SERBIAN MOBILITY GUIDE

Published By: Serbian Bridgehead Organisation University of Nis Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Nis

Compiled by: Jelena Milovanovic Milan Zdravkovic , , Nikola Korunovic Miroslav Trajanovic , Edited by Miroslav Trajanovic Graphic design by Bojan Cvetkovic Illustrations by: Boris Ljubic , Studio International ic Translated by: Milena Manic Proofread by: Biljana Miic Ilic Printed by: Grafika Galeb Disclaimer: The descriptions of administrative procedures in the Republic of Serbia and another information given in this guide are to be used for informational purposes only. Recommendations in this publication do not substitute official information sources and information given by the official administration should be taken into account in all cases. The information provided in this publication gives no right for claims or legal expectations of any kind. Updated information can be found on theSerbian EURAXESS Portal www.euraxess.rs

Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Common facts about Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 State symbols of the Republic of Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 General information about Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Holidays in Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Political system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Population, language and religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Travel to and through Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikola Tesla Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constantin the Great Airport,Nis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By train . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket purchase and reservation using the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traffic regulations in Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure in a case of a traffic accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 17 17 19 19 19 20 20 20 22 23

Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Levels of education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Duration of schooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Republic of Serbia system of higher education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Science in Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Ministry of Education and Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Scientific and research institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Researchers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Strategy of Scientific and Technological Development of Serbia from 2010 to 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Studying and working in Serbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Recognition of foreign higher education documents and evaluation of foreign study programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Documentation that has to be submitted with the application form . . . . . . . 34 Admission of foreign students at universities in Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Passports, visas and the procedure for registration of residence of foreigners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Passports and visas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Group and transit visas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 General conditions for issuing visas to citizens of the countries that are subject to visa requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Importing and exporting dinars and foreign currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Registration of foreigners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Application for temporary residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 A temporary residence permit for a researcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 A temporary residence permit for family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Personal income tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Health and social insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 International agreement on health insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 International agreement on social insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Employment of foreign citizens in the Republic of Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Work permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Extensions of work permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 EURAXESS SERBIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Center for the Development of the National Mobility networks . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 EURAXESS Service centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Preface
In order to enhance the living and working environments of researchers in Europe and to attract and maintain a high level of human resources in research, the European Commission proposed in 2001 the Mobility Strategy for Researchers in the European Research Area. According to a Council Resolution from 2001, one of the priorities for the implementation of this Strategy in the European Research Area was to improve practical assistance to mobile researchers, to provide better and more adequate information and dissemination of vacancies. In order to accomplish these tasks, in 2003 the Commission decided to set up the European Network of Mobility Centers ERA-MORE (later renamed EURAXESS Services Network). Its aim is to provide customized assistance to researchers and their families in all matters related to their mobility, as well as to establish the European Researchers Mobility Portal, as a tool for dissemination of mobility and vacancy information. Serbia has been a member of the EURAXESS Service Network since 1 January 2009, when the Serbian EURAXESS portal was put into operation and a network of EURAXESS Service Centers was established. Network development was funded by the European Commission through the FP7 project SER MORE - Development of Serbian Network of Mobility Centers. The coordinator of this project and also the Bridgehead Organisation for Serbia is the University of Nis, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. One of deliverables of this project is the Serbian Mobility Guide. The aim of this publication is to provide a single source of practical information for all the researchers who want to come to Serbia. Information contained within this guide dates from March 2011. Given that some data may change, the updated version of this guide can be found on www.euraxess.rs Welcome to Serbia. Boidar elic , Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Government of the Republic of Serbia
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Common facts about Serbia

State symbols of the Republic of Serbia

Coat of arms of the Republic of Serbia The national flag of the Republic of Serbia

General information about Serbia

Official name Population Geographical location Republic of Serbia 7,478.820 citizens Republic of Serbia is located in the Southeastern part of Europe, covering the central parts of the Balkan peninsula. It represents the shortest natural connection between east and west, south and north of Europe. 88.361 km2 Gradual transition between the four seasons of the year. Summer is warm, with an average temperature of 30C and winter is snowy with an average temperature of 5C, although temperature can even be -10C or lower. Belgrade - 1,600.000 citizens. Serbian. The scripts used are Cyrillic and Latin. Most of the population is Orthodox, there are, however, smaller groups of people who practice Catholicism, Islam or other religion.

Area Climate

Capital Official language Religion

Money

Dinar (RSD). The current exchange rate of dinar can be found on the following link: http://www.nbs.rs/export/internet/english/ scripts/kl_srednji.html

Credit cards

At the majority of the shops, airlines, hotels and restaurants it is possible to use domestic or international credit cards (Visa, Master, Diners etc.). There are a lot of domestic and international banks in Serbia. Their working time is from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., but some of them work only untill 4 p.m. on working days. On Saturdays, most of the banks work untill 1 p.m. In every city in Serbia there are ATM machines that you can use for taking money out of your bank account, which operate 24 hours a day. Foreing currency can be converted to dinars at the banks and at exchange offices. Exchange offices could be offering slightly more favorable exchange rate.

Banks and post offices

Stores

Grocery stores are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on workdays and Saturdays, and from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays. Markets are open every day from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on Sundays, when they work untill 2 p.m. Other kinds of shops are usually open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day except on Sundays, when they work untill 5 p.m. There are, however, some shops that are open 24 hours a day. There is also a great number of hypermarkets, where you can purchase goods at lower price. Working time of hypermarkets is usually from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on workdays and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. Organised services that provide medical care 24-hour a day are available in hospitals and clinics. Pharmacies are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on workdays, and from 8 a.m to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Only pharmacies that are open for 24hour service work on Sundays. 220 V, 50 Hz

Health facilities

Electricity
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Time zone Toll

GMT + 1 hour The toll has to be paid on the following routes: E-75 Belgrade-Novi Sad, E-70 Novi Sad-Feketic -Subotica, E75 Belgrade-Ni, E75 Ni-Leskovac i E70 Belgrade-id. For Serbia +00 381, For Belgrade (0)11, for Novi Sad (0)21, for Ni (0)18, for Kragujevac(0)34. For international calls from Serbia: 00 + the number of the country you want to dial + the number of the city you want to dial

Telephone area codes

Emergency phone numbers

Police Fire department Ambulance Road assistance

92 93 94 987

Mobile operators

064 i 065 MTS-Mobile telephony of Serbia www.mts.telekom.rs 063 i 062 TELENOR www.telenor.co.rs 060 i 061 VIP www.vipmobile.rs 333 hotels, 90 motels, 525 boarding houses, tourist apartments, spas and climatic health resorts, rooms and other accomodation units. The total number of beds in all kind of accomodation facilities is about 116.182. Water from the public water system can be used for drinking in almost every city in Serbia. Other than that, you can buy numerous kinds of bottled mineral water from different mineral springs in Serbia.

Hotel capacities

Drinking water

Other useful facts about Serbia can be found at the website of the Government of the Republic of Serbia: www.srbija.gov.rs/pages/intro.php?id=5 and at the website of the Tourist organization of Serbia: www.serbia-tourism.org www.serbiatouristguide.com

Holidays in Serbia
State holidays 1. and 2. January 15. February 1. and 2. May 9. May Religious holidays 7. January Easter according to the old (Julian) calendar Orthodox Christmas From Good Friday to the second day of Easter New Year The national day of Serbia Labor Day Victory Day (Working day)

During state and religious holidays that are celebrated in the Republic of Serbia, state authorities and companies do not work, except on the Victory Day, which is not celebrated. If one of the celebrated state holidays of the Republic of Serbia is on Sunday, the first following working day is actually a non-working day. Notice: Saint Sava Spirituality Day (27. January) and St. Vitus Day memory of the Battle of Kosovo (28. June), are holidays, but also working days.

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Maps
Maps of Serbia can be found on the following links:
www.worldofmaps.net/europe/serbia_maps.htm www.serbiamap.net

www.beograd.org.rs

The official Internet site of City of Belgrade: Map of Belgrade: The official Internet site of City of Ni: Map of Ni:

www.planplus.rs

www.ni.rs

www.plangrada.rs/nis/index.asp?WelcomeScreen=ON/ www.jugoistocnasrbija.com/nis.php

www.kragujevac.rs

The official Internet site of City of Kragujevac: Map of Kragujevac:

www.kragujevactravel.com/mapa_index-kragujevac.html

The official Internet site of City of Novi Sad:

www.novisad.rs

www.virtualnigrad.com/Mapa_Novog_Sada_Novi_Sad_mapa_plan_ grada-30-12412/

Map of Novi Sad:

The official Internet site of City of Novi Pazar

www.novipazar.rs

Map of Novi Pazar

www.kartasrbije.com/mapa-novi-pazar.php

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Geography
Serbia is located at the Balkan Peninsula the region of southeastern Europe (approximately 80% of its territory) and in the Pannonian Plain the region of Middle Europe (approximately 20% of its territory). However, geographically and climatically speaking, it could be considered a mediterranean country as well. Total length of borders with neighbouring countries is 2.027 km. The length of the border of each neighbouring contry without taking into account the selfproclaimed independence of Kosovo - is: Albania 115 km , Bosnia i Herzegovina 302 km, Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia 241 km, Hungary 151 km, the Republic of Macedonia 221 km, Montenegro 203 km, Romania 476 km. The north part of the Republic is covered by plain, and southern area is occupied by hills and mountains. There are more than 15 mountain peaks that are over 2.000 metres above sea level; the highest mountain peak is Djeravica (on the Prokletije mountain) and it is 2.656 metres above sea level. Serbia has continental climate. The mountain relief of Serbia is the main reason why there are so many canyons, gorges and caves (Resavas cave, Ceremonja, Risovac a...), and well-preserved forests with a great number of endemic species and a lot of streams, springs and pastures provide additional beauty. Navigable rivers are Danube (588 km), Sava (206 km), Tisza (168 km) and partly Great Morava (whole course is 185 km). Other important rivers are West Morava (308 km), South Morava (295 km), Ibar (272 km), Drina (220 km) and Timok (202 km). The biggest lake in Serbia is erdaps lake - 163 km (with the Romanian part of the lake: 253 km). Serbia has 5 National Parks: erdap, Kopaonik, Tara, ar-planina and Fruka gora. All of the National Parks have high climatic and health and recreational worth

History
The first data about Serbian national state are from 7th century AD and are related to Serbian dynasty, House of Vlastimirovic however, that national state , also fell under the rule of Byzantine and Bulgarian Empire. The person who has re-established medieval Serbian statehood was Stefan Nemanja, Serbian nobleman with the title of Grand upan who lived in the 12th century AD. In 1220, under the rule of Stefan Prvovenc ani, Serbia became a kingdom, and in 1346 it became an Empire under the rule of Stefan Duan. In the period from 1459 to 1717 and from 1739 to 1804 Serbia was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, and from 1717 to 1739 under the rule of Austria (Holly Roman Empire of the German Nation). In 1804 Serbian people, as a great majority of the European nations at that time,
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started creating a modern state, and under the leadership of ore Petrovic also , known as Karad e, they began fighting for the change of authority and the ord system that was imposed by Turkey during the occupation that lasted for many centuries. From 1813 to 1903 Serbian state was governed by the Obrenovic dynasty, and after that, the throne was taken over by the Karad evic dynasty ord the descendants of ord Petrovic e -Karad e. ord The struggle for the creation of modern society, respect for human rights and national state lasted for almost three decades and ended by adoption of the constitution (known as Sretenjes constitution) on the 15th of February, 1835 After 1918, Serbia, together with Montenegro, as one of the founder states, became the part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovens, later renamed Yugoslavia, as the only country that joined the union having its own sovereignty. After the dissolution of the SFRY, from 1992. to 2003., Serbia was part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, together with Montenegro. From 2003. to 2006. Serbia was an integral part of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, and with Montenegros independence declaration Serbia itself becomes an independent state. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Serbia

Political system
Political system of Serbia is based on multiparty parliamentary democracy. Serbia has the President of the Republic, National Assembly and the Government. Municipal authority is founded on the principle of the local government through the municipal or city assemblies, government and administrative bodies. Aside from more than dozen different political parties, there are also a couple of hundreds of non-governmental organizations and many trade unions. The official web site of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia: http://www.parlament.rs/content/eng/index.asp The official web site of the Government of the Republic of Serbia: www.srbija.gov.rs/?change_lang=en

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Population, language and religion

Ethnic composition of the Republic of Serbia is very heterogeneous, which is the result of the dynamic changes througout the history in this area. The great majority of the population are Serbs, but in addition, there are 37 national minorities living in Serbia. All the citizens of the Republic of Serbia have the same rights and duties, and they all have equal national status. The constitution of the Republic of Serbia guarantees respect for human rights according to the highest international standards to all the national minorities. Based on the data from the last census from 2002., Serbia has 7.498.001 citizens (data from Kosovo and Metohija are not included), which made about 92,3 percent of the population of the former State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Serbs made about 82,86 percent of the population, Hungarians 3,91 percent, Bosnians 1,81%, Roma people 1,44%, Yugoslavs 1,08%, Croats 0,94%, Montenegrins 0,92%, Albanians 0,82%, Slovaks 0,79%, Vlachs 0,53%, Romanians 0,46%, Macedonians 0,34%, Bulgarians and Bunjevci per 0,27%, Muslims 0,26%, Pannonian Rusyns 0,21%, Slovenes and Ukrainians per 0,07%, Gorani people 0,06%, Germans 0,05% and Russians and Czechs per 0,03 percent. The official language in Serbia is Serbian and the script in official use is Cyrillic, while Latin script is also used. National minorities have a legal right to use their native language and the script as the official language (and script) in the area where they live. The vast majority of the people in Serbia are Orthodox Christians. Serbian orthodox church, autocephalous since 1219 had a really important role in the development and preservation of the Serbian national identity. Apart from the Serbian orthodox church, there are other religious communities in Serbia: Islamic, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and other religious groups. www.srbija.gov.rs/pages/article.php?id=37

Climate
The climate in Serbia is mildly continental, with warm summers and temperatures up to 35 C, and snowy winters with average temperatures from 5C to 10C. Serbia is located on the Balkan peninsula which is surrounded by warm seas (Adriatic, Aegean and Black sea), while to the north it is adjacent to the European continent. The additional important fdactor that influences the climate of Serbia is its relief. In general, one can say that Serbia has continental climate at the north, mild continental at the south and mountain climate on high mountains. Winters in Serbia are short, cold and snowy, while summers
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are warm. The coldest month is January, the warmest July. The average annual precipitation is 896 mm.

The most important winds in Serbia are:

Koava (cold and dry wind, characteristic for nothern Serbia) Severac (cold and dry northern wind) Moravac (cold and dry; comes from the north and blows through the valley of the Morava) South wind (warm and dry; blows from the south through the valley of Morava) Southwestern wind (warm and wet; comes from Adriatic sea and blows all the way to the west part of Serbia) www.hidmet.sr.gov.yu/eng/meteorologija/klimatologija_srbije.php

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Travel to and through Serbia

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By plane
Air transportation in Serbia has recently recorded a steady and rapid growth in the number of flights and passangers. Although there are 39 airports in Serbia, only 3 are used as civil airports.Those are: Nikola Tesla Airport, Belgrade (BEG) Constantin the Great Airport, Ni (INI) Pritina Airport (PRN). There are also 4 Helipads in Serbia that are in use. Nikola Tesla Airport Information: www.beg.aero Nikola Tesla airport (BEG) is the biggest one in Serbia. It is located only 18 km from the center of Belgrade and from the main railway station and it occupies an area of 250 hectares. The airport was opened in 1962. Dimensions of the runway are 3520x300 m. The airport itself is in the center of the air route network for this part of Europe. It is also conviniently located very closeto the international roads E-5 i E-94 (Zagreb, Ni, Novi Sad, Subotica, etc.). There is a branch office of the national airline, JAT airways www.jat.com at the airport, and also, branch offices of all the well-known international airlines that operate regular flights from Belgrade to almost every city in the world. At the airport you can also find various air taxi companies: AIR PINK, JAT airways taxi, Princ Avijacija.

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All the well-known European airlines have flights to the Nikola Tesla airport in Belgrade: British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France, Al Italia, Aeroflot Russian Airlines , Aerosvit Ukrainian Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Czech Airlines, Montenegro Airlines, Montavia, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, Olympic Airlines S.A., Skyservice Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines Ltd, Tunisair, Turkish Airlines, Germanwings, Tarom,FlyNiki, Nordvik er link. The duration of flights from and to some cities in Europe and in the world: Up to 1 hour - Bucharest, Istanbul, Ljubljana, Rome, Vienna, Zurich, Sarajevo Up to 2 hours - Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Kiev, Milan, Munich, Paris, Prague Up to 3 hours - London, Moscow, Stockholm, Amsterdam More than 3 hours New York, Toronto Detailed information about transportation from the Nikola Tesla airport to Belgrade can be found on the following link: www.beg.aero/passengers/to_and_from_the_airport/transportation.106.html/ There are various types of transportation from the Nikola Tesla airport to Belgrade: Bus transportation: GSP line number 72 www.gsp.rs/linija.asp?id=72/ Frequency: Route: Nikola Tesla Airport Belgrade - Zeleni venac from 05:20 to 00:00; a bus goes every 32 minutes Route: Zeleni venac - Nikola Tesla Airport Belgrade from 04:40 to 23:40; a bus goes every 32 minutes Ticket price: 80 dinars (on the newspapers stand), 120 dinars (in the bus) Approximate travel time: 30 - 40 minutes Rent -a-car A large number of rent-a-car companies have its office at the airport. Transportation from airport to Belgrade by taxi Prices of transportation by a taxi depend on destination place. There are 5 zones. The prices for zones are: Zone Price in RSD 1 1500 2 2000 3 3000 4 4500 5 7500
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Constantin the Great Airport,Ni Information: www.nis-airport.com International airport Constantin the Great Ni (INI) is located 4 km from the center of Ni and this is the second largest international airport in Serbia. Company Montenegro Airlines also has regular flights from the airport on the line Podgorica - Ni - Podgorica. The flight schedule is made in a way that allows passengers to continue their journey from Podgorica to many different European destinations.

By train
Travelers who want to come to Serbia using train can use international railway trains that connect Serbia with all the parts of Europe throughout the year. International tickets can be bought at railway station ticket offices and travel agencies two months before the departure date. Requests for reservation of seats for individual passengers and groups are sent to the central reservation bureau in Belgrade: Center for seat reservation, Belgrade Station, Savski trg 2, 11000 Belgrade Tel: +381 11 2645 763, Fax: +381 11 2658 888 In international traffic, there are special offers and privileges for certain categories: Transportation of children Transportation of youth that are up to 26 years old Group travels Rail Plus Rail Plus/Euro<26 Interail Balkan Flexipass etc. Ticket purchase and reservation using the Internet Reservatin of seats can be made on the official website of Serbian Railways for all the trains that operate in domestic and international traffic. The seat that you ask for is reserved for the next 24 hours. If the passenger does not take the ticket at one of the offices during that time, the seats are put back into free sale.
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It is possible to reserve a seat by dialling Call center - 011/360-28-99 for all the trains that operate in domestic and international traffic and depart from Serbian Railways stations. Information Serbian Railways Nemanjina 6, 11000 Belgrade +381 11 3614 811, 3616 722 www.zeleznicesrbije.com

By bus
There are international bus lines towards all European cities, however, the lines towards the West European cities are organised in the way that buses mostly go to Germany or Austria and the connection to other destinations is made from there. Belgrade, Novi Sad, Ni and Kragujevac are connected with all the other cities in Serbia and Montenegro by intercity bus lines. Intercity bus lines are the cheapest way of transportation in Serbia. There are also a lot of bus lines towards Macedonia and Republika Srpska. Information about bus transportation can be found on the following links: Travel organisation of Belgrade : www.tob.co.rs Main bus station, Belgrade : www.bas.rs Timetable: www.bas.rs/basweb_eng/redvoznje.asp Bus transportation company Lasta(part of the Eurolines organization) : www.lasta.co.rs Bus trasnportation company Ni-ekspres: www.nis-ekspres.rs

By car
Serbia and Belgrade are located at the crossroads of very important European roads, connecting the central part of Europe with Western Europe, Greece and Anatolia. European roads that go through Serbia are E70 i E75. You can drive through Serbia only if you possess certain documents: drivers license (international drivers license for foreigners), registration card and, if you come from abroad, international vehicle insurance that you can buy at the border when entering the country.
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Distance from Belgrade to some of the major cities in Europe: Amsterdam 1760 km, Athens 1090 km, Vienna 620 km, Berlin 1490 km, Berne 1360 km, Brussels 1700 km, Budapest 380 km, Bucharest 620 km, Istambul 930 km, Copenhagen 2020 km, Ljubljana 528 km, London 2070 km, Munich 1020 km, Moscow 2200 km, Podgorica 450 km, Rome 1280 km, Sarajevo 325 km, Skopje 440 km, Thessaloniki 700 km, Stockholm 2620 km, Zagreb 393 km. On the part of the roads E70 i E75 that go through Serbia the toll is charged. A foreign citizen can come to Serbia in his or her own car with a foreign license plate and can use it during his visit. Motor vehicles with regular foreign registration plate are reported to the customs orally; that kind of vehicle a passenger can only use personally and when he or she returns, the vehicle must be returned too. If a visitor plans on staying more than 3 months in Serbia, he can temporarily import a motor vehicle with full exemption from payment of any duties under the following conditions: A vehicle can not be older than 3 years A person has to have a stay permit for longer than 3 months A person has to be the owner of the vehicle for more than 6 months, before arriving to Serbia. A foreign driver in Serbia has to have a national drivers license, a registration card and an insurance policy (if a person already owns an international drivers license, he can use it, but he has to have some kind of insurance (an insurance policy paid in his own country, green card or international insurance). If a driver does not have an evidence that his vehicle is insured, he has to pay obligatory insurance policy when entering the Republic of Serbia, that is, he has to sign the contract with one of the Serbian insurance companies. A foreigner who is granted a permanent settlement can drive a car under the international drivers license for 6 months after entering the country. At his request, his international drivers license could be replaced with a Serbian drivers license for those categories of vehicles with which he can operate without taking the driving test.

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Traffic regulations in Serbia

Speed limit On a road inside the city, a driver can not operate a vehicle that moves at a speed higher than 50km/h, that is, at the speed that is higher than the one allowed by the traffic sign installed for the whole area or a part of it. Exceptionally, on a road in the city, whose technical elements allow it, a traffic sign can be installed to permit the speed up to 80km/h. Speed limit in the area near schools in the city is up to 30km/h, and outside of the city is up to 50km/h, from 7,00 to 21,00h. Traffic sign can be installed to regulate the time of speed limitation differently. On a road outside of the city a driver can not operate the vehicle which goes at the speed higher than: 120km/h on a highway, 100km/h on a main road, 80km/h on other roads. On a road outside of the city a driver can not operate the vehicle which goes at a speed higher than the traffic sign regulates. The use of headlights in traffic. During the day, a motor vehicle when in traffic on a road has to have normal beams turned on. A driver may not use the phone while driving, or any other devices for communication, unless he owns the equipment that allows him to use those devices without using his hands. When crossing the street, a pedestrian may not use a mobile phone or headphones. Mandatory equipment in a car: A first aid kit, High visibility yellow waistcoat, warning triangle, tow, spare bulbs and European report on a traffic accident. Alcohol: A driver must not operate the motor vehicle or even to start operating the motor vehicle if he is under the influence of alcohol or any other psychoactive substance.

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Under the influence of alcohol is a driver or a person whose blood results show that he or she has alcohol conetnt higher 0,30 mg/ml or if the presence of alcohol in the body is determined by the appropriate means or aparatus for measuring the percentage of alcohol in blood. Seat belt: A driver and passengers in the car that has seat belts built in or has a place for instalation of seat belts shall use the seat belt in the traffic on a road in a way that producer of a car has recommended. A child younger than 12 years shall not be driven in a motor vehicle in the front seat; also, the person that is under the influence of alcohol or any other psychoactive substance (or for any other reasons can not be responsible for his or her actions) shall not be driven in a motor vehicle in the front seat. A child of 3 years old or younger must be driven using the security seat. 24h/day HELP on the road : AMSS www.amss.org.rs phone number : 987.

Procedure in a case of a traffic accident

In case of an accident, traffic police should be called. Traffic police will make a record of the accident, and for the vehicles with a foreign registration plate it is necessary to get a certificate of vehicle damage form the traffic police. This document should be kept and shown to the officials on the border when leaving the country. The service Help-Information of Auto-moto Association of Serbia is available to provide tehnical assistance and transport of damaged vehicles. In the case that the owner plans to leave the vehicle completely, it should be reported to the customs authorities or to the local offices of AMSS, which will conduct the further procedure. Either way, it is necessary to have a certificate of vehicle delivery, so that the officials could ease the procedure in the country where the vehicle is registrated. If a foreigner citizen enters the country with a damaged car he is obliged to report that to the customs authorities in order to determine the damage and to obtain the confirmation.

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Education

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Levels of education
Serbias education system consists of three levels of education: Pre-school and primary education, which is compulsory Secondary education Higher education List of international schools in Serbia can be found on site of Ministry of Education and Science www.mp.gov.rs/ustanove/skole.php#spisak Higher educational institutions are divided into university institutions (universities and colleges and art academies) and non-university institutions (academies of vocational studies, advanced schools (that are at the level of faculty) and advanced schools of vocational studies). List of Higher Education Institutions in Serbia can be found on site of Ministry of Education and Science www.mp.gov.rs/ustanove/visoke.php?page=111

Duration of schooling
Preschool education According to the Law on Basic Education from 2006 the preschool program is mandatory, and it should last at least for 6 months. Primary education - Primary education is compulsory and it lasts 8 years. Secondary education - Duration of secondary education can be 3 or 4 years, and it takes place at three-year vocational, four-year vocational schools and grammar high schools. Higher education - According to the Law on Higher Education, all the courses and scope of study are expressed in terms of ECTS credits, where 60 ECTS credits corresponds to the average total student involvement within the 40-hour work week during the school year. This means that one academic year typically has 60 ECTS. In this distribution, duration of schooling in higher education is the following: First degree of higher education: Basic academic studies have from 180 to 240 ECTS credits and last for 3 or 4 years; Basic vocational studies have 180 ECTS credits, and last for 3 years. Second degree higher education: Graduate academic studies master bring 60 or 120 ECTS credits, depending
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on whether the previously achieved scope of undergraduate studies was 240 or 180 ECTS credits. Practically, this means that studies for the master degree last 3+2 or 4+1 years; Specialist professional studies have at least 60 ECTS credits and last at least 1 year; Specialist academic studies have at least 60 ECTS credits and last at least 1 year. Third degree of higher education are the studies for achieving a level of PhD, they have 180 ECTS and last for 3 years.

Republic of Serbia system of higher education:

Approximate age:
27-28 Level III PhD academic studies 180 ECTS credits (with previously 300 ECTS credits acquired at the levels of Bachelor and Master studies) Master academic studies 60-120 ECTS credits Integrated academic studies 300 ECTS credits 22-23 Level I Bachelor academic studies 180-240 ECTS credits Specialization academic studies 60 ECTS credits Specialization vocational studies 60 ECTS credits

24-25

Level II

Bachelor vocational studies 180 ECTS credits

18-19

CANDIDATES with completed secondary school education and passed admission exam

The number of ECTS credits is allocated to course units depending on the students workload required to complete them.

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Novi Sad Sremska Kamenica Belgrade

University of Belgrade University of Arts in Belgrade University of Defence, Belgrade University Metropolitan, Belgrade University Megatrend, Belgrade University Singidunum, Belgrade Alfa University, Belgrade European University, Belgrade Union University, Belgrade

Kragujevac

Nis Novi Pazar Kosovska Mitorvica

University of Novi Sad University of Nis University of Kragujevac State University of Novi Pazar University Edukons, Sremska Kamenica University Business Academy, Novi Sad University of Novi Pazar University of Pristina, with headquarters in Kosovska Mitrovica
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Science in Serbia

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Ministry of Education and Science

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia is in charge of the science policy in the Republic of Serbia. www.nauka.gov.rs Sector for International Cooperation and European Integration of this ministry is responsible for state administration related to: international scientific and technical bilateral and multilateral cooperation projects and programs of the European Union in the field of scientific and technological researches monitoring implementation of projects financed from pre-accession EU funds cooperation with organizations and agencies from the system of the United Nations, cooperation with international scientific organizations and associations, cooperation with scientists and experts in diaspora, implementation of programs of scientific and technical cooperation, European integration in the field of scientific and technological development. The system of scientific-research activities in Serbia is regulated by the Law on scientific and research activities. This law defines: planning and realization of general interest, quality assurance, development of activities. Scientific-research activity is an integral part of the international, scientific, educational and cultural interest of Serbia. This law also regulates the development of strategy of scientific and technological development of the Republic of Serbia, programmes of general interest and programmes of international scientific cooperation. Priorities, plans and possibilities of development of science and technology were established for the year 2009. 472 projects of technological development were approved and 96 innovative projects for legal entities and 34 projects for individuals.

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Scientific and research institutions

The Law on Scientific Research Activity (Article 62) specifies that The Ministry of Science and Technology (from March 2011 The Ministry of Education and Science) keeps track of scientific and research organizations that meet the requirements for scientific research activities of general interest to the Republic of Serbia. Register of scientific-research organizations in Serbia can be found at: www.nauka.gov.rs/nio/index.php This website lists institutes and institutions of higher education that meet legal requirements for carrying out scientific-research activities of common interest and which, as such, are accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science . All the organizations that perform scientific research activities in the RS are divided into: Institutions of national importance (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Matica srpska (the oldest cultural-scientific institution in Serbia)) Scientific-research organizations (public and private - institutes, higher education institutions, centers of outstanding value). Contact information of Serbian RTD institutions and researchers can be found on site www.partners.nauka.gov.rs

Researchers
Researcher is definead as a person with at least a university degree, who has at least finished undergraduate academic studies and works on the scientificresearch and development activities and who is elected to the position. The titles of researhers: research trainee, research associate Academic qualification: research fellow senior research fellow research professor

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Strategy of Scientific and Technological Development of Serbia from 2010 to 2015

In the period from 2001 to 2009 Serbian researchers have achieved encouraging initial results in international scientific and technological cooperation. Basic programs through which it is realized are the Sixth and Seventh Framework EU Programme, followed by programs of cooperation under the auspices of COST, EUREKA, NATO SPS, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), UNESCO, and bilateral cooperation programmes. Strategy of Scientific and Technological Development of Serbia for the period from 2010 to 2015 provides a focus on seven national scientific priority areas: Biomedicine New materials and nanosciences Environmental protection and climate change Energetics and energy efficiency Agriculture and food Information and Communication Technology Improvement of public policy making, and affirmation of national identity The goal is that the allocations for science, beside the infrastructure, reach 1% of GDP by 2015. Initiative for investment in infrastructure in Serbia in the domain of science and technology: Repair of existing capacity (about 70 million euros) Development of human capital (about 33 million euros) Development of centers of excellence and academic research centers (about 60 million euros) Infrastructure development in technical, information and communication technology (from 50 to 80 million euros) Creating a knowledge-based economy through the construction of scientific and technological parks in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Ni and Kragujevac (about 30 million euros) Basic infrastructure projects (about 80 million euros)

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Studying and working in Serbia

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Recognition of foreign higher education documents and evaluation of foreign study programmes
Recognition of foreign higher education documents Recognition of foreign higher education document is a procedure whereby the holder of the document establishes the right to continue education or to seek employment. Recognition procedure is carried out in accordance with the Law on Higher Education, if an international agreement does not provide otherwise. In the recognition procedure for continuing education in the higher education system, the holder of the higher education document shall be entitled to continuation of the higher education or the right to participate in the higher education level. In the recognition procedure for seeking employment the holder of the higher education document needs a certificate that determines the type and level of study, as well as professional, academic, scientific title. In the process of recognition of foreign higher education document there are a lot of things that have to be taken into account: the educational system in the country in which the higher education document was obtained, study program, conditions of admission to the program, the rights provided by that document of higher education in the country in which it was obtained and other facts relevant to recognition of foreign higher education document. Authorized body of the University shall issue a decision on the request for recognition of foreign higher education documents.

Evaluation of foreign study programmes

The procedure of recognition of foreign higher education documents consists of evaluation of foreign study programme based on the type and level of acquired knowledge and skills. Once the certain foreign study programme has been positively evaluated, all the future cases of evaluation of that same programme will have the same outcome. Evaluation of foreign study programme is carried out by the professional body of the University, taking into account information on the foreign higher education institution where the study programme has been delivered and information are obtained by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia.
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Documentation that has to be submitted with the application form

The procedure for recognition is initiated at the request of the of the person who wants his/her documents to be recognized. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Original document + 3 photocopies Certified translation of the document (by a court interpreter), original + 3 photocopies Transcript of exams passed by semesters and years, or students registration booklet, original + 3 photocopies The curriculum of the study program as well as the courses syllabi published by higher education institutions - 3 copies Completed thesis (a bachelor, master or doctoral) Proof of Citizenship Proof of payments made on account of administrative fees (one into the bank account of the University, the other into the bank account of the Faculty).

Faculty may request additional documentation. The costs of recognition of foreign higher education documents are: 1. For citizens of Serbia and the Serbian national minority in neighboring countries and countries from former Yugoslavia undergraduate degree 24.000 RSD specialist and masters degrees 36.000 RSD PhD degree 54.000 RSD 2. For foreign citizens: undergraduate degree 51.000 RSD specialist and masters degrees 72.000 RSD PhD degree 111.000 RSD

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Admission of foreign students at universities in Serbia

An unlimited number of foreign citizens may enroll at the first year of study at various faculties. A candidate - a foreign citizen, who applies for the studies, has to submit a nostrificated diploma of finished high school that lasts for 4 years. Admission of foreign citizens: A foreign citizen may enter the study programme under the same conditions as a local citizen. A foreign citizen pays school fees throughout the school, unless an international agreement or a bilateral agreement between the universities determined otherwise. A foreign citizen may enroll at the faculty if he/she provides an evidence of competence in the Serbian language in accordance to the University Statute or the competence of the language of instruction and if he or she has a health insurance. A candidate a foreign applicatant for the studies, together with the application form has to submit a nostrificated diploma of finished high school that lasts for 4 years and a proof of citizenship. Students from Republika Srpska can apply without a validated diploma. Before applying, a candidate a foreign citizen is obliged to provide evidence (to the Faculty) that: He/she has the health insurance for the study year he or she is enrolling; He/she possesses the competence of Serbian language, proved by the certificate of the authorized commission.

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Passports, visas and the procedure for registration of residence of foreigners

The Aliens Act, which is applicable from April 1st 2009, determines the conditions for entry, movement and stay of foreigners and the competence and activities of the Civil Administration of the Republic of Serbia concerning the entry, movement and stay of foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Serbia. Under the terms of this law, a foreigner may enter and reside in the Republic of Serbia, with a valid passport containing a visa or residence permit, if law or international agreement does not provide otherwise.

Passports and visas

Foreign citizens may enter Serbia only with valid passports and visas, which are issued by the Diplomatic and Consular missions of Serbia. The citizens of the countries listed below do not need visas for staying in Serbia up to 90 days: www.mfa.gov.rs/Visas/f_without_visa.htm Country ALBANIA ANDORA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA ARMENIA Type of passport for entry into Serbia without a visa Diplomatic and Official passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports
Diplomatic, offical passports Ordinery passports with indication on buissines on the basis of the invitation letter approved by the autorized institution Duration of stay without a visa

30 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days

AZERBAIJAN BELGIUM BELARUS

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Diplomatic and official passports All types of passports All types of passports

90 Days 90 Days 30 Days

BOLIVIA BOSNIA -HERZEGOVINA BULGARIA CZECH REPUBLIC CANADA CHILE CHINA COSTARICA CROATIA CUBA CYPRUS DENMARK DPR KOREA ECUADOR EGYPT ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GEORGIA

All types of passports All types of passports

Holders of all types of BiH passports may enter and exit Serbia with identification cards only.

90 Days 30 Days 30 Days 30 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days
Without restriction

All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports Diplomatic and official passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports
Diplomatic and official passports ordinary passports with indication on business

Diplomatic and official passports Diplomatic passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports
Diplomatic, official and ordinary passports with indication on business on the basis of the invitation letter approved by the autorized institution

90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days

GERMANY GREECE

All types of passports

All types of passports Diplomatic and official passports

90 Days
90 Days without restriction

GREAT BRITAIN

All types of passports

90 Days
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GUINEA HOLLAND HUNGARY HOLY SEE INDONESIA IRAN IRELAND ICELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN KOREA KYRGYZSTAN LATVIA LICHTENSTEIN LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA

Diplomatic and official passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports Diplomatic and official passports Diplomatic and official passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports Diplomatic, official passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports

90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 14 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 60 Days 30 Days 90 Days
90 Days 180 Days

MALTA MEXICO MOLDOVA MONACO MONGOLIA NORWAY NEW ZEALAND

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All types of passports

Diplomatic and official passports Ordinary passports

Diplomatic, official passports All types of passports Diplomatic, official passports All types of passports All types of passports 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days

PAKISTAN PERU POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA RUSSIA

Diplomatic and official passports Diplomatic, official and special passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports
Diplomatic, official passports and ordinary passports with indication on business on the basis of the original invitation letter approved by the autorized institution replaces the visa. For holders of valid passports which travel for tourist reasons and posses group or individual vouchers visa is not needed

30 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days

All types of passports SAN MARINO SINGAPORE SEYCHELLES SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA SPAIN SWITZERLAND SWEDEN TAJIKISTAN TUNISIA TURKEY All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports Diplomatic and official passports All types of passports All types of passports All types of passports Diplomatic, official passports All types of passports
Diplomatic, official and special passports Turkish citizens who live in Switzerland or any EU country do not need visas for Serbia as of August 1 (This regulation will be observed until September 30, 2003)

30 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 30 Days 90 Days

90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days 90 Days

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UKRAINE

Diplomatic, official and ordinary passports with the clause business based on the original letter of invitation certified by the competent authority replacing the visa A visa is not required for holders of valid travel documents traveling on tourism and in possession of a group or individual voucher.

90 Days

30 Days USA VIETNAM All types of passports Diplomatic and/or official passports 90 Days 90 Days

For any kind of stay in Serbia longer than 90 days, a foreign citizen has to have a visa. Types of visa: 1. Airport transit visa (visa type A); 2. Transit visa (visa type B); 3. Short stay visa (visa type C); A short stay visa is issued for tourist, business and other trips for single, double or multiple entries into the Republic of Serbia; Uninterrupted stay, that is, the total duration of uninterrupted residence of a foreigner with a short stay visa may not exceed 90 days within a period of six months from the date of first entry. 4. Temporary resident visa (visa type D). Temporary resident visa is a permit for entry and temporary residence of foreigners in the Republic of Serbia. A foreigner who intends to stay in Serbia for more than 90 days must obtain a visa type D or he or she has to obtain a permit for temporary residence from authorized authorities during his or her staying in Serbia.

Group and transit visas

Citizens of countries who need visas to travel to Serbia can obtain group visas for group travel through local travel agencies. For issuing transit visas, the citizens of these countries are required to obtain visa for the country they will enter after the transit through Serbia. Transit visa for Serbia costs 1800 dinars (RSD) (about 18 Euros).

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General conditions for issuing visas to citizens of the countries that are subject to visa requirement
1. 2. Valid passport Letter of invitation for a private visit (certified by the competent authorities of the Republic of Serbia) or the letter of invitation from a company, for a business visit, or a confirmation of paid travel arrangement issued by a certified or national travel agency (vouchers or other proof of payment); on a reciprocal basis, a foreign citizen may be required to show: Return transportation ticket Proof that he or she has got sufficient funds in hard currency Certificate from the health fund that provides the proof that he or she will pay any medical expenses.

3. 4. 5.

All information on the type of visa, required documentation for a visa, visa cost and time to obtain it can be obtained by contacting the diplomatic or consular office of the Republic of Serbia which is responsible for your country. Information about diplomatic and consular missions of the Republic of Serbia in the European cities can be found at: www.mfa.gov.rs/Worldframe.htm

Importing and exporting dinars and foreign currency

It is legal to bring into the country: foreign cash; payment cards; checks denominated in foreign currency It is free to bring out of the country credit cards and valuable papers which were acquired in accordance with regulations. Foreign citizens coming to the country because of travel, business, in transit, can bring into the country an unlimited amount of foreign money. The amount of foreign money that they bring into the country has to be reported to the customs officials so that they can obtain a certificate, which they have to show when they are leaving the country and bringing the money out. They can always bring out of the countru up to 10 000 euros. They may take out the foreign money that they have raised from their foreign currency accounts, that is from ther foreign currency savings account in our country, with a bank confirmation which is valid during the first time a foreigner is leaving the country.
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Foreign citizens living and working in the country longer than one year may take out up to 10 000 or travelers checks up to that amount. Amounts in dinars can be taken in and out the country as long as their value does not exceed 10 000 euros per person. an amount greater than 10 000 euros dinar equivalent can be entered only if purchased at a foreign bank with a certificate of the bank. If a person wants to take out of the coutry foreign money, dinars and cheques at the same time, the sum can not exceed 10 000 euros. Payment cards can be taken in or out of the country freely. Valuable papers which were acquired in accordance with regulations can be taken in or out of the country freely.

Registration of foreigners
A foreigners stay in Serbia can be: 1. Less then 90 days. In that case, a foreigner has to register their residence and apply for temporary residence permit. 2. Temporary residence. It should be reported and the foreigner should apply for a temporary residence permit. 3. Permanent settlement. It should be reported and the foreigner should apply for approval of permanent residence Upon arrival in the Republic of Serbia, a foreign citizen is obliged to register his stay. 1. If a foreign citizen is using a service of accomodation of a legal entity or an individual, or he is in a private visit, the persons who are providing accomodation for a foreigner are obliged to report that foreigner to a competent authority within 12 hours. A foreigner does not have to be present, but it is advisable. The necessary document is a passport of a person whose staying has to be reported. 2. The foreign citizen who is not using accommodation services is obliged to report that he is staying and the address where he/she is staying, within 24 hours upon entering the country. In Belgrade, foreigners can be registrated at the Department for foreigners, which is located at: Ministry of Internal Affairs: Belgrade Police Department Department for Foreigners Savska 35, tel. +381 11 3615-160 www.mup.gov.rs

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Application for temporary residence

A temporary residence permit for a researcher Temporary residence is granted to a foreigner who intends, for one of the below listed reasons to stay in Serbia for more than 90 days. Reasons : Education, employment, marriage or reunion with the family, medical treatment. Foreigners who come for training, specialization, scientific research or employment have to submit the application for approval of temporary residence within three days of entering the country, and to do that at the same police department where they have reported their stay. To apply for a temporary residence permit it is necessary to submit: Valid passport Accomodation registration two photographs (4x3cm, in colour, frontal) filled in forms (in triplicate) proof of payment of the necessary fees A foreigner may be granted temporary residence if he provides the proof: that he/she has sufficient resources to support him/herself; that he/she has a health insurance of justification for the request for temporary residence in accordance with the purpose of temporary residence that can be granted to a foreigner who intends to stay in Serbia for more than 90 days. Depending on the basis of residence, as evidence of the justification of the request, the following documents should also be submitted: 1. Education studying language learning confirmation of the faculty or the school that the foreigner attends 2. Training and Practice a decision on registration of companies where a business training and practice is conducted a confirmation issued by an institution that the company provides training and practice, the exact start and end dates the contract or certificate of carrying out training and practice Highly professional specialization confirmation of the competent institution or organization of these specialized studies with duration of specialization

3.

Temporary residence may be approved for up to one year and may be extended
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for the same period, if this law or international agreement does not provide otherwise. The request for extension of temporary residence should not be submitted later than 30 days before expiry of the original end date of temporary residence. A temporary residence permit is inscribed into the foreigners passport. Expiring date of a valid passport must be at least six months longer than the period for which the permit is issued. The procedure takes up to 15 days.

A temporary residence permit for family

A temporary residence permit is issued to immediate family members for family reunion of foreigners residing in the Republic of Serbia. Request for family members is submitted by a foreigner who has already been granted temporary residence. Immediate family includes: spouse and the children. Obligatory document is proof of kinship. For non-compliance relating to registration of residence and temporary residence permit punishment is in the form of a fine, and depending on the seriousness of the offense fines range from 50 EUR to 500 EUR.

Taxation
www.poreskauprava.gov.rs Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia, the Tax Administration

Personal income tax

This tax is paid by individuals who earn an income. Tax is paid on income from all sources. Income: the sum of taxable income in a calendar year. Income: Wages, self-employment, copyright, other types of income... Earnings: taxable income which is realized on the basis of employment, at a rate of 12%.
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Other incomes that are not classified as earnings are taxed at a rate of 20% or more (author contracts, contract work,..)

Value added tax (VAT)

The law which determines the way of paying VAT went into effect in 2005. General tax rate is 18% and the special rate is 8% and that for: food, medicines, textbooks, newspapers, utilities, natural gas, services, hotel accommodation. Anyone who sells goods or services shall issue a fiscal receipt and the buyer is obliged to receive and keep it.

Health and social insurance

International agreement on health insurance
Serbia has signed the agreement with Britain, Slovakia, Poland, Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Bulgaria. More information on Health Insurance in the Republic of Serbia is available at: www.rzzo.gov.rs - Institute for Health Insurance of the Republic of Serbia Offices in Ni: Prijezdina 1, tel: +381 18 241-863, e-mail: nis@rzzo.rss Offices in Belgrade: Nemanjina 30, tel: +381 11 2646-022, +381 11 2656-043 e-mail:beograd@rzzo.rs Offices in Kragujevac: Kralja Petra I 1 , tel: +381 34 335-491, +381 34 335-492 e-mail: kragujevac@rzzo.rs Offices in Novi Sad: itni trg 1, tel: +381 21 66-22-017 i +381 21 66-23-466 e-mail: novi.sad@rzzo.rs

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International agreement on social insurance

Serbia has agreements on social insurance, which regulate the recognition of length of service, pension payments, medical treatment, child allowances and similar, with 25 countries. The list of those countries includes almost all European countries except for Spain, Greece, Ireland and Portugal, but Libya, Egypt and Panama are on that list too. (www.pio.rs/sr/lt/medjunarodnisporazumi) All employees earn the right to social security and pension payments through mandatory social and pension insurance paid by an organization or employer where he or she is employed. From the social and pension insurance which has to be paid in a form of a fee, the fund for mandatory social insurance is formed, which includes: Pension and disability insurance Health insurance Unemployment insurance The base for the fee is the average wage paid in the RS in the fourth quarter of the previous year. The right to compulsory insurance is granted to all the employees as well as foreign citizens employed by a foreign legal entity or an individual in the RS, if it has not been regulated otherwise by an international treaty. A person becomes entitled to the insurance on the day of the start and terminates on the day of termination of employment. Every insured person must be at least 15 years old. More information on Social Security can be found on the website of the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance www.pio.rs

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Employment of foreign citizens in the Republic of Serbia

A foreign citizen can be employed only when he or she receives: 1. Residence permit (permanent residence permit or permission for temporary residence in the Republic of Serbia), 2. Work permit (approval for employing a foreign citizen). Exception: With a regular residence permit, a foreigner without a work permit may start working only in the case of performing professional duties provided: Agreement of business-technical cooperation, Agreement on long-term production cooperation, Agreement on the Transfer of Technology, Agreement on Foreign Investments. In order for a foreign citizen to submit the request for work permit and to be employed, he or she has to have regular residence permit. The Law on Employment and Unemployment Insurance provides that a work permit for a foreigner or stateless persons is issued by the National Employment Service. Work permit is a permission for becoming an employee in terms of the Law on conditions for employment of foreign citizens. Website of the National Employment Service is - www.nsz.sr.gov.rs

Work permit
In Serbia, it is considered that work permition actually means that a foreign citizen can get emplyoed. Foreign citizens with permanent residence in the RS are equal with the citizens of RS in terms of employment. Request for issuing the permission for employing a foreign citizen, that is work permit, a foreigner with a permanent residence submits in person to the authorized office of the National Employment Service. The documentation required to get work permit for a foreigner with permanent residence is: request (which he/she can get in the National Employment Service) and
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a certified copy of the permit for permanent residence in the Republic of Serbia or copy of ID. A foreign citizen who has a temporary residence (proved by a certificate of residence issued by the Ministry of the Interior or a photocopy of passport with a temporary residence permit) can obtain a work permit at the request of the employer. The employer submits a request to the authoritzed office of the National Employment Service. Required documents: Completed application form (form is provided by the National Employment Service) Explanation of the need to employ a foreign citizen issued by the employer Photocopy of the passport validated certificate as proof of qualifications, or other document proving that the foreign citizen is eligible to perform duties and tasks for which work permit is requested The evidence that the employer has reported the need for a worker Certificate of permitted residence for a foreign citizen issued by the Department of the Interior In this case a work permit is issued for a period not to exceed a period of temporary residence. According to the Regulations on the manner and conditions of service provision and use of funds of the National Employment Service, as a by-law or regulation for the execution of the above mentioned Act it is provided: If the branch has registered unemployed citizens of the Republic of Serbia, which also meet the requirements for employment set by the employer as the foreign citizen with temporary granted residence, unless the entrepreneur is employing an immediate family member, branch office will reject the request for a work permit to a foreigner, and will offer to the employers a choice of the unemployed for employment.

Extensions of work permit

A work permit will be extended as long as the permission of temporary residence is extended. To extend the work permit one has to submit the Request for authorization for the extension of employment.

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Required documents : Photocopy of the former certificate A certification of extension of residnece issued by the Department of the Inerior or valid passport Explanation of why there is a need for extension of employment Nota Bene: If the request for work permit is accepted, for issuance of it an administrative fee shall be paid of approximately 100 euros. The process of obtaining the permit lasts from 7 to 14 days. There is a greater possibility for obtaining work permit in the companies whose capital is mostly foreign-owned when there is a need for a topmanager. In this case, the recignition of diplomas will not be required! The most important document, which is taken into consideration the most when the decision was made is the rationale for the employment of foreign citizens. It can be said that the residence permit and work permit have a functionally dependent relation. For violations of the law there are penalties in the form of fines. Employment of a foreigner citizen terminates when: 1. Period of validity of residence expires, 2. Approval has been cancelled, 3. Residence has been cancelled, 4. The contract expires. After obtaining a work permit, and before the official start of employment, the foreigner citizen signs a declaration by which he accepts the jurisdiction of the Court of the Republic of Serbia in the case of a dispute with the organization or employer. The decision of the National Employment Service may be the object of appeal, but only within 15 days of its delivery to the authority specified in the Statute of the National Service, which must decide within 30 days of receipt of complaint.

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EURAXESS SERBIA

Center for the Development of the National Mobility networks

The address of the center is: Centre for the Development of the National Mobility Networks, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ni, Aleksandra Medvedeva 14, 18000 Ni. Phone: +381 18 500 662 Contact person : Prof. Miroslav Trajanovic PhD , Fax: +381 18 588 244 E-mail info@euraxess.rs.

EURAXESS Service centres

The main role of service centers is to provide direct services in the coming mobility and in the areas of recognition of diplomas, solving problems related to visas and employment conditions, to help with registration for foreigners and application for residence in Serbia, to help with finding the appropriate accomodation, solving problems related to health care, etc. The service centers have their territory of jurisdiction, and in that way they carry out all the listed activities in the contact with the researchers. In addition, and all in order to build up conditions and infrastructure for the total development of the National Network of mobility, service centers are responsible for building a network of contact points at universities and other research institutions in the territory of jurisdiction, and some of them have specific roles.

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Serbian EURAXESS Service centres University of Belgrade

Office for international and inter-univeristy cooperation. The specific role of this service center is to create a unique welcome office for the first contact with the newcoming researchers giving advice, giving all the necessary basic information and providing help. Contact person: Jasmina Milenkovic Tel.: +381 63 7128 487, E-mail: jmilenkovic@mas.bg.ac.rs

University of Kragujevac

Office for international and inter-univeristy cooperation. Contact person: Olivera Mijatovic , Tel.: +381 34 304 985; +381 63 612322, E-mail: olja@kg.ac.rs

University of Novi Sad

Office for international cooperation. The specific role of this service center is to obtain and to publish data about the opportunities to increase outgoing mobility. Contact person: Milo Milutinovic Tel.: +381 21 485 2032 E-mail: milosmil@uns.ac.rs

University of Ni

Office for international cooperation. The specific role of this service center is to obtain and to publish data about the opportunities to increase intersectoral mobility. Contact person: eljko Dunic , Tel.: +381 18 257 093; +381 63 111 5376 E-mail: z.dzunic@ni.ac.rs

Faculty of information technology

As the only private institution in the National network of mobility it has a special assignement to research the conditions for increasing incoming and outgoing mobility at private universities and other research institutions. Contact person: Valentina Milovanovic Tel. :+381 11 328 3629 E-mail: valentina.milovanovic@fit.edu.rs