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Serbia · digital nomad visa · 2026

Serbia's digital nomad visa: no dedicated visa

Serbia has no dedicated digital nomad visa. Here is what that means in practice, what route remote workers actually use, and how the days are counted.

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How we know

Every figure here is as mup.gov.rs publishes it, checked 18 August 2026. Where a number is our own arithmetic rather than a printed figure, the row says so.

Status
No dedicated visa
Official page
mup.gov.rs
Checked
18 August 2026

Sources are listed further down the page.

What to know before you apply

No dedicated digital nomad visa is in force. Article 40(4) of the Law on Foreigners (as amended by Sl. glasnik RS 62/2023) empowers the Government to create categories including "stranci digitalni nomadi" by decree, and Art. 51(1) required that decree within six months — but the implementing Uredba the Ministry of the Interior publishes is still 13/2020 as amended by 69/2022, which lists only startup, investor, talent and Serbian-origin categories. So the category is enabled in primary law, not implemented, and not offered as a service. The government's own digital-nomad page describes tax relief, not a visa route. What does exist: 90 days visa-free in any 180; a D visa for 90-180 days; temporary residence up to three years on the Art. 40(1) grounds; and the jedinstvena dozvola (single residence-and-work permit) for up to 36 months, e-application only since 01.02.2024, decided within 15 days — the realistic routes for a location-independent worker being self-employment (registered entrepreneur) or independent professional. Tax: a non-resident's income is exempt where they spend at most 90 days in Serbia in a 12-month period beginning or ending in the tax year and the payer is a non-resident not carrying on activity in Serbia (ZPDG Art. 9b); residency arises at 183 days or with a domicile or centre of business and life interests, and any part of a day counts as a full day except transit (Art. 7).

What it means for your tax days

A visa is permission to stay; tax residency follows the days you actually spend. Check Serbia's tax authority for the day test that applies to you — and count the days either way.

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Questions people ask about Serbia

Does Serbia have a digital nomad visa?

No. Serbia has no dedicated digital nomad visa. No dedicated digital nomad visa is in force. Article 40(4) of the Law on Foreigners (as amended by Sl. glasnik RS 62/2023) empowers the Government to create categories including "stranci digitalni nomadi" by decree, and Art. 51(1) required that decree within six months — but the implementing Uredba the Ministry of the Interior publishes is still 13/2020 as amended by 69/2022, which lists only startup, investor, talent and Serbian-origin categories. So the category is enabled in primary law, not implemented, and not offered as a service. The government's own digital-nomad page describes tax relief, not a visa route. What does exist: 90 days visa-free in any 180; a D visa for 90-180 days; temporary residence up to three years on the Art. 40(1) grounds; and the jedinstvena dozvola (single residence-and-work permit) for up to 36 months, e-application only since 01.02.2024, decided within 15 days — the realistic routes for a location-independent worker being self-employment (registered entrepreneur) or independent professional. Tax: a non-resident's income is exempt where they spend at most 90 days in Serbia in a 12-month period beginning or ending in the tax year and the payer is a non-resident not carrying on activity in Serbia (ZPDG Art. 9b); residency arises at 183 days or with a domicile or centre of business and life interests, and any part of a day counts as a full day except transit (Art. 7).

Does a digital nomad visa in Serbia make you tax resident?

A visa and tax residency are different things: the visa lets you stay, the tax rules follow the days you actually spend. Check Serbia's tax authority for the day test that applies to you.

How does Stretch help with the Serbia stay?

Log the day you land and Stretch counts the days against the permission you are on, shows the date you must be out, and reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days. It also tallies the days that count towards tax residency, so the 183-day question answers itself. The counting and the alerts are free, forever.

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Serbia, the rest of it

Stretch is a tracker, not legal advice, and this is not tax advice. Visa and tax rules change and are applied by the authority, not by an app — every figure here shows its source and the date we checked it. Checked 2026-08-18; confirm on the official page before you apply or file.