STEP-BY-STEP ROUTE · VISAS & CONSULAR PROCEDURES
D visa for employment
Agree the branch with the employer: employment contract, assignment, intra-company transfer, self-employment or another work category.
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01Identify the work type and D-visa need
What to do
Agree the branch with the employer: employment contract, assignment, intra-company transfer, self-employment or another work category. Do not choose tourism for employment. Establish D-visa need under your passport's regime.
Where to go
Employer and competent Serbian consulate
What to prepare
- Contract/proposal and position/activity description
- Entry passport and stamped pages
02Obtain employer and qualification evidence
What to do
For ordinary hiring, obtain a signed draft contract, employer registration, job description/systematisation and required diploma with a certified translation. Assignment or transfer uses different foreign-employer records; use that specific checklist section.
Where to go
Employer HR and court interpreter
What to prepare
- Contract, employer registration, job description and translated qualification
- Serbian address evidence and owner's consent where applicable
03Submit the employment visa application
What to do
Choose the employment branch in eVisa and reconcile employer name, position, dates and passport. Include the required authorisation if represented. Pay under service/consular instructions and verify submission.
Where to go
eVisa or competent Serbian consulate
What to prepare
- Entry passport and stamped pages
- Form, photo, invitation, employment file, fee and authorisation if represented
04Coordinate work start and the subsequent permit
What to do
An issued employment D visa permits work within the applicable rules and visa validity. Check the actual ground, register the address and coordinate employment/insurance registration with the employer. Continuing beyond D requires the single permit, not an arbitrary extension of tourist stay.
Where to go
Employer, host and eForeigner
What to prepare
- Visa, contract, address and single-permit evidence
Translation and filing
Translation and certification
Before translating a foreign-issued record, ask the receiving institution whether it needs a Serbian translation by a court-certified translator (sudski tumač), whether an apostille/legalization is required, and in which order. Requirements differ by country and document. An ordinary or automatic translation is not a certified translation when certification is required.
What happens next
File only through the confirmed method. Keep a copy of the submission, case/application number and proof of receipt. Ask how to check status, when to expect a reply and what to do if more information is requested.
Document overview and case variants
What may be required
- Contract/proposal and position/activity description
- Entry passport and stamped pages
- Contract, employer registration, job description and translated qualification
- Serbian address evidence and owner's consent where applicable
- Form, photo, invitation, employment file, fee and authorisation if represented
- Visa, contract, address and single-permit evidence
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Work completed in the specimen case:
- Prepared: Completed employment D-visa cover letter
- Prepared: Employment D-visa preparation sheet
- Obtain employer records and sign the application.
- Complete personal consular requirements.
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