| Serbian passport | |
|---|---|
 The front cover of a contemporary Serbianbiometric passport | |
 The data page of a contemporary Serbian biometric passport | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Ministry of Internal Affairs (through theSerbian Police) |
| First issued | 7 July 2008[1] (biometric passport) 13 May 2016[2] (current version) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Valid in | 140 countries and territories[3] |
| Eligibility | Serbian citizenship |
| Expiration |
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| Cost | 4,200 RSD/~36€[4] |
Serbian passport (Serbian:Пасош Србије,romanized: Pasoš Srbije) is the primary document of international travel issued to nationals ofSerbia. Passports are issued and renewed by theSerbian Police on behalf of theMinistry of Internal Affairs or, if the citizen resides abroad, by theSerbian diplomatic missions. Besides serving as proof of identity and ofcitizenship, it facilitates the process of securing assistance from Serbian consular officials abroad, if needed.
The Serbianbiometric passports were introduced on 7 July 2008 and were handed out in the beginning of August in the same year.[5] All outdatedYugoslav passports became invalid on 31 December 2011.[6] Citizens can not have multiple Serbian passports at the same time.
Serbian passports have a burgundy red cover, in line with the EU standard, and have inscriptions in golden letters in three languages -Serbian Cyrillic script,English andFrench: РЕПУБЛИКА СРБИЈА, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, and RÉPUBLIQUE DE SERBIE[a] at the top, and ПАСОШ, PASSPORT, and PASSEPORT at the bottom divided by theSerbian lesser coat of arms.[b] The biometric passport symbol alerting to the presence of aRFID chip inside the document, is at the very bottom of the cover page. The inside cover features the Serbian coat of arms in navy blue ink, while the first page contains the name of the country and the word "passport" in the three aforementioned languages. The inside back cover contains information onconsular assistance in the three aforementioned languages.[7]
The Serbian passport includes the following data:
The data page also contains theRFID chip and is printed in the Serbian Cyrillic script, English and French, while the personal data is entered in the Serbian Latin script.
The passport contains further 32 pages suitable for visas and borderstamps. They feature a range of light colours, predominantly red, green, yellow and blue, and have the Serbian lesser coat of arms in the center. They are perforated with the passport's serial number on the bottom, and have watermarks with page numbers.
There are three types of passport:[8]
In case of loss of a passport abroad, an emergency travel document is issued by the consulate, which is used by citizens of Serbia to return to country. A seaman's book is also considered a travel document.
As of 2025, Serbian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 138 countries and territories, ranking the Serbian passport 34th overall in terms of travel freedom according to theHenley Passport Index and among the five passports with the most improved rating since 2006.[10][11]
Serbian identity cards can be used instead of a passport for travel to someBalkan countries and territories that have signed special agreements with Serbia.
| Countries and territories | Stay |
|---|---|
 Albania[12] | 90 days |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina[13] | 90 days |
 Kosovo[14] | 90 days |
 Montenegro[15] | 30 days |
 North Macedonia[16] | 90 days |
 Turkey[17] | 90 days |
UnderSerbian law, people born inKosovo or legally residing are by law considered Serbian nationals and as such they are entitled to a Serbian passport.[18] However, these passports are not issued by the Directorate of the Administrative Affairs of the Serbian Police but by theCoordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs.[19] Bearers of these passports used to require aSchengen visa for travel to theSchengen Area since they were not covered by the Annex II list of countries allowed visa free entry to the Schengen Area.[20] In 2024, European Parliament adopted a resolution that exempts visa requirements for Serbian citizens with passports issued byCoordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija, finally putting an end to Schengen visa requirements for all citizens of theWestern Balkans.[21]
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