To prevent the import of infectious diseases onto the territory of the Republic of Serbia, foreign nationals coming to the Republic of Serbia from all countries worldwide, except from the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bulgaria, Republic of North Macedonia, and the Montenegro, shall be allowed to enter the Republic of Serbia solely provided they have a negative RT-PCR test to the virus SARS-CoV-2, not older than 48 hours, issued by a referential laboratory of the country they are coming from or the country they are entering the Republic of Serbia from. Should there be a delay when entering the Republic of Serbia that cannot be attributed to the passenger but to an existence of an extraordinary occurrence that could not have been foreseen, avoided, or discarded (delay/postponement of flight, bus or train departure, or similar event), then the test cannot be older than 72 when entering the Republic of Serbia.

Persons coming from the United States of America, instead of a negative RT-PCR test, shall be allowed to enter the territory of the Republic of Serbia under the same conditions with a negative antigen FIA Rapid test.

The aforementioned requirement to enter the Republic of Serbia, shall not apply to:

• foreign nationals transiting through the Republic of Serbia. Transit for foreign nationals is limited to a period not longer than 12 hours from the moment of entering the territory of the Republic of Serbia;
• crew and cabin crew of aircraft whose final destination is the Republic of Serbia;
• crew, personnel, and passengers who are in transit, that is who is in transfer through international airports of the Republic of Serbia;
• accredited members of the staff of foreign diplomatic missions, consular posts, and international organizations resident offices, as well as members of their families who are holders of special identity cards, that is identification documents issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Secretariat General of the Government of the Republic of Serbia;
• minors up to 12 years of age, provided the parent, custodian, or any other person accompanying the child has a negative RT-PCR test if it is needed;
• foreign nationals who have either a temporary or permanent residence permit in the Republic of Serbia;
• members of foreign military, police, and other security services who are transiting through the territory of the Republic of Serbia or who are coming to the Republic of Serbia for official purposes prior to a notification.

The aforementioned requirement to enter the Republic of Serbia shall not apply to foreign nationals carrying out international transport, for the purposes of loading or unloading goods or for transportation of people in or through the Republic of Serbia, when it comes to crews of:

• cargo motor vehicles transporting goods by road traffic. In the case of transit traffic, the latter is limited to a period not longer than 72 hours from the moment of entry in the Republic of Serbia;
• cargo ships transporting goods to one of Serbian ports. In case of transit navigation on the international waterway on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, the latter shall be limited to a period not longer than 90 hours for ship formations and 60 hours for self-propelled watercrafts from the moment they entered the territory of the Republic of Serbia in case of upstream navigation, or for a period not longer than 72 hours for ship formations and 54 hours for self-propelled watercrafts from the moments they entered the territory of the Republic of Serbia in case of downstream navigation;
• passenger inter-city or long-distance coaches, both in transit and in case the final or departing destination is the Republic of Serbia;
• train formations and their accompanying crews;
• humanitarian convoys arranged and approved through diplomatic channels.

The aforementioned requirement to enter the Republic of Serbia, on terms of reciprocity, shall not apply to:

• nationals from neighbouring countries from the border area who are carrying out field works and have farming land on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, who are duty-bound to have, when crossing the state border to carry out field works, a written proof of ownership on this land or a written statement by the owner of the land that the person in question is carrying out field works on his land;
• nationals from neighbouring countries who are residing in the border area but are employed in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, issued by their employer from the Republic of Serbia a document certifying their employment

Foreign nationals having either a temporary or permanent residence permit in the Republic of Serbia coming from all countries worldwide, except from the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bulgaria, Republic of North Macedonia and the Montenegro, when entering the Republic of Serbia and do not have a negative RT-PCR test to the virus SARS-CoV-2 issued by a referential laboratory of the country they are coming from, or entering the Republic of Serbia, or persons coming from the United States of America, who do not have a negative antigen FIA Rapid test, not older than 48 hours from the date the result has been issued, shall be served when entering the Republic of Serbia, at a passport check-point a written information - medical advice on how to abide by the measures of a quarantine at home in a l0-day period from the moment they passed the state border and to mandatory call on the relevant COVID health-care centre or a relevant public health institute within 24 hours from crossing the state border by having them registered at the following address: www.e-zdravlje.gov.rs

The obligation to have a negative RT-PCR test to the virus SARS-CoV -2, or negative antigen FIA Rapid test for persons coming from the United States of America, and the duty to call on a health-care centre or relevant public health institute within 24 hours from crossing the state border shall not apply to:

• accredited members of the staff of foreign diplomatic missions, consular posts and international organizations resident offices, as well as members of their families who are holders of special identity cards and identification documents issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Secretariat General of the Government of the Republic of Serbia;
• nationals from neighbouring countries from the border area who are carrying out field works and have farming land on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, who are duty-bound to have, when crossing the state border to carry out field works, a written proof of ownership on this land or a written statement by the owner of the land that the person in question is carrying out field works on his land;
• nationals from neighbouring countries who are residing in the border area but are employed in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, issued by their employer from the Republic of Serbia a document certifying their employment;
• crew and cabin crew of aircrafts whose final destination is the Republic of Serbia;
• members of crews carrying out international transport, for the purposes of loading or unloading goods or for transportation of people in or through the Republic of Serbia, when it comes to crews of:
  • cargo motor vehicles transporting goods by road traffic. In case of transit traffic, the latter is limited to a period not longer than 12 hours from the moment of entry in the Republic of Serbia;
  • cargo ships transporting goods to one of Serbian ports. In case of transit navigation on the international waterway on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, the latter shall be limited to a period not longer than 90 hours for ship formations and 60 hours for self-propelled watercrafts from the moment they entered the territory of the Republic of Serbia in case of upstream navigation, or for a period not longer than 72 hours for ship formations and 54 hours for self-propelled watercrafts from the moments they entered the territory of the Republic of Serbia in case of downstream navigation;
  • passenger inter-city or long-distance coaches, both in transit and in case the final or departing destination is the Republic of Serbia;
  • train formations and their accompanying crews;
  • humanitarian convoys arranged and approved through diplomatic channels;
  • minors up to twelve (12) years of age; 
  • persons who have sojourned out of the territory of the Republic of Serbia for less than 48 hours and have a negative RT-PCR test to the virus SARS-CoV-2 issued by a referential laboratory in the Republic of Serbia not older than 48 hours from the date it was issued. Should there be a delay when entering the Republic of Serbia that cannot be attributed to the passenger but to an existence of an extraordinary occurrence that could not have been foreseen, avoided or discarded (delay/postponement of flight, bus or train departure, or similar event), then the test cannot be older than72 when entering the Republic of Serbia.