Do you want to stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina or do you want to register as a foreigner?
Whether you are planning a stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina or are obliged to register your residence as a foreign citizen, you can find all the necessary and verified information here. Clear guides through legal regulations are available, the conditions of entry and residence are explained, a list of required documentation is available, as well as electronic forms that facilitate and speed up the entire procedure. The content is intended for both foreign citizens and natural and legal persons who register their residence in accordance with the applicable regulations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Laws on the residence of foreigners in BiH
See the list of laws for the stay of foreigners in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Registration of foreigners entering BiH
Find out how and where it is possible to register the entry of a foreigner into BiH?
Registration of residence of foreigners in BiH
Find out how to register for residence and what are the conditions for residence of foreigners in BiH?
Documents for residence registration
List of documents that must be submitted to register for residence in BiH.
E-documents
Available electronic forms that you can use to apply for entry or stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Fees
How to fill out and pay administrative fees for registering the entry and residence of foreigners in BiH?
FAQs
Answers to frequently asked questions by users for registration of entry / stay.
Legal framework
Terms and Conditions
Terms and conditions for entry into Bosnia and Herzegovina, possession of a valid travel document, crossing the state borders, issuing visas, residence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and international protection are regulated by:
- Law on Movement and Stay of Aliens and Asylum (“Bosnia and Herzegovina Official Gazette”, no. 36/08 and 87/12)
- Decision on Visas (“Bosnia and Herzegovina Official Gazette”, No. 54/12)
- Rulebook on Visa Issuance for Long-term Stay (Visa D) and the procedure of issuing such visas (“Bosnia and Herzegovina Official Gazette”, No. 104/08)
- Rulebook on issuance of short-term visas (Visa C) and airport transit visas (Visa A) in the diplomatic and consular missions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“Bosnia and Herzegovina Official Gazette”, No. 69/13)
- Guidelines for the procedures of diplomatic and consular missions of Bosnia and Herzegovina upon a visa application to enter the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the citizens of Kosovo
- Rulebook on Entry and Stay of Aliens (“Bosnia and Herzegovina Official Gazette”, No. 27/13)
- Law on the Border Control (“Bosnia and Herzegovina Official Gazette”, no. 53/09 and 54/10)
Competent Authorities
Ministry of Security is in charge of the implementation of immigration and asylum in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is responsible for the regulation of procedures and methods of organizing services dealing with the issues of the movement and stay of aliens. The headquarters of the Ministry of Security is seated in the town of Sarajevo at the address Trg Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.
Asylum Sector performs administrative and other professional tasks related to the execution and implementation of policy and asylum procedure in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Immigration Sector is responsible for delivering second instance decisions on appeals of aliens on the decisions issued the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs and the Border Police.
Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the administrative organizations within the Ministry of Security, with its operational autonomy, established to perform police tasks related to monitoring and control of Bosnia and Herzegovina border crossing points and other duties as prescribed by law.
Service for Foreigners’ Affairs, as one of the administrative organizations within the Ministry of Security, with its operational autonomy, is tasked with performing administrative tasks related to the movement and stay of aliens in Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with the Rulebook of the Law on Movement and Stay of Aliens and Asylum. Organizational units of the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs are the following field offices: Sarajevo, East Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar, Zenica, Travnik, Bijeljina, Trebinje, Gorazde, Tuzla, Livno, Ljubuski, Orasje, Bihac, Brcko, and Doboj.