Total cost calculator
Choose what you need and see the whole bill: our fees, the state's and the translator's, line by line and added up.
A company of your own, and temporary residence on it.
- Our fees
- €1,050
- State fees
- ≈ €30936,098 RSD
- Translation
- €58
Line by line
- Company (DOO) registrationOur fee
- €350
- APR fee, companyState
- 8,000 RSD≈ €68
- Company bank accountOur feeHeavier compliance review
- €250
- Residence permit, full handlingOur feeApplication, document check and accompaniment to the police
- €450
- Temporary residence, state feesState430 RSD application · 23,450 RSD approval · 2,190 RSD card · 2,028 RSD card production
- 28,098 RSD≈ €240
- Court-certified translationTranslator2 × €29
- €58
Then every month
- Accounting, DOODouble-entry books from month one
- from €70 / month
Our fees are fixed, and accounting is a floor. State fees are in dinars, shown in euros at 117 to the euro, and were checked on 11 October 2026. Translation is per page of 1,800 characters.
Not included: health insurance, which depends on your age, and notary costs where a document needs one.
The four cost categories
Costs fall into four buckets, and confusion between them is why quoted figures vary so wildly. Someone paying a low total and someone paying a high one are usually both telling the truth about different grounds.
- Government administrative fees: paid to the state. Fixed, published, and the smallest component for most applicants.
- Establishing the ground: company registration, employment setup, or a property purchase. The largest and most variable component.
- Translation and legalisation: apostille at home plus court-certified translation here, priced per page. Consistently underestimated.
- Health insurance: required for the application and for the whole permit period.
Government fees versus service fees
Government fees are set by the state and are the same regardless of who files for you. Anyone quoting a wildly different figure for the state portion is either including something else or has it wrong.
Service fees are what a firm charges to prepare and run the file. The market in Belgrade is reasonably transparent: established firms publish figures starting around €450 for straightforward residence handling. A quote far below that generally means a narrower scope, not a better deal, and the scope is where the difference lives.
Costs people forget to budget for
The recurring surprises are consistent enough to list. None of them is large individually; together they routinely add up to more than the service fee.
- Per-page translation of every foreign document, including ones you did not expect to need
- Obtaining and apostilling documents in your home country, which may require someone acting for you there
- Re-obtaining a certificate that expired while the rest of the file was assembled
- Monthly accounting from the first month if your ground is a company, before any revenue
- Registered address rental where you do not have a qualifying business address
- Repeat travel to the police administration when a document is queried
Where cost differs by ground
Family reunification is the cheapest route where it applies, because the ground already exists and costs nothing to create. Employment is next, since the employer bears much of the administrative cost.
Business grounds cost more upfront and carry ongoing monthly obligations that continue for as long as you hold status this way. Property is the most variable, since the ground is a purchase. When comparing quotes, check which of these the quote actually covers.
What it costs
| Initial consultation | Free |
|---|---|
| Government feesPaid to the state, itemised below | at cost |
| Residence permit, full handling | €450 |
| Family reunification, spouse | €450 |
| Family reunification, per child | €300 |
| Court-certified translationSet by the translator | per page |
| Health insuranceBy age and coverage period | varies |
| Registered addressMonthly, business grounds only | €33 / month |
Filing guarantee: if an application is returned or refused because of an error on our side, we correct it and refile without charging our fee again. Approval is the authority's decision, and no honest firm can guarantee it.
Government fees
What the state charges for this, on top of our fee. You pay it yourself, or we pay it for you at cost, with the receipts.
| Application feeWith every residence or unified permit application, paid on the government portal | 430 RSD≈ €4 |
|---|---|
| Temporary residenceTariff no. 37, for the approval | 23,450 RSD≈ €200 |
| Temporary residence, family of a Serbian citizenHalf the standard fee, for a spouse, partner or relative of a Serbian citizen | 11,725 RSD≈ €100 |
| Unified permit (residence and work)Tariff no. 37. In place of the temporary residence fee when the ground is a job | 22,770 RSD≈ €195 |
| Residence cardTariff no. 37, for issuing the card | 2,190 RSD≈ €19 |
| Card productionMinistry of the Interior, for producing the card, since 12 September 2026 | 2,028 RSD≈ €17 |
| Permanent residenceTariff no. 37, for the approval | 17,100 RSD≈ €146 |
| ID card for foreignersTariff no. 37. Issued to permanent residents | 6,220 RSD≈ €53 |
| Type D visa (long stay)Paid in dinars at the National Bank's middle rate. Chinese, Armenian, Malian and Syrian passports are exempt | €50 |
| White card (address registration)No fee at the police station | Free |
| Temporary residence, in total | 28,098 RSD≈ €240 |
| Unified permit, in total | 27,418 RSD≈ €234 |
| Permanent residence, in total | 25,348 RSD≈ €217 |
Checked against the tariff on 11 October 2026. The state re-indexes these amounts every July. Euro figures are approximate, at 117 dinars to the euro. Citizens of North Macedonia, Mongolia, Cyprus and Belarus pay only the application fee for residence, under bilateral agreements.
Frequently asked questions
It depends primarily on your ground. Family reunification is the cheapest because the ground already exists; a business ground costs more upfront and carries ongoing monthly costs. Government fees are a minor part of either: 28,098 RSD, about €240, for a temporary residence permit, itemised above.
When this is not the right route for you
- You are choosing purely on the lowest quoted number. The cheapest quote is usually the narrowest scope, and the gap surfaces later.
- You want a fixed total before we know which ground applies to you. We can give you a fixed figure per component, but the total depends on the route.
This page is general information about Serbian procedure, not legal advice for your situation. Rules and fees change. Confirm anything time-sensitive with us or another qualified adviser before acting on it.