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http://www.formular.rs/wiki/Izdavanje_pasoša

Example - Savski Venac www.savskivenac.org.rs

In order to get birth, marriage or death certificates, you have to pay administrative taxes: state tax of 260 dinars and the service fee of 250 dinars (including VAT).
For a citizenship certificate, it is necessary to pay administrative taxes: state tax of 430 dinars and service fee of 250 dinars (including VAT).
Delivery: Certificates are delivered within 2-5 working days for people living in Belgrade via courrier. For people living outside of Belgrade, certificates are delivered by post and the delivery time depends on the Post Office.

Administrative taxes are not applicable for social giving, for child allowance, for school or university admissions, for resolving army duty, for entering into job contracts, or for writing a newborn baby into citizenship books.

Taxes and delivery fees are payable to the courier at the time of delivery.

Working hours of most Council offices will be 8-17h from 1 October 2008. Notary (certifications etc) is open from 8-16h.

Information taken from: http://www.formular.rs/wiki/Izvod_iz_matične_knjige_rođenih_-_Savski_venac

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Responsible government office:
Ministry of Internal Affairs, New Belgrade, or Police stations in other cities.

Procedure lasts:
Usually one day, but if you ask nicely could be done on the spot.

Necessary to go in person:
No.

Necessary documents:
If you ask for the certificate in person you will not need any documentation. If you are applying for someone else, you will need your ID card.

Taxes and accounts
Payment of [amount] dinars: 550 dinars

• Current Account: 840-742221843-57
• Reference number: 97 59-013
• Payable to: State administrative tax
• Payment for: Citizenship administrative tax

NB: Before making the payment please make sure the tax amount has not changed.

Links http://www.mup.sr.gov.yu/domino/dokumenta.nsf/drzavljanstvo?OpenPage

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List of all Councils that can issue new biometric ID cards: http://www.formular.rs/wiki/Nova_Licna_karta_Opstine

Example – New Belgrade http://www.novibeograd.rs

Responsible government office:
City of Belgrade Main Police Station
Bulevar despota Stefana 107
Telephone +381 (0)11 3292 622

Council Internal Affairs Department New Belgrade
Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 165
Telephone +381 (0)11 3008 014

Bežanija Office
Telephone +381 (0)11 3181 701

Necesary to go in person:
Yes.

Necessary documents:

• Old ID card (or any other document with a photo that can confirm the identity of the applicant).
• Birth Certificate (if the applicant has changed their name due to marriage then also Marriage Certificate). If you were born in Savski Venac, Council of New Belgrade can issue the birth certificate as they have the necessary stamps from Savski Venac. The whole procedure takes about 10 minutes.
• Citizenship certficate of Republic of Serbia (not older than 6 months).
• 1 Photo 5x5cm – not necessary, if you don’t bring one they’ll take one of you on the spot; if you do bring one, they can scan it or take another one on the spot, you choose which one you like better.
• Proof of payment for all forms and administrative fees related to issuance of the ID card.

Taxes and accounts:
Payment of 913.32 dinars for the ID form:

• Account number: 980-333-07
• Reference number: 100041150
• Payable to: Narodna Banka Srbije - Zavod za izradu novčanica i kovanog novca
• Payment for: Taksa za ličnu kartu

Payment of 226.00 dinars for ID card production:

• Account number: 840-21849-56
• Reference number: 97 59-013
• Payable to: MUP Republike Srbije
• Payment for: Izrada lične karte

NB: Before making the payment, please check that the tax amounts have not changed.

Appointments
If you are applying for documents at the Police station New Belgrade (next to the Council building), it is necessary to arrive around 7am to take a number for that day. On the number tag will also be printed an estimated appointment time when you should come back. There is also a list that you might have to be on – it is best to ask when you arrive in the morning! Documents can also be applied for in the Bezanijska Kosa office, where, at the time of writing (2 Feb 09), it was not necessary to take a number.

Taken from the following website: http://www.formular.rs/wiki/Vađenje_lične_karte_-_Novi_Beograd

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In Serbia, all citizens have the right to health insurance, in other words a certified health insurance card with which they can use the health system.

Citizens covered by the health system can be divided into two groups depending on the terms of financing for their health insurance: those who earn a salary and whose lawful duty it is to pay the health insurance benefits and those who do not earn a salary or whose salary is smaller than the minimum wage and who are financed from the state budget. Consequently, in order to get a health insurance card, the applicant must prove which group he/she belongs to.

Those people who have salaries are the following: employed, company directors, contractors, farmers and pensioners. Those people who are financed from the budget are the following: children under the age of 15 and children under the age of 26 who are full-time students, pregnant women, senior citizens over 65 years of age, unemployed, socially underprivileged people, those with long-term or terminal illness, refugees or asylum holders as well as people who had moved from Kosovo and Metohija.

In order to get a health insurance card, you must prove which group you belong to with the adequate documents. You can only obtain the health insurance card at the State Health Insurance Office in you local municipality and this is why an ID card, or a document stating your address of residence. All applications and removal from the system are to be noted on Form M, which you can buy at the Post Office.

Responsible government office:
State health insurance office.

Time frame:
1-15 days.

Necessary to go in person:
No.

Necessary documents:
ID card, other proof depending on the basis for health insurance.

Taxes and accounts:
None.

Forms: M - obrazac (can ONLY be bought at the Post Office)
Links: www.rzzo.rs

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Responsible government office
Council of New Belgrade.

Time frame
Unknown.

Necessary to attend in person
Unknown.

You can find the necessary form on the following link: http://www.novibeograd.rs/?jez=&p=1003

Death certificates can also be ordered via:

• Phone automated service
• By calling +381 (0)11 3106 777
• Via SMS to +381 (0)64 8808 555
  
  

Necessary documents
Filled out application form.

Taxes and accounts
For issuance of a death certificate on the Serbian form it is necessary to fill out an application form and pay the administrative tax.
Payment of 260 dinars:

• Account number: 840-742221843-57
• Reference number: 97/59-013
• Payable to: Poreska uprava Filijala 2 - Novi Beograd
• Payment for: Republička administrativna taksa

For issuance of a death certificate on the international form it is necessary to fill out an application form and pay the administrative tax.
Payment of 430 dinars:

• Account number: 840-742221843-57
• Reference number: 97/59-013
• Payable to: Poreska uprava Filijala 2 - Novi Beograd
• Payment for: Republička administrativna taksa

NB: Before making the payment please check that the amount of tax has not changed.

Links http://www.novibeograd.rs/dokumenti/5.-IZVOD-IZ-MKU.doc

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http://www.mps.sr.gov.yu/code/navigate.php?Id=407

Nostrification is a process of recognition of a diploma upon completion of grammar or high school, or a certificate of completion of a specific part of grammar or high school abroad.

Applicant looking to continue his/her education, or to seek employment in the Republic of Serbia has to apply for nostrification of the school diplomas attained abroad. The application should be made in person, or for minors the application can be lodged by parents or legal guardians.

Applicants living on the territory of Serbia (proper) can lodge their nostrification application at the Education Ministry, and for those living in the Autonomous Region of Vojvodina, at the Regional education and science secretariat, at Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 16, 21000 Novi Sad, Telephone +381 (0)21 4874 000.

Applicants can start the procedure by applying via registered post or in person at counter number 1 at the Office for unified procedures of state offices, Nemanjina 22, in Belgrade, Monday – Friday from 9-16h.

Application form for this procedure can be obtained at the abovementioned counter, or in head offices of schools at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia, or from their website at www.mps.sr.gov.yu (education).

Applications lodged via registered post should be sent to: Ministry of Education, Nemanjina 22-26, 11 000 Beograd.

Applicants should read the form carefully and fill in all the fields, as well as send the full documentation. Response time (by law) is 30 days after the application has been lodged so we ask applicants not to call to check on the status of their application before this date.

Necessary documents

For nostrification of grammar school:

1. Grade book or a certificate of completion of the last year of the grammar school in the Republic of Serbia and one photocopy of each (certification not necessary);
2. Original certificates of completion for all individual years completed abroad, which will be returned to the applicant at the end of the process;
3. Two translations by a translator which is registered as an official translator with one of the Courts in Serbia. Both translations must be certified with the translator’s stamp, who by law, has to give the applicant two copies.
   
   For nostrification of grammar school or an individual year of grammar school – it is only necessary to translate the certificate of completion of the last year;
   
   
4. Grade book or a proof of attending supplementary education in Serbian language in the countries where such classes are organised;
5. Proof of payment of administrative taxes payable to the Budget of the Republic of Serbia to the account number: 840-742221843-57, reference number 97 50-016, for 1,750.00 dinars.

NB: It is not necessary to translate documents issued in Republic of Montenegro, Republic of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, please do submit an uncertified copy with the originals.

For nostrification of high school:

1. Grade book or a certificate of completion of the last year of the grammar school in the Republic of Serbia and one photocopy of each (certification not necessary);
2. Original certificates of completion for all individual years completed abroad, which will be returned to the applicant at the end of the process;
3. Two translations by a translator which is registered as an official translator with one of the Courts in Serbia. Both translations must be certified with the translator’s stamp, who by law, has to give the applicant two copies.
   
   • nostrification of grammar school – translation of the certificate of completion of the last completed year or the last complete year and the grammar school diploma;
   • nostrification of a vocational high school – translation of the certificate of completion for each indiviual year and the certificate of completion of the final exam;

NB: It is not necessary to translate documents issued in Republic of Montenegro, Republic of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Howeveer, please do submit an uncertified copy with the originals.


4. Proof of payment of administrative taxes payable to the Budget of the Republic of Serbia to the account number: 840-742221843-57, reference number 97 50-016, for 3,490.00 dinars.
   
   

IMPORTANT
- Diplomas and certificates of completion for Republika Srpska do not need to be nostrified.
- Diplomas and certificates of completion obtained on the territory of ex-SFRJ do not need to be nostrified.

For recognition of education completed in the USA, if the applicant completed only the 12th grade, it is necessary to attach the transcript for the 12th grade with the application with the diploma, as well as two translations.

In cases where the school did not issue a diploma, it is necessary to obtain a letter from the Principal stating why there is no diploma and which confirms that the pupil with the stated grades is eligible to apply to the Universities in the United States.

Instead of the diploma, the applicant can also submit test results from the following tests: GED, SAT or ACT.

Diplomas from the Russian Federation and the ex-republics of the USSR are not recognised as high school diplomas, but certificates of completion of second or third year of grammar school with the right to apply to the University. This means that the applicants will not have a finished high school but will be able to apply for a position to study at Universities.

For those applicants who will not receive their diplomas or certificates during the summer of the current year, but much later (the French BAC, international diploma IBO, certificates of completion from Cambridge or Oxford), it is recommended that they apply with the documents they currently hold, so that they can be issued a receipt as proof that the nostrification process has been started and with which they can take the entrance exams at the Universities in Serbia.

All applicants are reminded to write on the form in BLOCK CAPITAL letters, to state the correct address with all necessary details and to sign the form.

Applicants can visit us with an appointment on Wednesday’s from 10-14h. Contact telephone number is +381 (0)11 363 1517, information about current cases can be obtained Monday-Friday between 13-14h.

IMPORTANT: For nostrification of University diplomas, applicants must apply to the relevant Universities directly.

Legalisation is a certification of documents to be used abroad, and the relevant Ministry is the Ministry of Justice at Nemanjina 22, counter number 1.

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All information on the regulation of military duty for the citizens of the Republic of Serbia and persons holding dual citizenship can be found on web site of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia: http://www.mod.gov.yu/cir/dokumenta/uredbe/uredbe.php



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In order to obtain information and the hard copy forms, please mail a letter to the Serbian Embassy in London, along with a self-addressed and stamped envelope which will be used to mail the information back.

Old Serbian passport with blue covers will be valid for travelling only until 31.12.2009.
Along with 2 completed and signed application forms, the requirements are as follows:

1. Old Yugoslav passport;
2. Citizenship Certificate of Serbia not older than 1 year;
3. Resident permit in the UK or the Republic of Ireland (leave to remain in the UK or the Republic of Ireland);
4. passport-size photographs 3.5 x 4.5 cm;
5. Consular fee of £7 payable in cash or postal order (Forms and Fees)
6. Consular fee of £20 payable upon issuance of the passport (Forms and Fees)

Upon ascertaining whether any legal impediments exist for issuing a passport, the Ministry of the Interior informs the Embassy that the passport application has been approved. The Embassy is not in the position to influence the length of time the Ministry of the Interior might take to complete this procedure and send back their reply. After the application has been approved, the Embassy can issue a passport within 5 working days.

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Before approaching the Embassy for the acquisition of the biometric data it is mandatory to reserve the exact date and time for an interview either over the phone or via email.
To apply for the new Serbian biometric passport you must present following original documentation:

1. Serbian Citizenship certificate not older than 1 year;
2. Serbian Birth certificate not older than 1 year;
3. Identity document: old Serbian passport with blue covers, ID book or a valid foreign passport;
4. Consular fee of £47.00

It will take approximately 30 minutes per person for obtaining the biometric data. Biometric passports will be made in Serbia and will be issued to the individuals at the Embassy in London in person.
Before applying for a new passport, persons who got married outside of Serbia will have to register a marriage with the Registrar in Serbia. Also, parents of the children born outside of Serbia will have to complete the entry into Register of Births in the appropriate Municipality and into the Register of citizens of the Republic of Serbia. For the minors both parents written consent is required for the passport application.

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The following groups of people are eligible to apply for the citizenship of the Republic of Serbia:

• Immigrants and their heirs who have reached 18 years of age and are able to work and if they submit a written statement that they consider Republic of Serbia their country, as well as husbands/wives of the person who was admitted to the citizenship in this way. Immigrants are those people who have left the Republic of Serbia and lives permanently abroad – clause 18 of the Law (Application form no. 3);
• Member of the Serbian people, or any other people or ethnic group who does not hace residency in the Republic of Serbia, is at least 18 years old and is able to work and submits a written statement that they consider Republic of Serbia their country – clause 23 article 1 and 3 (Application form no. 4);
• Person born in another republic of ex-SFRY who had the citizenship of that republic or is a citizen of a republic that now exists on the territory of ex-SFRY, who as a refugee or a displaced person lives in the Republic of Serbia or lives abroad – clause 23 article 2 of the Law (Application form no. 5).

With the application it is necessary to submit:

• Filled out Application form (depending on the abovementioned categories);
• Written statement that you consider Republic of Serbia your country (you can get the Form at the Embassy);
• Birth certificate;
• Marriage certificate;
• Proof of residency, or address;
• Citizenship certificate from the other country existing on the territory of ex-SFRY;
• Fotocopy of refugee documents;
• Fotocopy of the ID card or other government-issued document;
• Proof of payment.

Application costs:

• Persons with refugee documents of the Republic of Serbia should submit proof of payment of £5 to the account of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia, and £40 should be paid to the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia along with their application;
• Others should pay £117 to the account of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia and the £40 consular tax to the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia.

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When becoming a British citizen
You do not need to give up your present citizenship or nationality to become a British citizen. Many countries will not let you have two nationalities (dual nationality). If you become a British citizen and are a national of a country which does not allow dual nationality, the authorities of that country may either regard you as having lost that nationality or may refuse to recognise your new nationality. Before you apply for British citizenship you may wish to check what your position would be with the authorities of the country of which you are a citizen.

If you become a national of another country
You will not normally lose your British nationality if you become a citizen or national of another country. If you are a British subject otherwise than by connection with the Republic of Ireland you will lose that status on acquiring any other nationality or citizenship. If you are a British protected person you will lose that status on acquiring any other nationality or citizenship. If you are becoming a citizen or national of a country that does not allow dual nationality, you may be required by that country to give up your British nationality.

If you are married to a national of another country
Under the nationality laws of some countries, a married person automatically has his or her partner's nationality. Children may also have a parent's nationality even if they were born abroad. If your wife, husband or child is visiting the country of your nationality, you should check with the country's consulate or high commission in the United Kingdom before you travel.

Travelling abroad
Under international law, you cannot be given diplomatic help if you are in a country of which you are a national. For example, if you hold both British and Serbian nationality the FCO would be unable to give you diplomatic help when you are visiting Serbia. If you are planning to visit your former homeland, and you are not sure whether you have lost your old nationality, you should check with the country's consulate or high commission in the United Kingdom before you travel. If you have not lost the old nationality and want to give it up, they will be able to tell you what to do.
If you receive written confirmation that you have given up your old nationality, or no longer have it, you can get a letter from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirming that you will be given the same consular assistance which is provided to all British nationals when you are in your former country. You will need to send the original written confirmation, your British passport and original naturalisation/registration document to:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Consular Directorate - Nationality Section
Old Admiralty Building
London SW1A 2PA

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