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Serbia → Slovakia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Serbia
To
Slovakia
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
107
Change since 2018
+137.8%
Share of all arrivals in Slovakia, 2023
5.00%
Inflow 2023107OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Serbia to Slovakia

Inflows of nationals of Serbia recorded by Slovakia; stock of nationals of Serbia living there; and acquisitions of Slovakia's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

541072007201020132016201920222023
541072007201020132016201920222023
Data table
200732
200866
200947
201031
201115
201220
201327
201415
201546
201626
201735
201845
201926
202012
202112
202224
2023107
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—1,353—
20231071,24832
2022241,240171
202112978242
20201293855
20192689326
20184581242
201735755124
20162671294
2015466548
2014156215
2013275879
20122055455
2011153,85353
2010313,33557
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Serbia who live in Slovakia: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

1,3392,67719901995200020052010201520202024
1,3392,67719902000201020202024
Data table
1990383
1995709
20001,230
20051,380
20101,547
20151,917
20202,463
20242,677
Estimate, 2024
2,677
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.83%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
14
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Slovakia's consulates in Serbia

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Slovakia's consulates located in Serbia.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024220—
2023119218.2%
2022191815.3%
202116140—
2019656246.2%
201859461322.0%
2017928322.2%
2016353125.7%
201577473140.3%
2014167152159.0%
2013273425620.5%
201222685156.6%
201129469196.5%
201037136471.9%
20099,6818,2463293.4%

Applications by year

4,8419,681200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192021202220232024
4,8419,681200920122015201820222024
Data table
20099,681
2010371
2011294
2012226
2013273
2014167
201577
201635
201792
201859
201965
202116
202219
202311
20242
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Slovakia

First residence permits issued by Slovakia to citizens of Serbia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work999
  2. Other reasons275
  3. Family216
  4. Education11
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,501200
20242,164027544
20234,041132642
20224,3600171712
20212,8601242831
20202,300155865
20194,290026834
20184,834142742
20174,1400124706
20162,076094569
20151,39408510
201483005403
201360309400
20125480550
20115680530
20104830570
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities998
  2. EU Blue Card1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
14,383
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
451
Changed status into work, 2025
40
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
16
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Slovakia in Serbia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyBelgrademzv.sk
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Slovakia, 2023; Serbia ranks 6.

Inflows to Slovakia, 2023
  1. Ukraine457
  2. Hungary289
  3. Czechia251
  4. Vietnam131
  5. Russia128
  6. Serbia107
  7. Poland82
  8. Romania61
  9. China47
  10. Germany44
  11. Italy37
  12. Thailand26
Other destinations for people from Serbia, 2023
  1. Germany24,155
  2. Austria5,362
  3. Slovenia3,048
  4. Switzerland1,149
  5. Hungary1,084
  6. United States790
  7. Italy760
  8. France759
  9. Sweden593
  10. Norway485
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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