Documents and reporting for business in serbia. How to open a business in Serbia. Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic

Change of place of residence, consolidation in the territory of another country is the dream of many Russian citizens. Usually, the preferences of Russian immigrants are aimed at choosing a country that is related in mentality and language, Serbia is one of these countries.

How popular it is to live and work in Serbia in recent years

Immigration to the Balkans from Russia is by no means a popular destination. As a European country, Serbia is inferior in quality of life to the same Czech Republic, Germany or Sweden. But immigrants from Russia are attracted by other factors. First of all, the Balkans are interesting for Russians:

Favorable natural climate.
Good attitude of the population.
Inexpensive housing, household goods, food.
The atmosphere of European culture.
Visa-free travel with Russia (up to 30 days from 2016) and Ukraine (up to 90 days from July 2018).
Easy acquisition of residence permit status.
The possibility of obtaining permanent residence.

Who immigrates to Serbia and why

The reasons for the departure of Russians to the Balkans, judging by the same responses from migrants, are of a different nature. For example, middle-aged people usually strive to get favorable conditions in Serbia for raising their children. Elderly people hope to provide themselves with a quiet and dignified old age. Entrepreneurs are attracted by the conditions for doing business, which are softer than at home.

Indeed, entrepreneurship here develops in an atmosphere of lack of pressure and corruption. None of the businessmen recalls the existence of the concepts of "roof" or "power" of officials... It is possible to put business on its feet with minimal financial costs. But there are other problems.

... I live in Montenegro and often come across Serbs. It seems that young people do not even think about entrepreneurship. The work is complete. Take it, do it, earn it. Yes, the job is low-paying, but where is the high-paying job immediately? For several years (3-5) there are prospects for good business... But they answer me - we don't want to wait so much. We want here and now. We sell a couple of properties and you can live happily for a year. Why work? But both in Serbia and in Montenegro, the potential for expanding a business is huge ...

There is another category of people among Russian immigrants. These are citizens "without age" who are disgusted with the so-called so-called soviet image of the homeland. For them, immigration is a chance for a new life. Usually Serbia is considered by them as a temporary place of residence before settling in the EU or Canada. As a result, most of them remain.

The number of migrants and places of their compact residence

Serbia is characterized by low numbers in terms of the number of migrants arriving for permanent residence. The total number of immigrants, including those from Russia, does not exceed 4,000 annually. The centers of compact residence of Russian migrants are Belgrade and nearby settlements. Almost half of all immigrants from Russia are in this territory.

The "Balkan" migration route passes through Serbia. Over the past three years, about 900 thousand people have passed through it. Most of them do not want to settle in Serbia and aspire to the EU.

Another area of compact residence, where a significant percentage of the rest of the Russian immigrants are distributed, is the Yuzhno-Bach District. On the territory of the district there is the city of Novi Sad - this is the second settlement after Belgrade in terms of the number of migrants from Russia. Further, in a top-down list, they line up:

South Banat District;
Sremsky district;
Mochvan District;
Sredne-Banat District;
Severo-Bachsky district;
other administrative territories.

In addition to Russians, Ukrainians go to the Balkans for permanent residence. However, there are fewer migrants from Ukraine. The interests of immigrants from other CIS countries to Serbia are not at all high.

If the EU decides to settle migrants between the member states on a quota basis, Serbia is, of course, ready to participate in this process. We are not just talking about such a possibility - for us it is already a reality. There are about 4 thousand refugees on our territory, and we provide them with all possible assistance

Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic
https://ru.euronews.com/2018/01/21/serbia-refugees

Life in Serbia through the eyes of Russians: reviews

Naturally, in Serbia, many everyday moments are different from the usual life in Russia.

Housing and other everyday nuances

Comfort of life is achieved due to low prices for goods, agricultural products and services. Prices are also available for real estate. For example, you can rent a two-room apartment, paying an average of 100-150 euros per month.... This is evidenced by the reviews of immigrants who have received a residence permit.

Migrants are also encouraged by the wide range of housing options - for different tastes. There are no restrictions on location either. You can easily rent or buy an apartment in the center of Belgrade, Novi Sad, in the territories of small settlements... However, against the background of such lucrative deals, the issue of employment is very problematic. It is extremely difficult to find a job in Serbia... Therefore, some migrants do not hold back their emotions:

… Serbia is better not to see in a nightmare. It makes sense to obtain a residence permit for those who are already the owner stable business... Buying real estate in Serbia is complete nonsense. You run the risk of burying your invested finances without return. Prospects for economic growth, development of the real estate market - all this is in my dreams for at least 20 years ahead. The country exists through barter ...

Vladimir
http://nesiditsa.ru/emigration

Just do not forget that in 2014 there was a large flood in Serbia, a lot of towns near Belgrade were flooded, you probably would not want to buy a former flooded housing now. For example, this is why I refused to buy an apartment in Obrenovac. It is necessary to look at the flooding map in 2014 in Serbia and already choose from this a town near Belgrade.

WorldMix

In Belgrade, I consider unjustifiably expensive housing, old buildings in which a square of 1000 euros, if we talk about new Belgrade, in new buildings there are generally 2-3 thousand euros a square, I filter the suburbs, it turns out that an hour's drive from Belgrade below 700 euros per square cannot be found ... Novi Sad, an hour and a half from Belgrade, is also expensive housing, 1000 euros per square meter, but here prices have been raised by the Russians, it also affects that here are the head offices of Gazprom and Lukoil. It is really interesting that 20 minutes from Novi Sad and the cost of a square falls to 400-500 euros per square. By the way, the Serbs are very good builders and now they are making new buildings of a very high quality, in new buildings almost everywhere they are renovated, also all apartments are set as they say come in and live. I really liked their new buildings, we simply do not have such buildings in Kazakhstan, they are very interesting projects and they look very nice. Spacious apartments with a very good layout. For example, in Yagodina, I just walked every morning and specifically went to look at these buildings and watched them for a long time, evaluating them, I really liked it, just as they say, I can't take my eyes off.

WorldMix
https://forum.awd.ru/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=308612&start=80

Education and medicine

Those who have moved to the Balkans argue that social benefits, in particular education and medicine, are in high level... A noteworthy fact: in Serbia it is impossible to get a certificate or diploma without real studies, resorting to the established Russian practice of bribes. The medical field deserves the same characteristic. Quality medical services approaching the European level, while the high cost of medicine the citizens of the country do not feel thanks to free health insurance.

Pension

The factor of high-quality and affordable medical care is one of the reasons for people moving to permanent residence retirement age... Medium-level (Russian) pensions are enough for old people for a comfortable life in Serbia. Some live off the rent of housing available at home. As the old-time immigrants see it, the Serbian atmosphere of life - measured and unhurried - has a beneficial effect on mood and health.

… We have many pensioners in Serbia. They have found a place where they will meet old age with dignity. Russia - a raw material appendage of Europe, has completed the working age. In addition to pensions, she has nothing to give to pensioners. We have students in Serbia who wish to have an education that is quoted on the world labor market. These are not Russian "crusts" that nobody needs. We have whole families in Serbia. They are trying to settle down, naturalize. They hope to ensure a decent European future for their children ...

http://serbialife.ru/blog-o-serbii/

An old-age pension without 15 years of experience is not paid here (maybe there are some interstate agreements, but I doubt it).

https://forum.awd.ru/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=308612&start=80

How Serbs relate to Russians

The main advantage for Russian immigrants in Serbia is the lack of a sense of life in a foreign land. The overwhelming majority of people who came from Russia confidently declare the true friendly fraternal feelings of the Serbs towards them. True, there are also not very flattering reviews, which is natural against the background of a variety of human characters. Here is one of the comments read on the thematic resource:

… I want to say - when we went to Serbia, we thought everything was easy. Only we were wrong. Many people are dishonest. The Russians are cashing in on the Russians there. The Serbs themselves do not want to work, but they want to receive free money. My husband and I have a modest business and rely only on ourselves. It is very difficult for us, but we do not want to return. In Moscow, everyone after 40 does not see prospects. And living in Serbia is at least cheap. Come on over. See how Serbia lives ...

Lika
http://nesiditsa.ru/emigration

Indeed, look at how the local population treats newcomers. Take a vacation to the Balkans to see the realities with your own eyes local life... This will better analysis atmosphere where you will have to live for at least three years before obtaining citizenship.

Russian diaspora in Serbia, what is the "Russian House"

The Russian diaspora in Serbia began to form in the first decades of the 19th century. The first immigrants-creators of the Russian diaspora were officers of the "white" army, who happened to be in the Balkans after the 1917 revolution. Then the number of Russians in Serbia was close to 100 thousand people.

In 1933, a significant event took place - the Russian House appeared in Belgrade. This original symbol of the homeland was created by immigrants in order to preserve the spirituality and moral foundations of Russians in exile. Immediately after the opening, the "Russian House" was visited by up to 2 thousand people every day. Today there are no more than 4-5 visitors a day.

The modern Russian House is already playing a somewhat different role. It is a center of culture and science, where a diverse infrastructure is organized. The main idea put into the project with the start of construction is the connection of Russian immigrants with their homeland.

The Republic of Serbia is a landlocked state in southeastern Europe, in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula and partly in the Pannonian Plain. Member of the UN since 2000, March 1, 2012 officially acquired the status of a candidate for EU membership.

In Serbia, one of the most common forms of company is the Company with limited liability(DOO), less often - joint-stock company(AD).

The popularity of registration of companies in Serbia in the DOO form can be explained by two main reasons:

in DOO, the founders are responsible within the limits of their share in authorized capital. Minimum size authorized capital is 1 euro. At least half of the authorized capital must be paid before the registration of the company, and the remaining half is paid within two years from the date of registration.
DOO creation is the fastest and easy way get your company in Serbia.

Business in Serbia

Individuals (including foreign citizens) and legal entities (both Serbian and foreign citizens) can open firms, businesses in Serbia.

From the founders of individuals, a photocopy of the passport will be required, and from the founder - foreign company required:

Extract from commercial register or a certificate of registration of a company in the country of origin (or other document confirming the registration of a foreign company).
Power of attorney for individual, who has been granted the right to sign documents on behalf of a foreign company, including opening accounts and performing all actions related to the registration of companies.

It should be noted that these documents must be apostilled (apostille is not required for member states of the Hague Convention), translated into Serbian, and this translation must be notarized. These documents will be submitted to the registration authority.

According to the classifier of species economic activity, You have to fill in the item in constituent documents Of your company - "Type of economic activity".

Serbian companies are required to maintain accounting records and submit reports on a regular basis. If non-residents receive income from Serbian sources, they (non-residents) must pay taxes.

We will register a company in Serbia for you within the shortest possible time on a turnkey basis. Buying a company in Serbia is now easier than ever. Registering a company in Serbia is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to start a legitimate international business. Registration of companies is one of our main areas of work. You can find out more about registering a business in Serbia with our lawyers in person or by phone.

It has a number of advantages that make it a favorable place for doing business. One of these advantages is taxation, for example, the corporate tax rate is only 15%, and by applying the Agreement on the avoidance of double taxation with Russia, the tax rate on dividends can be reduced to 5%.

It is worth noting that the Republic is beneficial not only from the taxation point of view, but will also be of interest to those entrepreneurs, the main issue for which, in times of widespread striving for economic transparency, is confidentiality.

Serbia is currently not one of the signatories to the OECD Convention on the Automatic Exchange of Tax Information, which means that it will be possible to disclose the real beneficiary only by sending a special request to the registration authorities of Serbia, and this process takes a long time. In addition, Serbia is not included in the black lists of countries, which cannot but testify to its reliability.

Registration of a limited liability company in Serbia

The most common form of incorporation for registration is a limited liability company (D.O.O). Both individuals and legal entities can act as founders of such a company. The DOO registration procedure takes up to 10 days.

The establishment of Društvo sa ograničenom odgovornošću in Serbia takes place in several stages:

1. Submission of documents to the Serbian Legal Entity Registration Agency (SBRA)

To do this, you need to come up with a unique name for the company, which should contain information about its organizational and legal form, as well as provide the following documents:

A copy of the foreign passport of the founder of the company;

A copy of the foreign passport of the director of the company (if the persons do not match)

Description of the main activity of the planned company

Receipt for payment of the authorized capital

In Serbia, there are no requirements for the size of the authorized capital, therefore, in order to start working with a new company, 1 EUR will be enough.

Submission and signing procedure required documents can be done in two ways:

1.With personal presence in Belgrade

A personal visit to Belgrade will allow you to register a company in 3 days, open a bank account and register the company with the Serbian Tax Office. However, before that, you should prepare all the necessary documents.

In the case when the founder and the director are different persons, the founder can come to Belgrade for only 1 day, while the director will need to spend all 3 days in the capital of Serbia.

Also, during your stay in Serbia, you can immediately receive a digital signature, the presence of which is a prerequisite for every company, since every director in Serbia must have digital signature for signing financial statements.

2. Submission of documents by power of attorney

Company registration can be carried out without the personal presence of the founder. To carry out this procedure remotely, you will need to prepare and notarize a power of attorney for a Serbian lawyer. Upon receipt of the power of attorney by the representative in Belgrade, it is translated into Serbian.

After the company is registered and information about it has appeared in the register of companies (the agency is in the register), you can proceed to the next stage.

2. Opening a bank account

A bank account can also be opened both personally and remotely. The most loyal bank in relation to companies with foreign participation is Banca Intesa. The difference between personally signing all the necessary documents in Belgrade and opening a bank account using a power of attorney is the timing:

By resorting to the first option, the account can be opened within one day, after which it will only be necessary to wait for the receipt of the e-banking key, which is prepared within 7-10 days. As for the second option, opening a bank account can take up to two weeks, including the preparation of documents, their signing, translation and notarization.

3. Submission of an application to the Serbian Tax Authority (Poreska uprava)

After registering a company and opening a bank account for it, it is necessary to prepare and submit some additional documents to the Poreska government of the Republic of Srpske. At this stage, the director of the company will only need to sign the prepared documents, which the Serbian lawyer will submit to tax authority on his behalf.

4. Obtaining a VAT number

Obtaining a VAT number is mandatory only for companies whose annual turnover exceeds RSD 4,000,000 (USD 34,500). Companies with an annual turnover from RSD 2,000,000 to RSD 4,000,000 are entitled to receive a VAT number, but if the annual turnover is below RSD 2,000,000, it will not be possible to obtain such a number.

After passing all the listed procedures, the company is ready for operation.

Summarizing the information on the registration of DOO in Serbia, you can summarize the main information in the table:

Information about taxation in Serbia:

Information about the reporting of Serbian companies:

Why Serbia?

As mentioned earlier, Serbia is a reliable jurisdiction with a stable economy and a calm political atmosphere. In addition, given that the Republika Srpska does not plan to sign the Convention on the Automatic Exchange of Tax Information in the near future, a company incorporated on the territory of the state may remain confidential. And the registration procedure, as can be seen from the material presented, takes place in just three stages, which, in turn, can be carried out remotely. Based on this, Serbia seems to us an attractive place to establish own company and doing business.

The European state of Serbia has a promising economic condition for doing business, today the Serbian economy is just beginning to develop, which gives ground for the development of your business, the threshold for entry for many business ideas is quite low, the main thing is to decide and choose the right field of activity, and this will require studying the mentality of local residents, the Serbian economy, regulatory and legislative framework, so, profitable business in Serbia.

The habits of Serbian businessmen

Local residents are used to living evenly and calmly. Serbian entrepreneurs prefer to work until lunchtime. Getting up as early as possible, they go to open their workshops, shops at 8:00. Basically, after 15:00, the bulk of citizens are free from labor activity... Serbs devote quite a lot of time to rest. After 18:00, a fun life begins on the streets of the city. For the development of business in Serbia, a Russian entrepreneur must take into account the daily routine of the residents. The Serbian population willingly accepts Russians, but they are not going to change their habits.

Promising and profitable business in Serbia - types

As a rule, foreign businessmen and entrepreneurs primarily pursue personal ambitions and whims in the field of tourism. Alas, Serbia is practically not suitable for the implementation of such plans. Since this state does not have direct access to the sea, as well as monuments of local architecture and various historical sights, there are few. In addition, Serbia is not very popular as an infrastructure, even if this business idea is implemented, it will bring some profit, only in summer period time. For the prospective development of business in Serbia, it is better to choose one of the niches of the local economy, which are abundant in the state.

Legislation in Serbia

Serbian the legislative framework clearly promotes the development of private and small business. Of course, after all, small business is the basis of a successful economy for various states. The consulate does not require foreign businessmen to assess their income. To open a business in Serbia a business plan will be required and financial security, and documentary evidence for the implementation of this idea. If a foreign entrepreneur has all the necessary documents, which means you can register legal entity... This will take about 20 days.

Business registration

According to the current legislation, to register a business in Serbia, it is necessary to choose the organizational and legal form of the company (LLC - up to 50 legal entities and individuals, OJSC - an unlimited number of shareholders and CJSC - up to 100 shareholders).

Of course, when choosing the form of registration, a businessman is guided not only by the number of shareholders, but also by the amount of the authorized capital. According to the law, the minimum statutory fund of an LLC is not less than 500 euros, as for CJSC - 10 thousand euros and OJSC - 25 thousand euros. The registration service price is 100 euros. Also, Serbian legislation for registering a business requires a copy of the passport, certified in advance by a notary and the address of the location of the legal entity. faces. After the business registration is completed, the local administration issues a temporary residence permit. All that remains to be done for the newly minted Serbian entrepreneur is to rent a living space and do active action to promote your own business idea.

Open a profitable business in Serbia- a very profitable idea, which implies the provision of an unlimited residence permit, in this regard, entrepreneurial activity in Serbia at the moment it is considered the most promising.

He described very clearly the problems with investing money and creating his own income-generating business in Serbia.

In my opinion, he did not exaggerate.
The tales of mountains of gold earned by the Russians in the Balkans are rarely true. Unfortunately, the opposite happens much more often. People who dreamed of living, living and making good money, sell off all the property acquired abroad and return home incessantly.
"So if you are not a freelancer and do not have income abroad, you will not be able to make money in Serbia?" - I am often asked, and, probably, all Serbian bloggers are potential emigrants.

In fact, everything is not so sad: the main thing is to find a way to make your skills in demand, and business ideas attractive to conservative Serbs.

Cosmetologist Marina, together with her Russian husband-doctor, having spent a lot of time, effort and money, was able not only to open her own ELOS-hair removal studio, but also, by activating word of mouth, win the respect of both Serbs and immigrants. Her colleague Natalya, who created a beauty studio, also found her niche. IT-schnick Konstantin, who already had an income, decided not to stop there. He has opened excellent language courses in Novy Sad, has recruited qualified Serbs and continues to grow with new classes and online lessons. Coach Sergei, who also moved from Russia with his family, tirelessly expands his client base, giving high-quality massage and compiling author's sports training programs. Kirill has established contact with carriers and has his own interest, organizing the delivery of people to the airport and carrying out visa wounds.

The business idea of another friend, Sergei, is unusual and yet has every chance of becoming a profitable business. He worked out the recipe and technology for the production of live fermented kvass - the very original Russian that easily quenches thirst in hot summer days and is ideal for cooking okroshka. Each time, preparing a new batch, Sergey uses crackers of a special composition and kvass wort, which cannot be recycled. While the master brews 100 liters per day and, filling them in 1.5-liter bottles, delivers to customers in Novy Sad and Belgrade at 200 dinars per bottle. However, Sergei is not going to stop there: as an experiment, he prepared kvass with honey, which is allowed to be consumed even by people with high blood sugar levels, and is ready to discuss joint production with interested parties.

Why has this strange idea borne fruit? If only because high-quality Serbian kvass - the former tutgut - has not been found on the shelves for a long time. The locals remember their favorite drink with a slight sadness: even the best of its replacements, Zlatny kvass, only vaguely resembles the old taste from childhood. The stores are full of chemicals: for example, they sell cans of kvass with plum, orange, mint, lime and raspberry flavors.

Among my visiting friends there are also those who managed to confirm their qualifications and get a job in Serbian enterprises. Natalia, the golden-handed hairdresser who went to work in an expensive salon in Belgrade, is now missed by dozens of clients from Novy Sad. And my friend Aya, a professor of mathematics, found a place in the school of mathematics and programming.
All the people mentioned in this post have Russian families and have lived in Serbia for only a couple of years. On the day of the move, they did not have any special privileges, an expanded network of "godmother-matchmaker" contacts.

So if you want to live in Serbia for a long time, comfortably and happily, take a chance and use the rule from the old song: "Captain, captain, pull yourself up! Only the brave conquer the seas!"

P.S. I just saw a good article on the topic of business in Serbia. Its author, Mikhail, betting on the fact that Serbs love everything Russian, started selling Russian organic cosmetics.