Residence via Company Founding / Self-Employment

No. Self-employment is a basis for the unified single permit rather than a separate document. Confirm the procedure on the official portal.

Yes. Time on the single permit counts toward permanent residence after three continuous years. Confirm the current rule on the official portal.

Yes. The company-founding / self-employment route is not sponsorship-based: you found or register a Serbian company and act as its director, or register as an entrepreneur, and use that self-employment as the basis for the single permit, unlike the employer-sponsored route. Confirm the current rules on the official portal.

It is not enough on its own. The application needs a genuinely registered Serbian company or entrepreneur status behind it, and you must be able to evidence the business activity the basis requires. Confirm what is required on the official portal.

Typical evidence includes a valid passport and recent photograph, company-registration or entrepreneur-registration documents, proof of your role such as appointment as director, and proof of accommodation, health insurance and means of support. Confirm the current requirements on the official portal.