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Updated: 19.03.2005.

The following information is valid for holders of ordinary passports and may change any time. For information about short transits and other types of passports, for further details and for the latest changes check the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro: http://www.smip.sv.gov.yu or http://www.mfa.gov.yu, or contact the S&M embassy nearest to you.

The list of the countries in which S&M citizens can enter without visas.

Depending on which country you come from, there are different regimes of entering Serbia and Montenegro:

• Former Yugoslavia and Hungary
• Rest of Europe
• Outside Europe

Former Yugoslavia and Hungary

Citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia and Slovenia may enter Serbia and Montenegro with a passport (or identity card for BiH citizens) and stay here for 90 days (60 days for Macedonian citizens).
Additionally, they may enter Montenegro for a tourist visit with their identity card. At the border crossings they will be issued free of charge a tourist pass, valid for 30 days.

Rest of Europe

Citizens of other European countries may enter Serbia and Montenegro without a visa and stay here for 90 days, except for citizens of Belarus and Bulgaria, who may stay for 30 days.

Exceptions:
Citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine may enter Serbia and Montenegro without a visa and stay for 90 days only with indication "on business" in their passports, issued on the basis of an invitation letter approved by the authorized institution. (Citizens of Russia and Ukraine do not need a visa to enter Montenegro for a tourist visit; at the border crossings they will be issued free of charge a tourist pass, valid for 30 days.)
Citizens of Albania, Moldova, Romania and Turkey need a visa to enter Serbia and Montenegro. Citizens of Turkey who live in the EU or Switzerland may enter Serbia without a visa in transit or for a tourist visit for 30 days. Citizens of Albania may enter Montenegro for a tourist visit without a visa; at the border crossings they will be issued free of charge a tourist pass, valid for 30 days.

Outside Europe

Only the citizens of the following non-European countries may enter Serbia and Montenegro without a visa and stay up to 90 days:

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China1, Costarica, Cuba, North Korea1, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan1, Mexico (up to 180 days), Mongolia1, New Zealand, Seychelles, Singapore, Tajikistan2, Tunisia, USA

1 with the indication "on business" in their passports
2 with the indication "on business" in their passports and with a letter of invitation

e-volunteer: Igor Puh
translation: Igor Puh

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