Serbian national residing abroad is subject to entering into military records kept by diplomatic and consular missions and is obliged to serve in reserve forces.

Serbian nationals permanently residing abroad are obliged to report to the diplomatic or consular mission of the Republic of Serbia in the year in which the individual turns 18 in order to be entered into military records.

For Serbian nationals, who have not fulfilled the obligation of military service, the Ministry of Defence centres for local self-governments shall pass decisions on transfer to the reserve forces when the individual turns 30 years of age.

Voluntary military service is regulated by the Decree on the Procedure Regulating Voluntary Military Service in the Serbian Armed Forces.

Military service and dismissal from citizenship of the Republic of Serbia

For more information regarding military service, contact the Consular Section of the Embassy.