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Citizenship of Serbia is regulated by the ''Citizenship Law of the Republic of Serbia'', adopted in 2004 and based primarily on the principle of Jus sanguinis. Article 23 of the citizenship law stipulates that any foreign national with Serbian descent has the right to acquire Serbian citizenship by written request. The law also allows
In 2015, Serbian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 110 countries and territories, ranking the
dual citizenship
Multiple/dual citizenship (or multiple/dual nationality) is a legal status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a national or citizen of more than one country under the laws of those countries. Conceptually, citizenship is focused on ...
, allowing an individual the right to retain his or her current citizenship and receive Serbian citizenship.
The 2007 amendments enabled ethnic Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
residing outside Serbia the right to citizenship. These amendments, adopted after the Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006
An independence referendum was held in Montenegro on 21 May 2006. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1372 It was approved by 55.5% of voters, narrowly passing the 55% threshold. By 23 May, preliminary refere ...
, also allowed citizens of Montenegro
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living in Serbia the right to gain citizenship, if they submit the request within a 5-year period.
Acquisition of citizenship
* Acquiring citizenship by descent - Citizenship by descent is limited to one generation (either parent must be registered as Serbian at time of birth) and the applicant cannot be older than 23 years of age at the time. * Acquiring citizenship by birth * Acquiring citizenship by admission (naturalization) - Must have three years of uninterrupted permanent residence in Serbia.Termination and reacquisition of citizenship
* Termination of citizenship by release * Termination of citizenship by renunciation * Reacquisition of citizenship by the Republic of SerbiaVisa requirement for Serbian citizens
In 2015, Serbian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 110 countries and territories, ranking the Serbian passport
Serbian passports are issued to Serbian citizens at any age, and it is the primary document of international travel issued by Serbia.
Passports are issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs or, if the citizen resides abroad, at the embassy. Be ...
43rd in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index
The Henley Passport Index (abbreviation: HPI) is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom enjoyed by the holders of that country's ordinary passport for its citizens. It started in 2006 as Henley & Partners Visa Restrictio ...
.
The Serbian passport is one of the 5 passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006 in terms of the number of countries that its holders may visit without a visa.
Notable naturalized people
*Arkady Vyatchanin
Arkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin (russian: Аркадий Аркадьевич Вятча́нин, sr-Cyrl, Аркадиј Аркадјевич Вјатчањин; born 4 April 1984) is a retired Russian, Serbian and American backstroke swimmer. H ...
, sportsman.
* Charles Jenkins, sportsman.
*Cléo
Cléverson Gabriel Córdova (born 9 August 1985), commonly known as Cléo, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker. He also holds Serbian citizenship.
While playing on three different continents, Cléo scored at l ...
, sportsman.
* Danielle Page, sportswoman.
* DeMarcus Nelson, sportsman.
*Dmitrij Gerasimenko
Dmitrij Gerasimenko ( sr-cyr, Дмитриј Герасименко, russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Герасименко; born 1 October 1987 in Zlatoust, Soviet Union) is a Serbian judoka and sambo competitor of Russian origi ...
, sportsman.
*Evandro Goebel
Evandro Goebel (born 23 August 1986), known as Evandro, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He also held Serbian citizenship.
Over seven seasons, he amassed Série A totals of 144 matches and 12 goals, repre ...
, sportsman.
*Mohammed Dahlan
Mohammad Yusuf Dahlan ( ar, محمد دحلان) born on September 29, 1961 in Khan Yunis Refugee Camp, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip also known by the kunya Abu Fadi () is a Palestinian politician, the former leader of Fatah in Gaza. Dahlan was ...
, Palestinian politician.
*Steven Seagal
Steven Frederic Seagal (; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, screenwriter and martial artist. A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan and eventually ended up running his father-in-l ...
, American actor.
*Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( ; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal Shak ...
, English actor.
* Arnaud Gouillon, French humanitarian.
*Charles Cather, American youtuber.
* Obiora Odita, sportsman.
*Victor Ponta
Victor Viorel Ponta (; born 20 September 1972) is a Romanian jurist and politician, who served as Prime Minister of Romania between his appointment by President Traian Băsescu in May 2012 and his resignation in November 2015. A former member of ...
, Romanian politician.
*El Fardou Ben Nabouhane
El Fardou Mohamed Ben Nabouhane ( ar, الفردو محمد بن نبوهان; born 10 June 1989), known as El Fardou Ben, Ben Nabouhane or simply Ben, also called by Red Star Belgrade fans as Big Ben is a Comorian professional footballer who pl ...
, Comorian football player.
*Richard Odada
Richard Odada (born November 25, 2000) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer and the Kenya national team.
Club career Early career
Odada played with Lasier Hill Academy ...
, Kenyan football player.
*Yvonne Anderson
Yvonne Marche Anderson ( sr-cyr, Ивон Андерсон, Ivon Anderson; born March 8, 1990) is an American-Serbian professional basketball player who currently plays for Fenerbahçe in the Women's Basketball Super League and EuroLeague Women ...
, American basketball player.
* Corey Walden, American basketball player.
*Yingluck Shinawatra
Yingluck Shinawatra ( th, ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, , ; ; born 21 June 1967), nicknamed Pou ( th, ปู, , , meaning "crab"), is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the P ...
, Thai politician.
See also
*Citizenship
Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection".
Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...
* Nationality law
* Serbian passport
Serbian passports are issued to Serbian citizens at any age, and it is the primary document of international travel issued by Serbia.
Passports are issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs or, if the citizen resides abroad, at the embassy. Be ...
References
Serbian citizenship Law of Serbia {{Serbia-stub