Jovanović: More than 30,000 Single Permits for Temporary Residence and Work since the launch of the Portal for Foreign Citizens

In February this year, the Office for IT and eGovernment, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy and the National Employment Service, developed and launched the Portal for Foreign Citizens, which enables a new electronic service for submitting requests for a Single Permit for Temporary Residence and Work of foreign citizens in the Republic of Serbia.

A request for a Single Permit can be submitted by a foreign citizen or an employer on behalf of a foreign citizen exclusively electronically on the Portal for Foreign Citizens.

"If the request is submitted independently by a foreign citizen, it is necessary to have an account on the Electronic Identification Portal, while if the request is submitted by an employer, it is necessary to have an open account on the eGovernment Portal as a legal entity, as well as for the legal representative to have a registered account. All that is required is for the legal representative of the legal entity to register on the eGovernment Portal and authorize a person to submit a request for a Single Permit on behalf of that legal entity, by assigning the role 'Working with foreign citizens“, said Jovanović.

Additionally, within the Portal for Foreign Citizens, it is possible to apply for visa C, which is a visa for a stay of up to 90 days, which is issued for tourist, business and other trips, as well as one, two or more entries into the Republic of Serbia. It is also possible to apply for a visa D, which is a visa for a stay of 90 to 180 days, which is issued on the basis of employment, education, family reunification, and the like.