Do I need a visa for Serbia?
Serbia is not part of the Schengen Area, so a Schengen visa does not cover entry and days spent here do not count against your Schengen allowance. The answer also depends on why you are travelling. The rule for a holiday is often not the rule for work, study or a long stay, so check that the answer you are reading is the one for your trip.
Now pick the passport you travel on.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
| Passport | What you need | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| India | Visa (apply online) | 90 days |
| China | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Türkiye | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nigeria | Visa (apply online) | 90 days |
| South Africa | Visa (apply online) | 90 days |
| Philippines | Visa (apply online) | 90 days |
| Pakistan | Visa (apply online) | 90 days |
| Bangladesh | Visa (apply online) | 90 days |
| Indonesia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Egypt | Visa (apply online) | 90 days |
| Vietnam | Visa (apply online) | 90 days |
What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Serbia can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Passport validity required: valid on arrival. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
Check the rule for your own passport
What Serbia asks for depends on the passport you travel on, and the table above differs from row to row. Open your nationality for the stay length, the validity required and whether anything has to be applied for.
Good to know about Serbia
If you are combining Serbia with the Schengen Area on one trip, each needs its own permission.
Common questions
Entry to Serbia, answered from the same rules the table shows.
It depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports listed above, 13 enter Serbia without a visa, 8 have to apply for something before travelling. Find your nationality in the table for the exact rule, the stay it allows and what has to be applied for.
13 of the 21 most-checked passports listed above: Lithuania, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, France, Poland, Netherlands and Spain and 5 more. The rest have to apply in advance.
It varies by passport — 90 days or 30 days across the visa-free rules in the table. The limit is per entry, so check the row for the passport you will actually travel on.
Valid on arrival. Renew before you travel if you are close to that, because it is one of the most common reasons travellers are refused boarding — by the airline, before they ever reach the border.
Not for any of the 21 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still be offered one, so check the rule for the passport you hold.
Not for any of the 21 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still have one available.
No separate arrival registration is listed for Serbia. Your airline may still ask for advance passenger information, which is not the same thing and is handled at check-in.
Once you are in Serbia
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