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No minimum investment at all — a feature, not a gap

Residence Permit via Company Formation
Serbia

There is NO minimum investment amount at all — only registration fees (≈€43 + ≈€220 government fee) and proof of genuine company activity. Since November 2025, temporary residence duration has been extended from 1 to up to 3 years.

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Minimum investment
not set
Registration fees
≈€263 (€43 + €220)
Temporary residence duration
up to 3 years (since November 2025)
Permanent residency after
3 years

The absence of a threshold isn’t a data gap — it’s a fact about the programme

Most countries in the region have at least a formal capital minimum — Serbia genuinely doesn’t.

METRIC
SERBIA
TYPICAL FOR THE REGION
Minimum investment
SERBIAnot set at all
usually from €500 to €50,000+
What’s actually required
SERBIAregistration fees + proof of activity
capital plus fees
Temporary residence duration
SERBIAup to 3 years (since November 2025, was 1 year)
usually 1 year

What the process consists of

The only fixed amounts are administrative registration fees, not an investment threshold.

COST ITEM
RATE
NOTE
Company registration
RATE≈€43
fixed fee
Government fee
RATE≈€220
fixed fee
Operating funds to prove activity
RATEindividual
depends on the business type

How the process runs

01
Registering a company in Serbia
Founding documents, extract from the Business Registers Agency — takes about 5 business days.
02
Depositing share capital and bank confirmation
A bank certificate confirming the capital deposit.
03
Filing for residence
With evidence of genuine business activity — 4-6 weeks processing.
04
Receiving temporary residence for up to 3 years
The November 2025 reform extended this from 1 year.
05
Transitioning to PR after 3 years
While business activity is maintained; citizenship is available after a further 3 years of PR.

A good fit if

You’re ready to register a company in Serbia and run genuine business activity with no capital requirement.
Affordable entry matters — registration fees total only around €263.
You’re fine with temporary status for up to 3 years (since the November 2025 reform) before PR.
You’re considering the path to citizenship, 6 years total from initial approval.

A poor fit if

You expect a formal investment threshold as the basis for approval — Serbia simply doesn’t have one; genuine company activity is what’s assessed.
You’re not prepared to demonstrate active business operations — registration without activity isn’t considered sufficient grounds.
You need PR status immediately — it’s only available after 3 years of continuous temporary residence.
You’re looking for a separate real-estate programme with a fixed threshold — per the available data, that route in Serbia also has no legally set minimum.

Who runs this programme

Your request goes to two or three firms from this list. You see exactly which ones before it is sent, and you can exclude any of them.

No matching firms in the directory for this category yet — the list is curated by hand and grows over time.

This is an independent list of firms in the market, not our partners — we do not forward requests to them or receive payment for referrals. Contact them directly via the link.

Frequent questions

Is it true there’s no minimum investment amount at all?

Yes — per the available data, the source explicitly states the absence of a minimum investment amount as a key feature of the programme compared to most European countries.

What’s actually needed for approval, then?

Per the available data — registration fees (≈€263 total) and proof of genuine business activity: founding documents, a bank certificate for the capital, and evidence of operational activity.

What changed in November 2025?

Per the available data, temporary residence duration was extended from 1 year to up to 3 years.

When is permanent residency available?

Per the available data, after 3 continuous years of temporary residence.

How many years to citizenship?

Per the available data, a further 3 years of PR status on top of the 3 years of temporary residence already completed — 6 years total from initial approval.

How long does the whole process take?

Per the available data, from company registration to receiving residence typically takes 6-8 weeks.

Sources

Global Citizen Solutions — overview of Serbian residency through company formation: the absence of an investment threshold, registration fees, the November 2025 residence-duration reform, path to PR and citizenship↗

Figures are for reference only. Verified against official sources on 27 August 2026. A precise quote is issued by the appointed firm after document review. This material is not legal advice, a public offer or investment advice.