Serbian passport
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The Serbian passport (Serbian: пасош/pasoš) is issued to Serbian citizens at any age, it is the primary document of international travel issued by the Republic of Serbia.
The passport is issued by the Ministry of Interior or, if the citizen resides abroad, at the embassy. Besides serving as proof of French citizenship, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Serbian consular officials abroad, if needed. Citizens can not have multiple passports at the same time.
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[edit] Design
Current passports are issued in order with the “Law on Travel Documents of Yugoslav Nationals” which came into force on 26 July 1996. They are navy blue in color and have two inscriptions in golden letters - Савезна Република ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) at the top and passport written in three languages: Serbian, English and French at the bottom divided with the coat of arms.
[edit] Types
Passports that can be issued are:
- passport
- collective passport
- diplomatic passport
- official passport
and in case of loss, emergency travel document. A seaman's book is also considered a travel document if supplied with a valid visa.
[edit] Future
New passports are planned to replace the current outdated ones in 2007 after the adoption of the new Law on Travel Documents. They will share the standardised layout and burgundy-red design with EU countries and are planned to be biometric passports. Introduction of new passports is one of the main requests by EU to waive visas for Serbian citizens.
