by Nemanja Milosevic

Uncategorized11. August 2021.0 comments

APPROVAL/EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY RESIDENCE

As the leading law office of the NM, lawyers represent a large number of foreign nationals related to the legal regulation of temporary residence permits for foreigners in the Republic of Serbia, which is regulated by the Law on Foreigners (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 24/2018 and 31/2019), and regulated in more detail by the provisions of the Rulebook on closer conditions for granting temporary residence, the appearance of the request for granting temporary residence, the appearance and manner of entering the sticker of temporary residence in a foreign travel document (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 72/2018).

The request for temporary residence permit is submitted to the Police Administration for the City of Belgrade, the Administration for Foreigners and regional police administrations, depending on the address of residence or residence of the foreign citizen, organizational units responsible for residence and movement of foreign citizens in the Republic of Serbia. Exceptional cooperation with the competent police administrations on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, as well as other countries in Southeast Europe, enables NM lawyers to make the necessary reports in accordance with the law.

The request for approval or extension of temporary residence is submitted in person and the complete documentation, ie all prescribed evidence, is attached to the request. At the request of an authorized official, the request may be supplemented by additional evidence.

The request for extension of temporary residence is submitted no earlier than three months and no later than 30 days before the expiration of the approved temporary residence.

NM lawyers note that the period of validity of the travel document must be at least three months longer than the period for which temporary residence is granted.

It is very important to point out that a large number of foreign citizens represented by the law office NM lawyers, as the most sought-after law firm, were instructed that as foreign citizens they are obliged to reside in the Republic of Serbia in accordance with the purpose for which temporary residence was granted.

The Rulebook on Detailed Conditions for Temporary Residence Permit, Appearance of Temporary Residence Permit Application, Appearance and Manner of Entering a Temporary Residence Permit in a Foreign Travel Document (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 72/2018) regulates the grounds on which an authorization may be requested or extension of temporary stay, which are:

Employment, Education, Family reunification, Independent temporary residence, Performing religious service, Treatment, Real estate ownership.

Each of the above bases implies submission of special documentation prescribed by the Rulebook on detailed conditions for temporary residence permit, appearance of the request for temporary residence permit, appearance and manner of entering the temporary residence sticker in a foreign travel document (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 72/2018). .

Here we will look at the basic documentation that needs to be prepared in each of the cases of approval or extension of temporary residence:

Valid personal or official passport, Proof of means of subsistence during the planned stay, Registration of address of residence or residence in the Republic of Serbia, Proof of health insurance during the planned stay, Proof of payment of the prescribed administrative fee,

Two photos (35x45mm, color, full face) and

Completed form.

Depending on the grounds on which the temporary residence permit is requested or extended, the necessary documentation for each of the grounds in the Ordinance on detailed conditions for temporary residence approval, the appearance of the application for temporary residence permit, the appearance and manner of inserting the temporary residence sticker in a foreign travel document (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 72/2018).

After submitting the documentation, within 3-4 weeks, it is necessary for the applicant with the original passport to come to the Police Administration, the Directorate for Foreigners, in order for the stamp of his temporary residence to be imprinted in his passport.

We note that the approval and extension of temporary residence of NM lawyers also work for employees in companies, employees in companies that perform activities in the Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Montenegro, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia.

There is a wide range of legal representation in the granting of temporary residence or extension of temporary residence, from the representation of low-skilled workers who mainly work in the construction industry or similar, and who apply for approval or extension of residence in the Republic of Serbia or other countries. citizens who work in companies, enterprises, companies or through management, executives and management who are foreign citizens, and they need to register or extend their temporary stay.