Serbia entry requirements, by passport
Serbia visa requirements at a glance: 89 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Serbia without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 109 must obtain a visa before they travel.
Which passport do you hold?
We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Serbia for your nationality.
What we've verified for Serbia
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 25 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Required documents (4)
- Required vaccinations
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Serbia, updated 10 May 2024: ID card, 90 days in six months, reported documents, beli karton, Kosovo, currency, earthquakes); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/serbia (UK Government: 90-day validity, extension at the police station, entry stamp, Kosovo crossings, 24-hour registration, declaration of 10,000 euros and of dinars); mfa.gov.rs (Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visa regime); sanidad.gob.es ("Listado de países") and who.int (WHO): yellow fever; data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 25 September 2026. Also: carina.rs (Customs Administration of Serbia, "Tourists": tobacco and alcohol allowances, snus and food of animal origin, 25 September 2026).
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 25 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Albania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Andorra | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Armenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Azerbaijan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Bahrain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Belarus | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| China | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Colombia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Dominica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Georgia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Grenada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 14 days |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Indonesia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Jamaica | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kazakhstan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Kosovo | Visa-free | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Macao | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Moldova | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Monaco | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Montenegro | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| North Macedonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Norway | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Palau | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | 30 days |
| San Marino | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Suriname | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Turkey | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tuvalu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vatican | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Venezuela | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| Algeria | Visa required | — |
| Angola | Visa required | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Belize | Visa required | — |
| Benin | Visa required | — |
| Bhutan | Visa required | — |
| Bolivia | Visa required | — |
| Botswana | Visa required | — |
| Brunei | Visa required | — |
| Burkina Faso | Visa required | — |
| Burundi | Visa required | — |
| Cambodia | Visa required | — |
| Cameroon | Visa required | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | — |
| Chad | Visa required | — |
| Comoros | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | Visa required | — |
| Djibouti | Visa required | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required | — |
| DR Congo | Visa required | — |
| Ecuador | Visa required | — |
| Egypt | Visa required | — |
| El Salvador | Visa required | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Eritrea | Visa required | — |
| Eswatini | Visa required | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | — |
| Fiji | Visa required | — |
| Gabon | Visa required | — |
| Gambia | Visa required | — |
| Ghana | Visa required | — |
| Guatemala | Visa required | — |
| Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa required | — |
| Guyana | Visa required | — |
| Haiti | Visa required | — |
| Honduras | Visa required | — |
| India | Visa required | — |
| Iran | Visa required | — |
| Iraq | Visa required | — |
| Ivory Coast | Visa required | — |
| Jordan | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | Visa required | — |
| Kiribati | Visa required | — |
| Kuwait | Visa required | — |
| Laos | Visa required | — |
| Lebanon | Visa required | — |
| Lesotho | Visa required | — |
| Liberia | Visa required | — |
| Libya | Visa required | — |
| Madagascar | Visa required | — |
| Malawi | Visa required | — |
| Malaysia | Visa required | — |
| Maldives | Visa required | — |
| Mali | Visa required | — |
| Marshall Islands | Visa required | — |
| Mauritania | Visa required | — |
| Mauritius | Visa required | — |
| Micronesia | Visa required | — |
| Mongolia | Visa required | — |
| Morocco | Visa required | — |
| Mozambique | Visa required | — |
| Myanmar | Visa required | — |
| Namibia | Visa required | — |
| Nauru | Visa required | — |
| Nepal | Visa required | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa required | — |
| Niger | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| North Korea | Visa required | — |
| Oman | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Palestine | Visa required | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Philippines | Visa required | — |
| Qatar | Visa required | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | — |
| Rwanda | Visa required | — |
| Saint Lucia | Visa required | — |
| Samoa | Visa required | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa required | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | — |
| Senegal | Visa required | — |
| Sierra Leone | Visa required | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required | — |
| Somalia | Visa required | — |
| South Africa | Visa required | — |
| South Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Syria | Visa required | — |
| Taiwan | Visa required | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa required | — |
| Tanzania | Visa required | — |
| Thailand | Visa required | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa required | — |
| Togo | Visa required | — |
| Tonga | Visa required | — |
| Tunisia | Visa required | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | — |
| Uganda | Visa required | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
| Yemen | Visa required | — |
| Zambia | Visa required | — |
| Zimbabwe | Visa required | — |
Serbia rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller.
Vaccinations
- No mandatory vaccines for entry. Serbia does not ask any traveller for a yellow fever certificate, wherever they arrive from, according to the list the WHO publishes under the International Health Regulations.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Any amount of foreign currency can be brought in, but cash or travellers' cheques over 10,000 euros must be declared on arrival, and the stamped form kept and shown on departure; otherwise customs can seize the money. Anyone bringing in Serbian dinars must carry the receipt from the bank where they bought them. Valuable personal items such as jewellery, cameras or computers must also be declared.
- Alcohol
- You may bring in duty-free 1 litre of spirits, or 1 litre of sparkling and fortified wines, plus 1 litre of other wines. Beer has no fixed figure but must clearly be for personal use.
- Tobacco
- 50 cigarettes, or 25 cigarillos, or 10 cigars, or 50 grams of tobacco, or a proportional combination. Snus (oral tobacco) is prohibited. Food of animal origin is limited to one kilogram.
Overstay penalties
Overstaying or failing to register with the police can bring a fine, arrest and a court appearance, according to the UK Government, and the Spanish Embassy warns that failure to register is often fined on departure, especially by road. Leaving without an entry stamp is treated as illegal immigration, with a heavy fine and possible prison. The amounts could not be confirmed against the Serbian Foreigners Act.
Grounds for refusal
- Travelling on an expired or damaged ID card or passport, or one listed as lost or stolen.
- Trying to enter Serbia from Kosovo without a prior Serbian entry stamp.
- Having stamps from the Kosovo authorities in the passport.
- Having exceeded 90 days in the previous six months.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Belgrade, Novi Sad, or Niš?
No. Serbia sets the requirements, so entering through Belgrade asks for the same as entering through Novi Sad or Niš. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Serbia
Serbia has several medieval monasteries and a Roman palace on the World Heritage List. Studenica, from the 12th century, is the largest and richest of the Serbian Orthodox monasteries, and Stari Ras and Sopoćani hold the first core of the Serbian state and 13th-century frescoes. Gamzigrad-Romuliana is the palace the emperor Galerius had built in his birthplace at the end of the 3rd century, and the medieval stećci tombstones are spread across Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro. Belgrade, where the Sava meets the Danube, and Novi Sad, with the Petrovaradin fortress, are the most visited cities. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises extreme caution when travelling to Kosovo, where it cannot provide assistance, and notes that Serbia is in a moderate earthquake zone and that rivers can flood in spring.
Sources for this section: data.unesco.org (World Heritage List: Stari Ras and Sopoćani 1979, Studenica Monastery 1986, Gamzigrad-Romuliana 2007, Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards 2016); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Serbia. Accessed 25 September 2026.
Things to see and do in Serbia
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Where can Serbia passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.