Serbian passport

A Serbian passport (Serbian: Пасош, pasos ) is Serbian nationals of all ages exhibited and is the most important document of international travel dar. The passport is issued by the Serbian Ministry of the Interior, if the citizen resides abroad, he is confirmed by the respective Embassy issued. of local consulates.

The Serbian Ministry of Interior began on 7 July 2008 with the issuance of biometric passports.

Appearance

Design

The current passports are issued in accordance with the Law on travel documents from the year 2007.

Serbian passports have a burgundy red cover, in line with the EU standard of pass through has two inscriptions in golden letters: РЕПУБЛИКА СРБИЈА (Republic of Serbia) at the top ПАСОШ ( pass ) on the bottom divided by the coat of arms. There is an RFID chip in the interior of the document at the bottom of the cover. The inside shows the Serbian coat of arms in navy blue color, while the first page in three languages ​​the country's name and the word " pass " - Serbian ( Cyrillic alphabet ), English and French - contains. The cover page contains information on consular assistance in the three languages.

Biodata card

The Serbian passport includes the following data:

The biodata card ends with the machine-readable zone ( MRZ). The sibilants ( š, č, ć, ž, đ ) are written (s, c, z, d). Other special characters are converted ( International Civil Aviation Organization ) according to ICAO specifications. The info card is also the RFID chip.

Languages

The personal data card is printed in Serbian ( Cyrillic ), English and French, while the personal data in Serbian ( Latin alphabet ) are indicated.

Scope and Layout

The passport contains an additional 32 pages, for example, visas and border crossing stamp. They have a range of bright colors - mostly red, green, yellow and blue - and the Serbian coat of arms each in the middle of the page. They are perforated at the bottom of the ongoing series number of the passport and have watermarks with the respective page numbers.

Passport - style

There are the following types of Serbian passports:

• The normal passport, which is issued to all citizens, Valid for 10 years or 5 years valid if the person is between 3 and 14 years old and is valid for 3 years for children under 3 years.
• The maximum processing time is 30 days for simple applications and 48 hours for urgent applications. The processing fee is 2000 RSD ( about 35 euros ).

• The validity period is determined by the function - diplomats and officials of the passport will be issued as long as they are with their mandate in office.

Visa requirement for Serbian citizens

Kosovo

The people of Kosovo have the right to apply for a Serbian passport. This is issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate. Residents of Kosovo who live abroad, get the Serbian passport at the Serbian Embassy bzw.bei respective consulates. Serbia does not recognize the validity of Kosovo's travel papers not to.