After the arrival of a foreigner in Serbia, the question of staying in the country arises as one of the basic dilemmas.

Depending on the relationship between the native and the foreigner’s country of origin, domestic law leaves the possibility of entering the country without a visa, which gives room for re-examining the available life opportunities in Serbia and taking all the necessary steps to realize it.

In addition to registering a company and starting a business, one of the legally prescribed grounds for temporary residence in the Republic of Serbia includes cohabitation with a citizen of the Republic of Serbia, as well as cohabitation with a foreigner who has applied for a temporary residence permit on another basis.

In contrast to marriage, which is concluded in the form prescribed by law before the competent authority, cohabitation is defined by law as a more permanent union of life between a woman and a man between whom there are no marital obstacles, and is created by the simple agreement of the will of cohabiting partners, freed from formalities.

Our law equates extramarital partners with spouses in terms of the rights and duties that belong to them, therefore extramarital union is the legal basis for issuing a residence permit for a foreign citizen in the Republic of Serbia.

In other words, temporary residence for a period of one year can be granted to a foreigner not only on the basis of a registered marriage, but also on the basis of the existence of a union between a man and a woman.

The process of obtaining temporary residence, in addition to the existence of an extramarital union, implies a timely submission of the appropriate request, an open bank account with a bank registered in Serbia, the necessary health insurance, as well as a resolved housing issue (lease of an apartment, house for a long period).

All the mentioned actions can be taken without personal presence by signing the appropriate power of attorney.