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Travelers are flocking to Serbia to enjoy some of the most relaxed Covid-19 entry requirements in the world right now. 

Here are the latest restrictions and COVID-19 entry requirements for traveling to Serbia. 

Downtown Belgrade Serbia

COVID-19 Testing Entry Requirements 

The four countries below, need to bring proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 48 hours of arriving in Serbia:

  • Croatia
  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
  • Northern Macedonia
All Other Countries:
 
No COVID-19 tests are required for entry into Serbia

Important Update: Due to a recent surge in cases, the government of Serbia has initiated a temporary heightened requirement. 

Between December 20 and January 10, ALL arrivals into Serbia must bring a negative PCR test, with the results issued no longer than 48 hours from the first embarkation point. 

Quarantine Entry Requirements 

  • There are no state-run or self-quarantine measures in place. Travelers are immediately free to explore Serbia.
  • If a traveler tests positive for COVID-19 while in Serbia, they will face a mandatory quarantine. 
Traveler having coffee on balcony in Belgrade serbia

COVID-19 Travel Insurance Entry Requirements 

All travelers to Serbia are encouraged to have travel insurance that covers COVID-19 for the duration of their stay. 

Travelers will be responsible for the cost of all medical treatments while in Serbia. 

COVID-19 Vaccine Entry Requirements 

A COVID-19 vaccine is not available yet. There is no information if Serbia will require proof of vaccination record (POVR) for entry in the future. 

Visa Entry Requirements For Serbia During COVID-19

Many countries can travel to Serbia visa-free for up to 90 days. 

Find out if your country can travel to Serbia without a visa 

If your country is NOT listed as a visa free nation, follow the below instructions.  

Tourist Visas require the following: 

Visa applications should be submitted to the Serbian embassy or consulate in your home country. 

  • Valid passport (passport must be valid at least 90 days from issue date of visa)
  • Proof of payment for the trip issued by a travel agency (voucher or other type of payment receipt)
  • Completed visa application form
  • Photo (size 3.5×4.5cm)
  • Return ticket or Itinerary (copy of Driving License and Insurance if you travel by car)
  • Proof of sufficient funds for staying in Serbia
  • Health insurance
  • Visa fee
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COVID-19 Health Requirements While Traveling In Serbia

  • Protective face masks are mandatory in all public spaces, both indoors and outdoors. Failure to wear a mask when required will incur a fine.
  • Large gatherings over 10 people are not permitted

Serbia Covid-19 Entry Requirements:

  1. Check if you need a Visa to enter Serbia
  2. If you are coming from Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania or Northern Macedonia you will need a negative COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours of arrival
    3. For all other countries, there are no testing requirements or quarantines
  3. Follow all health requirements while in Serbia

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Sources: Serbian Government/U.S Embassy

Disclaimer: Current Serbia travel rules are changing without notice and being updated constantly. We do our best to keep this article up to date with all the latest information, but the decision to travel is ultimately your responsibility. Contact your consulate and/or local authorities to confirm your nationality’s entry and/or any changes to travel requirements before traveling.  Travel Off Path does not endorse traveling against government advisories
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40 Responses

  1. Mark Reply

    Hello I no it’s off topic but am thinking of going to thailand this year and wondered if there was any countries open where I could take my girlfriend who is flying from Manila all been well , somewhere close so if Thailand does open then we can travel across to ,thank you

    • Kashlee Kucheran

      Hi Mark, right now all of Asia is still very much closed, so its hard to make any recommendations in that area right now

  2. Kitty Reply

    Hello Kashlee,
    I will be traveling with my 2 cats to Serbia and would like to fly with Lufthansa. Have any of your US readers transmitted through Munich? I have looked thru your website and have not found Munich transit comments.
    Thanks for all your excellent work!
    – Kitty

    • Kitty

      Hi Kashlee,
      Thank you for providing the transit thread. As it turns out, Lufthansa informed me that they no longer transit pets in the hold through Munich Airport. All pets in the hold must be transitted through Frankfurt . This new regulation was implemented Jan. 2020. Fortunately, I was able to find a Nov. flight through Frankfurt for the cats & myself with a 4hr layover. I will send an update from Serbia. Ciao!

  3. Mak Reply

    Hello I am Pakistani passport holder but staying in Malaysia wants to visit Serbia with my wife and one 9 years old kid can u guide me I can got visa easily and can Travel to Serbia hassle free, I don’t want to take any risk plz guide me thanks

    • Kashlee Kucheran

      Hello Mak, I am not sure what else to say. All of Serbia’s entry requirements and everything I could potentially guide you on is already outlined here in this article. Please re-read it and it will answer all your questions

  4. Garry Reply

    My girlfriend wants to travel next month from India and I wanted to know if it’s possible to travel to Serbia nowadays and because of the new rule on which Indian can travel to Serbia without a visa for 30 days of period
    Can you please suggest me that she may allow to travel or not ,if she can travel through Turkish airline from India to Belgrade
    Thanks

    • Kashlee Kucheran

      Hello Garry, Serbia is open for all nations to visit. If your nation requires a visa to visit, you will have to apply for one.
      If not, you can enter normally

  5. Eve Reply

    Hello,
    This article was updated two weeks ago, but I heard that on Monday Serbia was supposed to make some new decision about quarantines. Can you check that information and update the site accordingly?
    Thank you!

    • Kashlee Kucheran

      Hello Eve,
      We cannot find any information to suggest that a quarantine requirement is coming.
      All info in this article is up to date.
      (of course, if that changes, we will update)

  6. Ghae Peters Reply

    Hello Kashlee and team, I am very grateful for this site and the excellent information you and your team is sharing. I just got back to the USA after 6 glorious weeks of family reunification in Greece. I wasnt able to be with my family for 4 months due to travel ban (I work in Intensive care here in the USA). I work in the USA but my family is the Netherlands. I maintained my American passport thus it was tricky to go back to Netherlands. I had to use your advice and info here how to make sure we meet safely. I then flew to Serbia (my family met there, Thank you Serbia!) then flew to Croatia coz all flights from Serbia was discontinued for Athens. I read your updates religiously backing the gov’t official websites.
    Successfully entered Athens and stayed in the islands for the entire time. The info you supplied here is Godsent! Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️
    Flying back to USA was a breeze and no more quarantine required. Btw, I had my husband bring our wedding cert to show to Greek border control when we arrived showing that we are traveling as a family, in family reunification. And that I have dual homes (California and Amsterdam). Hope this helps to those who are still navigating how to meet their love ones. Serbia indeed is known as the meeting place! No quarantine required. Croatia back in July only asked for Hotel reservation info and Greece only asked us to stay put for 24 hrs pending swab results. And the personnel at Athens airport Who did the swab test were the most gentle people!
    Thank you everyone

    • Kashlee Kucheran

      Hi!
      Thank you SO much for this wonderful update!
      It makes me over the moon to know the site helped you reunite with family and navigate this crazy world! 🙂 🙂
      I am so glad it went well for you.

      Thanks for being so detailed so it can help others looking to do something similar. You rock!

  7. Jesskii Reply

    Hello
    I am willing to drive to Serbia, from Albania but I have to transit in North Macedonia first.
    do I have to take a pcr test even though I am only transiting?
    Thank you in advance

    • Kashlee Kucheran

      Not a bother 😉
      However, I don’t have the info. You will have to use Google and research border police, the consulate, the MFA, etc

  9. Kamy Reply

    Hi Kashlee- I am planning to visit Serbia on a short 4 day trip.. are Restaurants & Bars open & can a tourist sight see & visit places one would normally do pre cover?

  10. Sam Adams Reply

    I’m in Croatia until Oct 17th. I was planning to go to Albania for a week after that and then enter Serbia. Would I still require the PCR test? I have an Indian passport with US permanent residency.

    • Manjinder singh

      Hello kashlee I hope u r good as well as your team i have read all messages above your way is very good for guide to everyone I need a some information about serbia I am indian passport holder but live in Cyprus as the student I want to visit to serbia for 5 days now in this situation Serbia is giving the entry or no and what are the requirements of Serbian authorities if u know give me details about Serbia

      Thank you
      And God bless you

    • Kashlee Kucheran

      Serbia is open for all to visit right now (in terms of covid restrictions)
      I am not sure if India requires a visa or not, so you should Google that and make sure before you go.
      Good luck 🙂

  11. Marc Reply

    Hey .. please I need information.. I’m from France and I did transit 2 days ago in Belgrade to enter Cyprus.. but it didn’t end well .. so I will come back to enter Serbia Belgrade.. can you please tell me what do I need ? From a to z .. I did the test 4 days ago .. and it was negative .. but do I need now right now from Cyprus?

    • Kashlee Kucheran

      Hi Marc – I don’t have the resources to give you an A-Z personalized walk-through, but I can tell you that Serbia only requires a test when you are coming from 4 countries, a quick glance at this post will show you Cyprus is not one of them.
      You should be good to go!

  12. ndalmases Reply

    Hi, I have planned a trip to Serbia in January, thanks for the information, I willl be checking it in case the situation worsens and it changes, From India to Serbia at the moment there is no visa and no covid restrictions, the problem is returning to India from Serbia, that planes availability is very low, and once arriving back in India you have to be quarantined for a minimum of 7 days.

  13. JMC Reply

    Hey Kashlee, have you heard anything new on Serbia? We are planning on an Albania and Serbia trip in 2 weeks and I figured it would be a given, however looking at the TripAdvisor forums a member living in Serbia posted this:

    “After a surge of new cases, the national crisis HQ announced that PCR (or antibodies) tests will be mandatory for everyone entering the country. It was just a heads-up and not official yet, but seems pretty likely to come in effect soon.”

    I have searched online and do not see anything about that.

    • Kashlee Kucheran

      Hi! I have heard nothing about them implementing tests for everyone.
      For right now, it’s just for the 4 neighboring countries 🙂

  14. JMC Reply

    Just wanted to give an update on an American going to Serbia and Albania. I’m sitting in the Warsaw airport as I type waiting on the final leg to Serbia. Things got scary when trying to board in Chicago on Lot Airlines. We were told to go to the desk to verify our passports and the first thing the lady said was “you guys can not fly”. My heart sank. I sat there telling her all the requirements and how I was only transiting. She called over a manager while they both researched on their computers. They then made a phone call and said we are ok to go. Boy were we scared! Now the whole 9 hour plane ride I was nervous as I can be thinking what if when we get to Poland they won’t let us transit but I can tell you so far this has been the easiest place. We got off the plane and they were directing traffic based on connection countries. We went left and are in an almost empty area of the airport. I’ll update once we actually get to Serbia!

    • Kashlee Kucheran

      Wow I bet your cortisol shot up a million levels!
      I am happy to hear it got sorted, and that is great that you stood your ground and knew the requirements to tell them.
      Thank you so much for the update!

  15. JMC Reply

    Serbian passport control was a breeze. From landing the plane to getting in a taxi could not have been more than 15 minutes.

  16. Victoria Reply

    Hi, if I stay in Beograd and want to travel to Bosnia which require to take PCR test within the last 48h, where can I take the test? I can’t find anything on the internet. 🙁

  17. Ian Reply

    I don’t think this is correct…. the Serbian government website says it is within 48 hours.

    72 hours is only if due to an external event like flight delayed.

    (link)

  18. Stephanie Wali Reply

    This is nerve racking! I leave Jan 1, 2021 taking my test on the 29 I’m praying all goes well.

  19. jan Reply

    I have contacted border control, my airline, asked flight attendant friends, ministry of foreign affairs in serbia, iata travel website and it’s all so confusing. most are saying 48 hours from the time you get your results. because how could i get results from a PCR test which aren’t rapid back in time to board a flight in the morning the next day and have the test timespan still be valid for a 20+ hour travel. It makes no sense. The website for serbian ministry of foreign affairs says “negative PCR test not older than 48 hours”. Two border control workers said “Its from the time the results are issued”. So I just don’t know. Has anyone crossed the border since this all went in to effect that can tell us?

  20. Tavit Reply

    Hi, I am Bulgarian citizen and I live in UK. I will be driving through Serbia on the way back to UK and I would like to know do I need a negative PCR test to drive transit through Serbia?
    Thank you!

    • Kashlee Kucheran

      Official rules in Serbia state that people in transit under 10 hours don’t need the test, but there is always the possibility the person you see that day at the border might ask for one.

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