The inspectors of the Service for Foreigners Affairs conducted a scale inspection control over legal and natural persons who provide accommodation services to the foreign citizens at the region of Sarajevo and Istočno Sarajevo.
This inspection is carried out on the basis of the operative information collected by the Service for Foreigners Affairs that the certain number of legal and natural persons who provide accommodation services to the foreign citizens at the region of Sarajevo and Istočno Sarajevo, and promote themselves through „Booking.com“ are not obeying legal provisions regarding the holding, verification and keeping records of foreign guests book, also timely registration of foreigners and deregistration.
During this implemented action, the check of more than 200 facilities is conducted where the accommodation services are being provided to the foreign citizens.
A number of irregularities were found and disrespect of immigration regulations of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The majority of controlled facilities are not registered for provision of accommodation services , thus Service undertakes measures by its competency, and the Service shall forward to the competent inspection authorities these identified irregularities which pertain to the competence of other authorities.
Service for Foreigners Affairs invites legal and natural persons who provide accommodation services to the foreign citizens to come at the competent field office of Service for information of all legal obligations that pertain to the registration and deregistration of foreigners, and keeping records pursuant to the Law on Aliens.
