Employed by a Serbian Company vs. Contracting Into One
A Serbian company can put you on payroll or pay your invoices. The two differ on who does the paperwork, who carries the risk, and what your permit rests on.
The long stay, decided.
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A Serbian company can put you on payroll or pay your invoices. The two differ on who does the paperwork, who carries the risk, and what your permit rests on.
Paušal, bookkeeping or employment: the three ways to be paid legally in Serbia, compared by what each costs — and which one your permit rests on.
Serbian residence applications went electronic, so much of what relocation agencies sold no longer exists. What is still worth paying a lawyer for.
Serbian temporary residence now runs up to three years and permanent residence arrives after three, not five. The ceiling is not a promise.
Serbia's single permit merges temporary residence and work authorisation into one electronic procedure, issued for up to 36 months. What it replaced.
Serbia lists more than a dozen grounds for temporary residence, but three cover almost every foreigner in Belgrade. Which one fits, and what it asks for.
Serbia's visa-free allowance runs across a rolling 180 days and is not reset by leaving — and for some passports it is 30 days, not 90.
The routes to a legal long stay in Serbia ranked by what each actually costs you in money, paperwork and risk — including the one that is not a route at all.