TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Law on Travel Documents of Yugoslav Nationals came into force on 26 July 1996 and was published in the Official Gazette of FRY, No. 33/96 of 19 July 1996.

Article 4 of the Law provides for that the following travel documents are issued to nationals of Serbia: passport, collective passport, diplomatic passport, official passport and emergency travel document. A seaman's book is also considered a travel document if supplied with a valid visa.

Article 5 of the Law stipulates that Serbia nationals are entitled to only one travel document of the same type.

Diplomatic-consular missions of Serbia may issue to Serbia nationals staying abroad, under the conditions set by the Law, the following documents:

- Passport,

- Emergency travel document, and

- Enter the name of the child into the passport.

During the stay abroad, Passport serves the passport holder as proof of his/her Serbia nationality and for his/her identification (Article 2, paragraph 2 of the Law). Emergency Travel Document is issued for return to Serbia.