mfa.gov.rs Apply For Citizenship Serbia : Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Organization : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Service Name : Apply For Citizenship
Country: Serbia

Website : http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/consular-affairs/citizenship

Apply For Citizenship :

Matters of citizenship have been regulated by the Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Serbia and the Law on Amendments to the Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Serbia.

Related : Ministry of Foreign Affairs Serbia Legalization & Apostille Certificate : www.statusin.org/11811.html

I. Acquiring of citizenship by origin:
Citizenship of the Republic of Serbia based on origin is acquired, under different conditions, by children if both or one parent is a national of the Republic of Serbia at the moment of the child’s birth.

You should make sure to report in good time the child’s birth to the relevant diplomatic or consular mission of the Republic of Serbia in order that its name may be entered in the register of citizens of the Republic of Serbia.

If your parents were nationals of the Republic of Serbia at the time of your birth, if you are of age, but under 23, and if, as a child, you were left without citizenship and were not registered, you should file an application to that effect with the relevant diplomatic or consular mission of the R. of Serbia.

II Acquiring of citizenship by admission:
A) If you are a foreigner and you have permanent residence in the Republic of Serbia, you may acquire citizenship of the R. of Serbia if you fulfil the following requirements:
** that you have turned 18 and have not been deprived of business capacity;
** that you have been released from a foreign citizenship or that you have presented evidence that you will be released from it, if admitted to citizenship of the Republic of Serbia;
** that you had registered permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Serbia for at least three years without interruption before submitting the application;
** that you submit a signed statement that you consider the Republic of Serbia to be your country.

B) If you are a foreigner who has been married for at least three years to a national of the Republic of Serbia and who has been granted permanent residence in the Republic of Serbia, you may be admitted to citizenship of the Republic of Serbia if you submit a signed statement that you consider the Republic of Serbia to be your country.

C) If you are an emigrant from the Republic of Serbia or a descendant thereof you may be admitted to citizenship of the Republic of Serbia if you have turned 18 and have not been stripped of business capacity and if you submit a signed statement that you consider the Republic of Serbia to be your country.

No release from foreign citizenship is required for admission to citizenship of the Republic of Serbia, which means that you may have dual citizenship (you need not live in the Republic of Serbia and you need not have permanent residence there).

D) If you do not have permanent residence in Serbia, and belong to the Serbian people, you may be admitted to citizenship of the Republic of Serbia under Article 23 of the Law, without having been released from a foreign citizenship. All you need is to have turned 18 years of age, that you have not been deprived of your business capacity, and that you submit a statement in writing that you consider the Republic of Serbia to be your country.

III You may become a citizen of the Republic of Serbia, under certain conditions, by being entered in the register of citizens of Serbia:
This manner of acquiring Serbian citizenship has been regulated under Article 52 of the Law which reads:
“For the purposes of this Law, a citizen of the Republic of Serbia shall be understood to mean also any citizen of the SFRY who, on 27 February 2005, was a citizen of some other republic of the former SFRY or of some other state emerged in the territory of the former SFRY and who has registered permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Serbia for at least nine years, if he/she submits a signed statement that he/she considers himself/herself a citizen of the Republic of Serbia and has filed an application for being entered in the register of citizens of the Republic of Serbia.

The signed statement referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article should be filed with the authority in charge of internal affairs in whose area the citizen has permanent residence.

For the purposes of this Law, a citizen of the Republic of Serbia shall be understood to mean a citizen of Montenegro who had registered residence in the territory of the Republic of Serbia on 3 June 2006, if he/she submits a signed statement that he/she considers himself/herself to be a citizen of the Republic of Serbia and has filed an application for being entered in the register of citizens of the Republic of Serbia.

The signed statement referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article should be filed within a period of five years from the date of the coming of this Law into force.

The application for acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Serbia under Article 52, paragraphs 1 and 2, should be filed with the authority in charge of internal affairs according to the place of residence of the applicant.”