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Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
n citizens at any age, and it is the primary document of international travel issued by
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
. Passports are issued by the
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or, if the citizen resides abroad, at the embassy. Besides serving as proof of identity and of
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, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Serbian consular officials abroad, if needed. Citizens can not have multiple Serbian passports at the same time. Serbian
biometric passport A biometric passport (also known as an e-passport or a digital passport) is a traditional passport that has an embedded electronic microprocessor chip which contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of the pa ...
s were introduced on 1 July 2008.


Appearance


Design

Current passports are issued in accordance with the "Law on Travel Documents" from 2007. Serbian passports have a burgundy red cover, in line with the EU standard, and have inscriptions in golden letters - РЕПУБЛИКА СРБИЈА, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, and RÉPUBLIQUE DE SERBIE, at the top, and ПАСОШ, PASSPORT, and PASSEPORT at the bottom divided by the
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(text in English and French added in 2016). The biometric passport symbol, alerting to the presence of a
RFID chip Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. An RFID system consists of a tiny radio transponder, a radio receiver and transmitter. When triggered by an electrom ...
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 (
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),
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and French. The inside back cover contains information on
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in the three aforementioned languages.


Identity information page

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 Unique Master Citizen Number ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jedinstveni matični broj građana, Јединствени матични број грађана, separator=" / ", JMBG / ЈМБГ, mk, Единствен матичен број на граѓанин ...
") * 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 Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. An RFID system consists of a tiny radio transponder, a radio receiver and transmitter. When triggered by an electromag ...
chip.


Languages

The data page is printed in Serbian (Cyrillic script),
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
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
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. They feature a range of light colours, 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: * Regular passport is issued to all citizens. :* Valid for 10 years, or for 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), and 48 hours for urgent applications. Fee is RSD 3,600.00. * Diplomatic passport is issued by the
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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
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. 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.


International travel using Serbian biometric ID

Serbian identity card Serbian identity card (Serbian: Лична карта / ''Lična karta'') is the national identification card used in Serbia. Though the ID card is a primary photo ID, Serbian passport and national Drivers license are used as valid photo IDs for v ...
s can be used instead of a passport for travel to some
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countries that have signed special agreements with the
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. Not all Serbian IDs feature contact-less
RFID Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. An RFID system consists of a tiny radio transponder, a radio receiver and transmitter. When triggered by an electromag ...
chips, so some are not fully ICAO9303 compliant biometric travel documents.


Visa requirement for Serbian citizens

As of 2022, Serbian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 136 countries and territories, ranking the Serbian passport 37th overall in terms of travel freedom according to the
Henley Passport Index The Henley Passport Index (abbreviation: HPI) is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom enjoyed by the holders of that country's ordinary passport for its citizens. It started in 2006 as Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions ...
. Serbian passport is one of the 5 passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006 in terms of number of countries that its holders may visit without a visa.


Kosovo Residents

Under Serbian law, people born in Kosovo or otherwise legally settled in Kosovo are by law considered Serbian nationals and as such they are entitled to a Serbian passport. However, these passports are not issued by the
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. Instead they are issued by the
Serbian Coordination Directorate The Serbian Coordination Directorate (in Serbian Координациона управа / ''Koordinaciona uprava'') is an authority which is responsible for issuing Serbian passports to Serbian citizens residing in Kosovo. In the process of grant ...
. These particular passports do not allow the holder to enter the
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without a visa for a stay of less than three months within half a year, while Serbian citizens with passports issued by the
Serbian Ministry of the Interior The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia ( sr, Mинистарство унутрашњих послова, Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova; abbr. MUP) or the Ministry of Interior, is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government ...
enjoy such a privilege. Bearers of passports issued by the
Serbian Coordination Directorate The Serbian Coordination Directorate (in Serbian Координациона управа / ''Koordinaciona uprava'') is an authority which is responsible for issuing Serbian passports to Serbian citizens residing in Kosovo. In the process of grant ...
require a
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for travel to the
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since they are not covered by the Annex II list of countries allowed visa free entry to the
Schengen Area The Schengen Area ( , ) is an area comprising 27 European countries that have officially abolished all passport and all other types of border control at their mutual borders. Being an element within the wider area of freedom, security and j ...
. 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.


Gallery

File:Diplomatski Pasoš Srbije.png, Diplomatic passport File:Službeni Pasoš Srbije.png, Official passport


See also

*
Serbian identity card Serbian identity card (Serbian: Лична карта / ''Lična karta'') is the national identification card used in Serbia. Though the ID card is a primary photo ID, Serbian passport and national Drivers license are used as valid photo IDs for v ...
*
Serbian nationality law Citizenship of Serbia is regulated by the ''Citizenship Law of the Republic of Serbia'', adopted in 2004 and based primarily on the principle of Jus sanguinis. Article 23 of the citizenship law stipulates that any foreign national with Serbian ...
* Visa policy of Serbia *
Visa requirements for Serbian citizens Visa requirements for Serbian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Republic of Serbia. As of 19 January 2023, Serbian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 138 ...


References


External links


Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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