What your passport allows
According to the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, holders of ordinary UK passports need no visa for visits of up to 90 days in a six-month period counted from the first entry.
As a visa-free national you normally file the temporary residence application in Serbia during that stay, rather than applying for a Visa D at an embassy first. We agree the filing date with you before you travel, so the days do not run out while you wait for documents.
Signing the power of attorney in the UK
You sign the power of attorney we send you in front of a UK notary, who certifies your signature. The document then needs an apostille from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The UK has been in the Hague Apostille Convention since 1965, so no further legalisation is needed. The signed original goes to Belgrade by courier, where a sworn translator prepares the Serbian version. Country-by-country detail is on our power of attorney page.
Tax: leaving the UK, and what Serbia adds
UK tax residence is decided by the Statutory Residence Test, not by the fact that you have moved. Days spent in the UK, a home you keep there and your family ties all count. Many people who move abroad find they are still UK resident for a tax year or two because of how they arranged the move.
Serbia and the United Kingdom have a double tax treaty in force, so tie-breaker rules exist if you are resident in both countries. Serbian tax residency follows where you actually live: a home, the centre of your interests, or 183 days in a twelve-month period. The Serbian rates and tests are on our tax residency page. Work out the UK exit with your UK adviser first. We tell you what to ask in the first reply.
Accounts and property back home
Serbian banks run full due diligence: who owns the company, where the money comes from, why Serbia. A UK citizen with a Serbian company or a residence permit has an easy answer to that. We prepare the file, the bank decides. If you keep a UK property, a UK pension or UK company shares, say so early, because it changes the tax advice and sometimes the order of steps.
How it runs, step by step
- You write to us with your situation: where you live now, what the company will do, who is moving with you.
- You receive a written plan, an engagement agreement and an invoice. Payment by bank transfer comes after those.
- Notary and apostille in the UK, then the original to Belgrade by courier.
- Registration at the APR, usually about five working days after the original arrives, with the tax number.
- Residence application in Serbia, the registered address with the white card, and then the bank account.
What it costs
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Our fee for company registration (d.o.o.) | €370 |
| Sworn translation of the power of attorney in Belgrade | €40 per power of attorney |
| Notary and apostille or legalisation in the United Kingdom | at local rates |
| State fee at the Business Registers Agency (APR) | per APR tariff |
| Registered address in Belgrade, with the white card (beli karton) | €480 for 12 months |
| Visa D | €550 per person, only if your passport needs one |
| Temporary residence permit | €850 per person |
| Basic bookkeeping | from €100 a month |
Third-party costs are always separate and charged at cost, with receipts. We send a written estimate before you pay anything, then an engagement agreement and an invoice. Payment is by bank transfer only.
Sources: Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visa regime pages; Hague Conference on Private International Law, Apostille Convention status table; KPMG Serbia, list of Serbia’s double tax treaties (situation 1 January 2025). Checked 2 November 2026. General information, not tax advice for your case. Rules change, so we confirm your position in writing before you sign anything.
Checked by our lawyer. Updated 2 November 2026. Next review: February 2027.