As of 19 December 2009, nationals of FYROM, Montenegro and Serbia who are holders of a biometric passport will be able to travel without a Schengen visa. The visa free travel includes short-term trips up to 90 days within ever six months for business, study or tourism purpose. The visa free regime does not allow for living or working in the EU. For long-term studies, longer than 90 days, a residence permit is required.
The new rules does not apply to Serbian citizens holding biometric passports issued by “Koordinaciona Uprava“ (Coordination Directorate) in Belgrade for persons residing in Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99. Holders of these passports need to have a valid Schengen visa for travelling to the Schengen area.
For more information on practical information in Serbian about visa free travel, please click on the document to the left "Putovanje bez viza za gradjane Srbije”.
If you have any questions related to visa free travel please contact the Embassy via e-mail at ambassaden.belgrad-visum@foreign.ministry.se or telephone +381 (0)11 20 69 270 Monday - Thursday from 14:00-16:00 hrs.