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 2024, Serbian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 140 countries and territories, ranking the Serbian passport 34th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1] Serbia is one of a handful of countries whose citizens may travel visa-free to the Schengen Area, China, Russia and Cuba
Until the 1990s, the Yugoslav passport has been described as highly sought-after commodity. As part of its non-aligned policies, the Yugoslav government signed numerous mutual agreements on visa-free entry from the mid-1960s.
Eventually this applied to most states of the world, promoting the Yugoslav passport to "one of the most convenient in the world, as it was one of the few with which a person could travel freely through both the East and West" during the Cold War.[2]
With the subsequent dissolution of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the period of difficulties related to travel bureaucracy started for all successor states. From the 2000s onward, the situation has been significantly and constantly improving and Serbian passport was among the five passports with the most improved rating in the Henley Passport Index since 2006, adding 103 countries to its visa-free list.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | Reciprocity | |
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Afghanistan | |||||
Albania | 90 days |
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Algeria | |||||
Andorra | |||||
Angola | |||||
Antigua and Barbuda | 6 months | ||||
Argentina | 90 days | ||||
Armenia | 180 days | ||||
Australia | [7] |
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Austria | 90 days |
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Azerbaijan | 90 days |
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Bahamas | 3 months |
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Bahrain | 14 days | ||||
Bangladesh | 30 days |
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Barbados | 90 days | ||||
Belarus | 30 days | ||||
Belgium | 90 days |
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Belize |
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[12] | 30 days | ||||
Bhutan | [13] | ||||
90 days[14] | |||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90 days |
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Botswana | [15] | 3 months |
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Brazil | 90 days | ||||
Bulgaria | 90 days |
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Burkina Faso | [17] | ||||
Burundi | [18] | 1 month | Citizens of all countries that needed visas can now apply for an visa on arrival at Bujumbura International Airport, or at all land borders. | ||
Cambodia | [19] | 30 days | |||
Cameroon | [20] | ||||
Canada |
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Cape Verde | |||||
Central African Republic | |||||
Chad | Passengers with an Entry Authorization letter issued by the authorities of Chad before departure can obtain a visa on arrival. | ||||
Chile | 90 days | ||||
30 days |
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Colombia | 90 days | ||||
Comoros | 45 days | ||||
Territorial Surveillance. Also passengers with V.I.P. invitation letter are exempt from visa. | |||||
[24] | 7 days |
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Costa Rica | 90 days | ||||
Cote d'Ivoire | [25] | 3 months |
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Croatia | 90 days |
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Cuba | 90 days | ||||
Cyprus | 90 days |
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Czech Republic | 90 days |
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Denmark | 90 days |
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Djibouti | [26] | 90 days | |||
Dominica | 21 days | ||||
Dominican Republic | 90 days | ||||
Ecuador | 90 days | ||||
Egypt | [27] | 30 days | |||
El Salvador | Nationals of Serbia with a valid visa issued by Canada, the USA or a Schengen Member State are exempted from visa. | ||||
Equatorial Guinea | [28] |
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Eritrea | |||||
Estonia | 90 days |
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30 days | |||||
Ethiopia | [29] | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | 4 months | ||||
Finland | 90 days |
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France | 90 days |
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Gabon | [30] | 90 days |
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Gambia | |||||
Georgia | 1 year | ||||
Germany | 90 days |
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Ghana | |||||
Greece | 90 days |
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Grenada | 3 months | ||||
Guatemala |
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Guinea | [31] | 90 days | |||
Guinea-Bissau | 90 days | ||||
Guyana | 30 days |
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Haiti | 90 days | ||||
Honduras |
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Hungary | 90 days |
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Iceland | 90 days |
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India | 30 days | ||||
Indonesia | 30 days[32] | ||||
15 days | |||||
Iraq | [33] | ||||
Ireland |
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Israel | 3 months | ||||
Italy | 90 days |
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Jamaica | 30 days | ||||
Japan | 90 days | ||||
Jordan | [36] | 30 days |
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Kazakhstan | 30 days | ||||
Kenya | [37] | 90 days | |||
Kiribati | |||||
[38] | 90 days |
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Kuwait | [40] | 3 months | |||
Kyrgyzstan | 90 days |
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30 days | |||||
Latvia | 90 days |
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Lebanon | 1 month |
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Lesotho | [41] | ||||
Liberia | |||||
Libya | [42] | ||||
Liechtenstein | 90 days |
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Lithuania | 90 days |
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Luxembourg | 90 days |
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Madagascar | 60 days | ||||
Malawi | 90 days | ||||
Malaysia | [43] | 30 days | |||
Maldives | 30 days | ||||
Mali | |||||
Malta | 90 days |
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Marshall Islands | |||||
Mauritania |
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Mauritius | 180 days |
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Mexico |
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30 days | |||||
90 days |
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Monaco | |||||
Mongolia | 90 days | ||||
Montenegro | 3 months |
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Morocco | |||||
Mozambique | [45] | 30 days | |||
Myanmar | [46] | 28 days |
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Namibia | |||||
Nauru | |||||
Nepal | 90 days[47] | ||||
Netherlands | 90 days |
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New Zealand |
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Nicaragua | 90 days |
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Niger | |||||
Nigeria | [50] | 90 days | |||
90 days |
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Norway | 90 days |
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Oman | [51] | 14 days |
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Pakistan | [52] | 3 months |
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Palau | 30 days | ||||
Panama | 90 days | ||||
Papua New Guinea | [54] | 60 days | |||
Paraguay | |||||
Peru | 90 days |
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Philippines | |||||
Poland | 90 days |
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Portugal | 90 days |
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Qatar | 90 days | ||||
Romania | 90 days | ||||
30 days | |||||
Rwanda | [57] | 30 days | |||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 90 days | ||||
Saint Lucia | |||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 months | ||||
Samoa | 60 days | ||||
San Marino | |||||
[58] | |||||
Saudi Arabia |
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Senegal | 1 month | ||||
Seychelles | [59] | 3 months | |||
Sierra Leone | [60] | 3 months | |||
Singapore | 30 days | ||||
Slovakia | 90 days |
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Slovenia | 90 days |
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Solomon Islands | |||||
Somalia | 30 days | ||||
South Africa | |||||
[61] |
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Spain | 90 days |
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Sri Lanka | [62] | 60 days / 30 days | |||
Sudan | |||||
Suriname | [63] | 30 days | |||
Sweden | 90 days |
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Switzerland | 90 days |
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[64] | |||||
Tajikistan | [65] | 30 days |
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[67] | 3 months | ||||
[68] | 60 days / 15 days | ||||
Timor-Leste | 30 days |
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Togo | [70] | 15 days | |||
Tonga | |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 30 days | ||||
Tunisia | [71] | ||||
Turkey | 90 days |
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Turkmenistan | |||||
Tuvalu | 1 month | ||||
Uganda | [72] | 3 months |
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Ukraine | 90 days |
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United Arab Emirates | 90 days | ||||
United Kingdom |
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United States | |||||
Uruguay | 90 days | ||||
Uzbekistan | 30 days | ||||
Vanuatu | 30 days | ||||
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[75] | 90 days |
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Yemen | |||||
Zambia | 90 days | ||||
Zimbabwe | 30 days |
Visa requirements for Serbian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) | |
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Europe | |||
[76] | |||
Mount Athos | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[77] [78] | ||
Crimea | Territory accessed under Russian visa policy.[79] | ||
3 months[80] | |||
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | [81] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. | |
Faroe Islands | [82] | 90 days | |
Gibraltar | |||
[83] | |||
[84] | |||
Jan Mayen | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[85] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[86] | ||
[87] | |||
ID card valid. | |||
Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[88] | |||
Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[89] [90] | |||
Registration required after 24h.[91] [92] | |||
Africa | |||
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required.[93] | ||
Eritrea outside Asmara | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[94] | ||
Mayotte | 90 days | ||
Reunion | 90 days | ||
[95] [96] | 3 months within any year period. | ||
[97] | |||
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[98] | |||
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |||
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[99] [100] | |||
All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. | |||
Darfur | Separate travel permit is required.[101] | ||
Asia | |||
Hong Kong | 14 days Only the passport with biometric cover | ||
India PAP/RAP | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] | ||
Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[108] | |||
Kish Island | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[109] | ||
Macao | 90 days | ||
Maldives | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[110] | ||
outside Pyongyang | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) | ||
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[111] | |||
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[112] [113] [114] | ||
Tibet Autonomous Region | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[115] [116] [117] | ||
Turkmenistan | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[118] | ||
Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone. | ||
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone. | ||
Phú Quốc | 30 days[119] | ||
Yemen | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[120] | ||
Americas | |||
Anguilla | [121] | ||
Aruba | 30 days | ||
Bermuda | |||
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | 90 days | ||
Cayman Islands | Transit visa required. | ||
90 days | |||
French Guiana | 90 days | ||
French West Indies | 90 days; includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy | ||
Greenland | [122] | 90 days | |
Montserrat | [123] | ||
Puerto Rico | |||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 90 days | ||
90 days | |||
Turks and Caicos Islands | |||
Oceania | |||
American Samoa | |||
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required.[124] | ||
Clipperton Island | Special permit required.[125] | ||
Cook Islands | 31 days[126] | ||
Lau Province | Special permission required.[127] | ||
French Polynesia | 90 days | ||
Guam | |||
New Caledonia | 90 days | ||
Niue | 30 days[128] | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | |||
14 days visa-free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[129] [130] [131] | |||
Tokelau | |||
United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[132] [133] [134] [135] [136] [137] [138] | ||
Wallis and Futuna | 90 days | ||
South America | |||
Galápagos | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[139] | ||
South Atlantic and Antarctica | |||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[140] [141] | ||
Antarctica | Special permits required for,,, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[142] [143] [144] [145] [146] [147] [148] [149] [150] [151] [152] [153] |
Countries | Stay | |
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Azerbaijan | 90 days | |
Bangladesh | 30 days | |
90 days | ||
China | 90 days | |
El Salvador | 90 days | |
Ethiopia | 90 days | |
Guatemala | 90 days | |
Honduras | 90 days | |
India | 90 days | |
90 days | ||
Jordan | 90 days | |
Kyrgyzstan[154] | 90 days | |
90 days | ||
Lebanon | 90 days | |
90 days | ||
Mali | 30 days | |
Mexico | 180 days | |
Morocco | 90 days | |
Kuwait | 90 days | |
Nicaragua | 90 days | |
Pakistan | 30 days | |
90 days | ||
Thailand[155] | 90 days | |
Ukraine | 90 days | |
United Arab Emirates | 90 days | |
90 days | ||
Zimbabwe | 90 days |
Serbian identity cards can be used instead of a passport for travel to some Balkan countries and territories that have signed bilateral agreements with Serbia.
width=230 | Countries and territories | Stay |
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Albania[156] | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina[157] | ||
Montenegro[158] | ||
[159] |