🇷🇸 Serbia Remote work permit

All requirements in detail

Official name

Temporary residence permit (privremeni boravak) under the Law on Foreigners — used by remote workers via the self-employment / "other grounds (independent stay)" basis; Serbia has no dedicated digital-nomad visa

Visa type

Remote work permit

Status

Active

Income requirement (original currency)

58,630 RSD / month

Income basis

Mixed (salary, freelance or savings)

Legal basis

No fixed income threshold exists for remote workers. The Law on Foreigners requires proof of 'sufficient means of subsistence'. Per MUP / Welcome to Serbia, this is benchmarked to the official minimum monthly salary in Serbia for the year of application, assessed for the number of months of intended stay (i.e. minimum salary x months held in a Serbian bank account, or evidenced via salary/employment contract or pension). Serbia's NET minimum wage was RSD 308/h from 1 Jan 2025 (approx RSD 53,592/month ~ EUR 457) and rose to RSD 337/h from 1 Oct 2025 (approx RSD 58,630/month ~ EUR 500). The min_monthly figures here reflect that current per-month subsistence benchmark, NOT a statutory income floor. Converted at EUR 1 ~ RSD 117.3 (NBS managed rate, 15 Jun 2026). The widely-cited EUR 3,500/month and USD 42,000/year figures appear only on law-firm/aggregator sites and are NOT published by any Serbian authority; treated as unverified.

Proof of funds

Required

Family surcharges

No published per-dependant surcharge for a nomad route. Family members apply separately under the family-reunification basis and must each evidence sufficient means/insurance; the subsistence benchmark (minimum salary x months) is assessed per applicant.

Working for local clients

Limited

Path to citizenship

Via permanent residence

Where to apply

Online, In country

Processing time

2–9 weeks

Tax residency trigger

183 days

Insurance requirement, verbatim intent: MUP / Welcome to Serbia list proof of health insurance as a mandatory document for temporary residence. Accepted evidence includes a private health-insurance policy, a European health-insurance card (for states with a bilateral social-security agreement with Serbia), a valid Serbian health-insurance card, or a guarantee covering medical/emergency treatment costs. No minimum coverage amount is published by the authority; insurance must be valid for the requested permit period.

Tax notes: Tax residency is triggered by residing in Serbia for 183+ days (continuously or with breaks) over any 12-month period, or by having a centre of business and vital interests in Serbia (PwC, citing the Personal Income Tax Law). Serbian tax residents are in principle taxable on worldwide income, so a remote worker who becomes resident is taxable in Serbia (subject to double-tax treaties). There is NO foreign-income exemption tied to this route. The route most remote workers actually use is registering as a flat-rate entrepreneur (preduzetnik pausalac), which makes their income Serbian-source business income taxed under a lump-sum regime plus social contributions; a company (DOO) pays 15% corporate tax. Standard personal income tax on salary is ~10%. Figures beyond the 183-day rule are from PwC and law-firm guides rather than primary statute, so confidence on tax specifics is medium.

Beyond the visa

Serbia — the rest of the move

The visa is step one. Here is the rest of what it takes to live here — each researched and sourced.