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Serbian for paperwork: MUP, bank, taxes

The words you meet on applications, certificates, payment slips and letters from MUP, the tax office and the bank, grouped by situation. Each word links to its entry with translations and examples.

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MUP and residence permits

  • MUP (Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova) — Ministry of the Interior of SerbiaResidence permits, address registration, biometrics
  • Uprava za strance — Directorate for Foreigners of the Minis…MUP foreigners' office handling residence permits and appointments
  • policija — policeAddress registration, car plates, fines
  • stranac — foreignerIn laws, services and the payment portal section
  • boravak — stayColloquially the residence permit itself
  • privremeni boravak — temporary residence; temporary residenc…Official name of the temporary residence permit in applications
  • stalno nastanjenje — permanent residence; permanent residenc…Official name of permanent residence in MUP documents
  • beli karton — foreigner's address registration certif…Required when applying for residence
  • lična karta za stranca — foreigner's ID card; identity card for…Its number goes on applications and forms
  • EBS (evidencijski broj stranca) — foreigner's registration numberForeigner's registration number on the residence card, used online
  • uverenje o boravku — certificate of residenceMUP residence and address certificate, requested by banks
  • nalepnica — sticker; adhesive labelResidence permit sticker in the passport, older format
  • viza D — D visa; long-stay national visaLong-stay national visa before working or applying for residence
  • putna isprava — travel document; passportIts number goes on forms
  • termin — appointment; time slotAppointment slot, for example at MUP, requested by email
  • zakazivanje termina — booking an appointment; scheduling an a…Used as email subject to MUP
  • podnošenje zahteva — submission of an application; filing a…Option on the MUP queue terminal
  • osnov — legal ground; basisGrounds for a residence permit or payment on forms
  • produženje — extension; renewalExtension of a residence permit or other document
  • biometrijska kartica — biometric card; a plastic card with a c…Plastic residence permit card with biometric data
  • prebivalište — place of residence; permanent residencePermanent place of residence in documents and forms
  • boravište — temporary residence; place of stayTemporary place of stay on forms, distinct from prebivalište
  • prijava — application; registrationApplication, registration or declaration filed with an institution
  • odjava — deregistration; notice of departureDeregistration from an address or a register
  • uverenje o nekažnjavanju — criminal record certificate; police cle…Criminal record certificate issued by MUP
  • spajanje porodice — family reunificationResidence grounds for a spouse and minor children
  • vanbračna zajednica — common-law union; cohabitationResidence grounds for an unmarried couple
  • granična policija — border police; border controlBorder control when entering the country
  • granični prelaz — border crossing; border checkpointBorder crossing point

Documents and certificates

  • rešenje — decision; ruling; official noticeIssued by APR, the tax office or MUP
  • potvrda — certificate; receiptConfirmation from an authority, e.g. receipt of residence documents
  • uverenje — certificateOfficial certificate from an authority: MUP, tax office, municipality
  • izvod — certificate; extract from a registerExtract from a register (APR) or a bank statement
  • izjava — statement; declarationWritten statement: landlord's consent to registration, bank declaration
  • zahtev — applicationApplication to an authority: residence, address change, certificate
  • molba — application; written requestWritten request to an authority, e.g. for a confirmation
  • obrazac — formThe payment slip is «obrazac br. 1»
  • podnesak — submission; filed applicationAppears in the filing fee name
  • lična karta — identity card; ID cardCitizen's ID card; landlords are asked for a copy
  • pasoš — passportPassport, the main document at the bank and MUP
  • JMBG (jedinstveni matični broj građana) — unique personal identification numberForeigners use EBS instead
  • potpis — signatureField on forms and payment slips where applicant signs
  • pečat — stamp; sealField on payment slip; stamp on decisions and receipts
  • punomoćje — power of attorneyAt a notary: someone filing for you, a child's residence
  • saglasnost — consent; approvalConsent of the other parent or an authority on forms
  • izvod iz matične knjige rođenih — birth certificateTranslated for a child's residence permit
  • izvod iz matične knjige venčanih — marriage certificateSubmitted for family reunification with a spouse
  • uverenje o slobodnom bračnom stanju — certificate of single status; certifica…Needed for residence based on unmarried cohabitation
  • državljanstvo — citizenshipField on MUP and bank forms
  • duplikat — duplicate; copyIssued when a lost or damaged document is reissued
  • rok — deadlinePeriod set by law for filing or reply
  • datum isteka — expiry date; expiration dateField on residence application and the permit card
  • podnosilac zahteva — applicantPerson filing the application; field on official forms
  • žalba — appealAppeal against a decision; the decision states the deadline
  • elektronski potpis — electronic signatureNeeded for e-government portals; issued by post office, PKS
  • očitana lična karta — printout of the data from an ID card ch…Printout from landlord's ID card chip for MUP
  • dokaz o plaćanju — proof of payment; payment confirmationUsually the original paid payment slip attached to application

Fees and payment slips

  • taksa — fee; charge; taxPaid by payment slip for each MUP procedure
  • administrativna taksa — administrative feePart of the payment for the residence card
  • republička administrativna taksa — national administrative fee; fee payabl…Payee on slips for residence card and certificates
  • taksa na podnesak — filing fee; fee for submitting an appli…Paid when filing an application with MUP
  • uplatnica — payment slipPaper form for paying fees at bank or post
  • nalog za uplatu — cash payment slip; payment slipHeading on the payment slip form
  • poziv na broj — payment reference numberPayment slip field; for MUP fees depends on municipality
  • svrha uplate — purpose of paymentPayment slip field stating what the payment is for
  • primalac — recipient; addresseePayment slip field: who receives the money
  • uplatilac — payerPayment slip field: who is paying
  • račun primaoca — payee's account; recipient's accountPayment slip field with payee's account number
  • šifra plaćanja — payment codePayment slip field; depends on payment method
  • iznos — amount; sumField on slips and applications: how much to pay
  • budžet Republike Srbije — budget of the Republic of SerbiaPayee for state fees on the payment slip
  • taksena marka — revenue stamp; fiscal stampStamps used to pay fees at court

Bank

  • tekući račun — current account; checking accountPersonal account; bank issues statement of funds from it
  • devizni račun — foreign currency accountEntrepreneur's account for foreign currency income and statements
  • dinarski račun — dinar account; RSD accountAccount receiving sold currency and fee refunds
  • poslovni račun — business accountAccount of entrepreneur or company opened after business registration
  • otvaranje računa — opening an account; account openingAt bank: application, questionnaire, contract signing
  • broj računa — account number; bank account numberGiven in the decision for paying the fee
  • stanje računa — account balanceBank issues a certificate of it for residence
  • rezident — residentAccount status after residence permit, full banking access
  • nerezident — non-residentAccount status before residence permit, limited transfers
  • menjačnica — currency exchange office; bureau de cha…Exchange office where payment slips are also paid
  • bankomat — ATM; cash machineCash withdrawal by card; screen offers currency conversion
  • provizija — bank fee; commissionBank fee for transfers and cash withdrawals
  • platna kartica — payment card; bank cardCard linked to account in bank contract and tariff
  • debitna kartica — debit cardCard to current account; issuance line in tariff
  • uplata — payment; depositPaying money in; payment slip field and ATM menu
  • isplata — withdrawalCash payout; ATM option and tariff line
  • priliv — incoming payment; credit to an accountIncoming funds to account, especially from abroad
  • gotovina — cashIn tariff for withdrawals and deposits
  • internet bankarstvo — online banking; internet bankingOnline account access, activated at the branch
  • instant plaćanje — instant payment; instant transferA checkbox in the payment form
  • NBS (Narodna banka Srbije) — National Bank of SerbiaExchange rate, QR-code standard
  • upitnik — questionnaire; survey formBank questionnaire when opening an account
  • poreklo sredstava — source of funds; origin of fundsBank asks for exchanges and transfers
  • šalter — counter; windowService counter at bank, post office or office
  • blagajna — checkout; cash deskPay in, withdraw or exchange cash at a branch

Entrepreneur and taxes

  • preduzetnik — sole proprietor; sole traderBasis for residence permit and business account
  • paušal — flat-rate taxation; flat-rate taxColloquially the flat-tax regime or such sole proprietor
  • paušalac — flat-rate taxed sole traderSole proprietor under flat-rate taxation
  • paušalno oporezivanje — flat-rate taxation; lump-sum taxationFlat-rate tax regime; checkbox in APR registration form
  • APR (Agencija za privredne registre) — Serbian Business Registers AgencyOpening, changing, closing a business
  • Poreska uprava — Tax Administration of Serbia; tax officeTax ID, assessments, certificates, ePorezi
  • ePorezi — ePorezi; Serbian online tax portalTax office portal: returns, assessments, certificates
  • PIB (poreski identifikacioni broj) — tax identification number; TINTax identification number of company or sole proprietor
  • matični broj — registration number; company ID numberBusiness registration number from APR decision; bank asks
  • šifra delatnosti — activity code; NACE codeActivity code chosen when registering a business
  • delatnost — line of business; business activityBusiness activity in registration and tax returns
  • sedište — headquarters; seatRegistered business address in APR and bank forms
  • rešenje o registraciji — registration decisionAPR registration document; needed for business account
  • poresko rešenje — tax assessment; tax decisionTax office assessment with amounts and payment details
  • poreska prijava — tax return; tax declarationTax return filed through ePorezi
  • porez — taxTax in tax office assessments and payment slips
  • doprinos — social security contributionsPaid monthly for pension, health and unemployment
  • PIO (penzijsko i invalidsko osiguranje) — Pension and Disability Insurance Fund;…Fund and contribution
  • PDV (porez na dodatu vrednost) — VAT; value added taxRegistration after turnover threshold
  • faktura — invoice; billInvoice to client; number cited confirming foreign inflow
  • fiskalni račun — fiscal receipt; till receiptFiscal receipt issued to private customers
  • fiskalna kasa — fiscal cash register; cash registerCash register for sales to private individuals
  • knjigovođa — bookkeeper; accountantEntrepreneur's accountant; checks payments from the business account
  • knjigaš — sole proprietor taxed on actual profit;…Colloquial: entrepreneur keeping books, taxed on actual profit
  • DOO (društvo sa ograničenom odgovornošću) — LLC; limited liability companySerbian LLC, a residence permit basis
  • fizičko lice — natural person; private individualPrivate individual, as opposed to entrepreneur; bank tariffs, forms
  • pravno lice — legal entity; legal personA field in bank declarations and tariffs
  • eko naknada — environmental fee; eco-feeYearly environmental fee for every entrepreneur, local tax office
  • osnivanje preduzetnika — registration of a sole proprietorship;…Registering as entrepreneur with APR; menu item and form
  • brisanje preduzetnika — closing a sole proprietorship; deregist…Closing an entrepreneur, removal from the APR register
  • izvod iz registra — register extract; extract from a regist…APR register extract for residence permit, bank, tax office
  • uverenje o izmirenim poreskim obavezama — tax clearance certificateTax office certificate of no debts; bank, large transfers
  • test samostalnosti — independence test; check for disguised…Tax office check whether entrepreneur is a disguised employee
  • CROSO (Centralni registar obaveznog socijalnog osiguranja) — Central Registry of Compulsory Social I…Online registration of social insurance
  • eFaktura — eFaktura, the state e-invoicing systemState e-invoicing system between Serbian companies and entrepreneurs
  • poreski obveznik — taxpayerTaxpayer, in tax office forms and letters
  • prihod — income; revenueIncome in tax forms and source-of-funds declarations
  • potvrda o rezidentnosti — tax residence certificateTax office certificate of Serbian tax residency
  • samostalna delatnost — self-employment; sole-trader businessSelf-employed activity in laws and tax forms
  • kamata — interestLate-payment interest in a tax office statement
  • dug — debtOutstanding debt in a tax office statement

Work

  • poslodavac — employerHires the foreigner, labour market test, social insurance
  • ugovor o radu — employment contractEmployment contract with a Serbian company; residence permit, bank
  • radna dozvola — work permitOlder format alongside the residence sticker
  • jedinstvena dozvola — single permit for residence and workSingle permit for a foreigner's residence and work
  • Nacionalna služba za zapošljavanje — National Employment Service of SerbiaLabour market test, change of work basis
  • NSZ (Nacionalna služba za zapošljavanje) — National Employment Service of SerbiaLabour market test, work permits
  • zarada — earnings; wages; paySalary; payroll account is opened through the employer
  • radni odnos — employment relationship; employmentEmployment relationship, in laws and official forms
  • bolovanje — sick leaveSick leave with doctor's note; employer and insurance fund
  • test tržišta rada — labour market testEmployment service check before a foreigner is hired
  • promena osnova rada — change of the basis for a foreigner's e…Employment service application when changing job or work basis

Renting and address

  • vlasnik — ownerProperty owner; their documents go with the MUP application
  • stanodavac — landlordSigns the lease and the statement for MUP
  • zakup — lease; rentalIn payment purpose for flat or registered address
  • ugovor o zakupu — lease agreement; rental contractLease contract for flat or business address; MUP, APR
  • katastar nepokretnosti — real estate cadastre; land registryChecking the flat owner, extracts
  • list nepokretnosti — property title extract; real estate fol…Cadastre extract on the property and its owner
  • nepokretnost — real estate; propertyImmovable property in legal documents and MUP forms
  • nekretnina — real estate; propertyReal estate on listing sites and with agents
  • adresa stanovanja — residential address; home addressResidential address in MUP applications and certificates
  • kupoprodajni ugovor — contract of sale; purchase agreementProperty purchase contract, certified by a notary
  • uknjižba — registration of title; entry in the lan…Entry of ownership in the cadastre when buying property
  • garsonjera — studio flat; studio apartmentFlat type seen in rental listings
  • jednosoban — one-roomIn listings: counts all rooms, not just bedrooms
  • dvosoban — two-room; one-bedroomIn rental listings; living room counts as a room
  • namešten — furnishedLabel in flat rental listings
  • prazan — emptyListing label, the opposite of namešten
  • centralno grejanje — central heating; district heatingIn listings; billed by the city heating utility
  • etažno grejanje — individual heating; per-flat heatingIn listings; own boiler in the flat
  • suteren — semi-basement; lower ground floorFloor level in listings, partly below ground
  • visoko prizemlje — raised ground floorFloor level in listings, raised above street level
  • potkrovlje — attic; loft; garretFloor level in listings, under the roof
  • novogradnja — new build; newly built housingListing label for a recently built building
  • aneks ugovora — contract annex; addendum to a contractSigned when rental terms change, often at notary

Notary, translation, court

  • javni beležnik — notary; notary publicCertifies signatures, powers of attorney and property contracts
  • overa — certification; notarizationRequired on lease and document copies for MUP
  • overiti — to certify; to notarizeCertify a signature or copy at a notary before filing
  • sudski tumač — sworn translator; court interpreterTranslates diplomas and certificates for MUP and schools
  • apostil — apostilleStamp that makes a document valid abroad; in Serbia the court issues it
  • legalizacija — legalizationConfirming a foreign document for use in Serbia
  • sud — court; courthouseApostilles, registry extracts and cases about fines
  • prekršajni sud — misdemeanour court; petty offences courtHandles visa violations and other minor offences
  • kopirnica — copy shop; print shopCopies, printing and reading data from ID cards

Health and insurance

  • zdravstveno osiguranje — health insuranceContributions paid by employer or the entrepreneur
  • obavezno zdravstveno osiguranje — compulsory health insurance; state heal…State scheme; contributions come from salary or business
  • zdravstvena knjižica — health insurance booklet; health insura…Old paper insurance booklet, replaced by the card
  • zdravstvena kartica — health insurance cardIssued by RFZO after registering employment or business
  • RFZO (Republički fond za zdravstveno osiguranje) — Republic Health Insurance FundIssues the insurance card
  • dom zdravlja — community health centre; local public c…State clinic by residence; GP visits and certificates
  • LBO (lični broj osiguranika) — insured person's numberPrinted on the health card
  • osiguranik — insured person; the insuredHow RFZO and pension records refer to you
  • polisa osiguranja — insurance policyAsked for at MUP when applying for residence
  • bolnica — hospitalInpatient care; referral comes from dom zdravlja
  • opšta bolnica — general hospitalMulti-department hospital, typical for smaller towns
  • klinički centar — clinical centre; university hospitalLarge state hospital complex in major cities
  • ordinacija — private practice; private doctor's offi…Private doctor's practice, no referral needed
  • eZdravlje — eZdravlje; Serbia's national e-health p…Health portal for appointments; login via ConsentID
  • porodilište — maternity hospital; maternity wardChosen during pregnancy; state or private
  • porodiljsko odsustvo — maternity leaveArranged through employer and dom zdravlja

Offices and portals

  • opština — municipality; districtNamed on MUP payment slips and tax forms
  • gradska uprava — city administration; municipal administ…Local taxes and certificates for residents
  • matična služba — registry office; civil registryMunicipal office issuing birth and marriage certificates
  • matičar — registrar; civil registrarMunicipal registrar who records births, marriages and deaths
  • eUprava — eUprava; Serbia's e-government portalState e-services portal for residence applications and registration
  • eSanduče — eInbox; electronic mailbox on the eUpra…Electronic mailbox on eUprava where official decisions arrive
  • pošta — post officeWhere you pay fees and receive registered letters, fines
  • pisarnica — registry office; filing officeDocument intake desk at tax office, court, municipality
  • nadležni organ — competent authority; relevant authorityPhrase on forms meaning the office that issues documents
  • ambasada — embassyYour country's embassy for certificates, powers of attorney
  • carina — customsCustoms when entering with belongings, cash, pets or car
  • radno vreme — opening hours; business hoursOpening hours of MUP branches, banks and offices
  • red — queue; lineQueue at MUP, bank or municipality, often with ticket

Car

  • vozačka dozvola — driver's license; driving licenceForeign licence is exchanged for Serbian one after residence
  • saobraćajna dozvola — vehicle registration certificate; logbo…Vehicle registration document, reissued after address or owner change
  • registracija vozila — vehicle registration; registration rene…Vehicle registration renewal at MUP after inspection and insurance
  • registarska tablica — licence plate; number plateLicence plates issued by MUP when registering a car
  • tehnički pregled — vehicle inspection; MOTInspection at a technical station before vehicle registration
  • AMSS (Auto-moto savez Srbije) — Auto-Moto Association of Serbia; Serbia…International permits, roadside assistance
  • parking servis — municipal parking service; city parking…City parking authority handling zones, resident cards, fines
  • parking kartica — parking card; card used for parking acc…Resident parking permit for your zone, tied to address
  • putarina — toll; road tollPaid at motorway toll booths by cash, card, TAG
  • prekršajni nalog — penalty notice; misdemeanour fine noticeFine notice handed by police or delivered by post
  • zamena inostrane vozačke dozvole — exchange of a foreign driving licence f…MUP procedure to get Serbian licence with residence permit
  • lekarsko uverenje — medical certificateMedical certificate from clinic for driving licence application

School and university

  • nostrifikacija — recognition of a foreign diploma; nostr…Recognition of foreign diploma via ENIC/NARIC for study, work
  • upis — enrolment; admissionEnrolment in school or university, also entry in register
  • potvrda o upisu — certificate of enrolment; proof of enro…Enrolment certificate from university for student residence permit
  • svedočanstvo — school report; certificateSchool certificate, recognition needed to enrol a child
  • studentska služba — student affairs office; registrar's off…Faculty office issuing student certificates for residence
  • školovanje — schooling; educationResidence ground for schoolchildren, chosen on MUP application
  • studiranje — university studies; studyingResidence ground for university students on MUP application

The sections are inspired by Oleg's guide to Serbian paperwork (in Russian) — srb.guide ↗

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