Registration of temporary address

What

If you are a migrant and not accommodated at one of the official reception centers of the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration (CRM), and you have the means to find your own accommodation for temporary stay, you are obliged to register yourself with one of the units of the Ministry of Interior (i.e. Police, referred to as MOI).

Who

All foreign nationals that are not accommodated at one of the reception centers of the CRM, regardless of status and if they have temporary residence permit.

How

  • A temporary residence request you can submit at the MOI office in your place of stay
    You will need:
    1.  valid passport
    2. apartment registration
    3. two photographs (4x3cm, in color)
    4. completed request forms (3 copies)
    5. proof of paid tax on submission and tax on stay
  • The temporary residence request form can found here (available in Serbian – Cyrillic and Latin, English language). A foreign national can be granted temporary residence if they provide proof of:
    1.  enough money or means of subsistence;
    2. health insurance;
    3. justification for the temporary residence request in line with the purpose of temporary residence that can be issued to a foreigner who intends to stay in Serbia for longer than 90 days.

When

This must be done within 24 hours of entering the territory of Serbia, unless you are accommodated at a hotel or other tourist accommodation, where it’s the obligation of the host.

Good to know

Addresses and contact of all MOI units can be found here (available in Serbian – Latin language).
More closer information about special conditions you can find here.

Where

You can do this in one of the units of MOI in your place of stay.

Belgrade, Serbia

Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova (The Ministry of Interior)

Boulevard of Mihajlo Pupin 2a

11000 Belgrade

Attention

If you do not adhere to the laws regarding address registration, you may be in risk of getting arrested and prosecuted for breaking the laws of the Republic of Serbia.