Serbian nationality law

Serbian Citizenship Act
Parliament of Serbia
An Act relating to Serbian citizenship
Enacted by Government of Serbia
Status: Current legislation

Serbian nationality law is based primarily on the principle of Jus sanguinis. Article 23 of the law stipulates that any foreign national with Serbian descent has the right to acquire Serbian citizenship by written request. The law also allows dual citizenship, allowing an individual the right to retain his or her current citizenship and receive Serbian citizenship.[1][2]

The 2007 amendments enabled ethnic Serbs residing outside Serbia the right to citizenship. These amendments, adopted after the Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006, also allowed citizens of Montenegro living in Serbia the right to gain citizenship, if they submit the request within a 5-year period.[3]

Acquisition of citizenship

  • Acquiring citizenship by descent
  • Acquiring citizenship by birth in the territory of Serbia
  • Acquiring citizenship by admission (naturalization)

Termination of citizenship

  • Termination of citizenship by release
  • Termination of citizenship by renunciation
  • Reacquisition of citizenship by the Republic of Serbia

Visa requirement for Serbian citizens

More details: Visa requirements for Serbian citizens

In 2015, Serbian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 110 countries and territories, ranking the Serbian passport 43rd in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.

The Serbian passport is one of the 5 passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006 in terms of the number of countries that its holders may visit without a visa.[4]

Notable naturalized people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Citizenship". www.mfa.gov.rs.
  2. ↑ "Zakon o državljanstvu Republike Srbije" (in Serbian).
  3. ↑ "Izmene zakona o državljanstvu" (PDF) (in Serbian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-07.
  4. ↑ Partners, Henley &. "The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index Celebrates Ten Years". www.prnewswire.com.
  5. ↑ "Руски пливач Вјатчањин добио српско држављанство". May 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Čarls Dženkins dobio srpski pasoš!".
  7. ↑ Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Kleo dobio pasoš".
  8. ↑ "Danijel Pejdž predstavljena u Košarkaškom savezu Srbije".
  9. ↑ "Demarkus Nelson dobio državljanstvo Srbije".
  10. ↑ Džudista Gerasimenko dobio državljanstvo Srbije
  11. ↑ "Evandro dobio srpski pasoš". 4 August 2011.
  12. ↑ (PDF) http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/file/show//Sluzbeni%20glasnik.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ Decision was published in Official Gazette Službeni glasnik RS 002/2016.; "Stiven Sigal dobio državljanstvo Srbije". Radio Television of Serbia. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  14. ↑ Rudić, Filip (11 September 2017). "Actor Ralph Fiennes Receives Serbian Citizenship :: Balkan Insight". www.balkaninsight.com (in Serbian). Balkan Insight. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "...Arnaud Gouillon…". inSerbia.


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