The Ministry of Interior adopted new Rules for procedure of registration and de-registration of permanent and temporary residence, registration of temporary stay abroad and return from abroad, passivisation of permanent and temporary residence, forms and manner of keeping records, which came into force on 9 August 2013.

In accordance with the Article 4 of these Rules, an authorized employee of social welfare centre fills in and verifies the form for registration of permanent residence at the address of social welfare centre, while the Instruction of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Policy as of 19 June 2013 envisages that the procedure of giving “approval” for registration at the address of social welfare centre is initiated ex officio upon receiving the filled-in form by the competent body of the Ministry of Interior who conducts the registration of permanent residence.

In conversation with the head of the Police Station Novi Beograd, Praxis found out that police stations are competent for filling in the form, while the employees in Social Welfare Centre Novi Beograd claim that it is in the competence of social welfare centres. It is likely that the Instruction of the Ministry of Interior will provide clear guidelines for acting of police stations at the address of social welfare centre and finally enable that legal solution is consistently applied in practice.

Download: Rules for Procedure of Registration and De-registration of Permanent and Temporary Residence
See: New Instruction for Acting of Social Welfare Centres in Relation to Registration of Residence at SWC Address