Temporary & Permanent Residence

Selecting the right solution for you and your family can be a complex process—we are here to help make it simple.

That’s why STATT is a recommended and trusted immigration advisor in Serbia. 

Immigration is a very personal process. If you’re the one embarking on this journey, your STATT team will:

• Guide you and your family through every step of the process
• Explain the immigration requirements of Serbia in a way that is easy to understand
• Prepare you for your role in the immigration process
• Make sure you know exactly what you need to do to get you and your family to your new home in Serbia as quickly as possible

• Keep you informed about where you are in the process—even when we’re just waiting for responses of the authorities

Permanent Residence 

Generally, you are eligible to submit an application for permanent residence after five years of having been continuously approved for temporary residence in Serbia.

Prior to applying for a permanent residence permit, a foreign national must have been granted a temporary residence on one of the grounds prescribed for a temporary residence permit.

Continuous residence is considered an effective residence of a foreign national in Serbia, with the possibility of multiple absences from the Republic of Serbia for up to ten months or one-time absence for up to six months, for a period of five years.

In special cases, permanent residence may also be granted to a foreign national:

• who has spent at least three years continuously in Serbia based on an approved temporary residence on the grounds of family reunion in either a formal marriage or a common-law marriage with a citizen of Serbia or with a foreign national who has been granted permanent residence;
• to a minor granted an approved temporary residence in Serbia, if one of the parents is a citizen of Serbia or a foreign national who had been granted permanent residence;
• who originates from Serbia;
• to other foreign national who had been granted temporary residence, if required by reason of humanity or if it is in the best interest of the Republic of Serbia.

If you need our support around this matter, or you are uncertain about the required documents which need to be submitted along with an application, feel free to reach out by calling us or texting us via email.

If you want to learn more about temporary residence permits, click here.