VISA REGIME

For holders of diplomatic and official passports:

Visa required.

For holders of national passports and other travel documents:

Visa required.
 

Note:

Visa is required for the holder of an emergency travel document in transit.

 

ENTRY REGIME FOR CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

From July 6th 2022, travellers entering or leaving Australia will no longer need to provide proof they have had two doses of an approved vaccine against COVID-19.

Unvaccinated Australian citizens, permanent residents, and visitors can now enter and leave Australia at any time without needing an individual travel exemption.

  • Travellers entering Australia from China, Hong Kong, and Macau (either on a direct flight, or on a flight that has a stopover in another country before landing in Australia) from January 5th ​2023 must provide a negative PCR or RAT test undertaken within a 48-hour period prior to the day of their scheduled departure for Australia. Еxemptions apply to some categories of travellers. For more information see: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covid-19-testing-requirements-for-travellers-from-china-hong-kong-and-macau
  • People entering Australia do not need to provide evidence of vaccination status
  • People entering Australia do not need to complete the Digital Passenger Declaration or Maritime Travel Declaration
  • People leaving Australia will not be asked to provide evidence of their vaccination status
  • Unvaccinated visa holders do not​ need a travel exemption to travel to Australia
  • Masks are still required on flights travelling to Australia.

Each state and territory in Australia has its own requirements that you will need to comply with. If you are planning to travel to Australia, you should check the requirements of the state or territory you are travelling to. Requirements could include COVID-19 testing after you arrive in Australia or vaccination requirements to visit certain venues or work in certain occupations. Restrictions can change at any time.

For more information see: https://www.australia.gov.au/states

It is important to remember that airlines, vessel operators and other countries may have specific requirements that travellers need to comply with.

ENTERING AND LEAVING THE COUNTRY

Citizens of the Republic of Serbia need a visa to enter Australia.

All information on the type and conditions for individual categories of visas can be found at: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/i-want-apply-visa.

Visa applications may be submitted electronically, through a registered account on the ImmiAccount: www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/visa/immi.

Information on what may (not) be brought into the country can be found at: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/visi/info and https://transferwise.com/au/blog/tax-implications-transfer-from-australia.

SOCIAL SECURITY AGREEMENT

No social security agreement has been concluded.

USEFUL INFORMATION

HEALTH SITUATION — Current information on the health situation in this country can be found on the World Health Organization website: www.who.int.

SECURITY SITUATION — The security situation in Australia is stable.

TRANSPORT — A valid national driver’s license (of the same category) is accepted, provided that the driver carries an official translation of the same into English and an international driving permit.

Citizens of the Republic of Serbia with a regulated stay in Australia, who are older than 25, may exchange their national driver's license for an Australian one, in the category of passenger vehicles and motorcycles, without having to take a driving test.

Contact information

During your stay in Australia, for consular assistance and protection, you may contact the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Canberra, at the following numbers: 00 612 62 90 26 30 and 00 612 62 90 29 48 and e-mail addresses: embassy.canberra@mfa.rs and office.canberra@mfa.rs, as well as the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Sidney, at the following numbers: 00 612 93 62 30 03 and 00 612 93 62 46 37 and e-mail address: gkrssid@optusnet.com.au.

(Last updated: 6 January, 2023)