·Bosnia and Herzegovina·Significant change·In force
Bosnia and Herzegovina stay rules rechecked
By Sam Parks · Last reviewed:
The Service for Foreigners’ Affairs stay-of-aliens page was rechecked for all seven Bosnia and Herzegovina route records. It still supports the existing 90-day visa-free rule, one-year temporary-residence framework and listed work, family, education, real-estate and permanent-residence conditions; review metadata was advanced without introducing unsupported changes.
What changed
Policy claim 1
The Service for Foreigners’ Affairs says visa-exempt aliens may stay up to 90 days in a six-month period from first entry, unless an applicable treaty or Council of Ministers decision provides otherwise.
Claim ID: ba-2026-10-sps-stay-page-recheck#claim-1·Cite this claim
Source: SFA - Stay of aliens in BiH (Service for Foreigners’ Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)·source verified ·page reviewed
Policy claim 2
The SFA page says temporary residence may be issued for up to one year unless otherwise determined by the permit, with first applications generally filed in person outside BiH through a diplomatic-consular representation; in-country first filing is limited to type-D entrants and visa-free nationals.
Claim ID: ba-2026-10-sps-stay-page-recheck#claim-2·Cite this claim
Source: SFA - Stay of aliens in BiH (Service for Foreigners’ Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)·source verified ·page reviewed
Policy claim 3
The current SFA page lists marriage, extramarital community, family reunification, education, work with or without a work permit, and real-estate ownership among temporary-residence grounds.
Claim ID: ba-2026-10-sps-stay-page-recheck#claim-3·Cite this claim
Source: SFA - Stay of aliens in BiH (Service for Foreigners’ Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)·source verified ·page reviewed
Policy claim 4
The SFA page says permanent residence requires at least five uninterrupted years of qualifying temporary residence plus funds, accommodation, health insurance, official-language knowledge and clean criminal-status evidence; it lists a 200 BAM administrative fee.
Claim ID: ba-2026-10-sps-stay-page-recheck#claim-4·Cite this claim
Source: SFA - Stay of aliens in BiH (Service for Foreigners’ Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)·source verified ·page reviewed
Routes affected
Primary source
Primary source
SFA - Stay of aliens in BiH ↗ · Service for Foreigners’ Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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