (PL.zahtev.doc or for a child PL.zahtev.dete.doc)) for the issuance of the emergency travel document, legibly filled out, signed on both sides;
  4. The consular fee is 42 EUR

For minors under 18 years of age, in addition to the above documents, the presence of both parents is necessary, or the written authorization of the absent parent to be submitted (SaglasnostRoditelja.doc or SaglasnostRoditeljaPL-eng.doc).