Marriage naturalization — 3y marriage + permanent residence (Art 17)

Visão geral do RS-BMA-01 (naturalização de casamento – 3 anos de casamento + residência permanente (Art 17)):

Esta rota no balde BMA se enquadra na estrutura de cidadania do sucessor iugoslavo da Sérvia pós-1999. Lei de Cidadania da República da Sérvia 135/2004 (Sl. glasnik RS 135/2004) conforme alterada por 90/2007 (introduzindo o Art 23 IMA PRAVO deve/pode assimetria + Art 18 forma operativa de parentesco irrestrito) e 24/2018 (âncora autônoma de 31 de dezembro de 2016, janela de 12 meses 03.04.2018-03.04.2019 agora FECHADO).

Disposições substantivas: 3+ anos de casamento com cidadão do RS + residência permanente + declaração declarativa; NÃO é necessária a liberação da cidadania estrangeira após 2007 (Lei 135/2004 Art 17).

Âncora constitucional: Constituição da República da Sérvia de 2006 (Sl. glasnik RS 98/2006 + alterações 115/2021 + 16/2022). Preâmbulo + Art. 182 estabelecem a doutrina de não reconhecimento do Kosovo; O Artigo 38(3) ancora a redução da apatridia; O artigo 97.º, n.º 2, reserva a competência substantiva de cidadania ao Estado central (fechando a porta à Voivodina através do USRS IUz-353/2009). A cadeia de continuidade de 4 camadas da Iugoslávia - Cadeia de continuidade de 4 camadas da Iugoslávia - SFRY 1976 (lista Sl. SFRJ 58/76) → RFJ 1996 (lista Sl. SRJ 33/96 + 9/2001 com Art 46 população fundadora + Art 47 opção zero) → Carta Constitucional SaM 2003 Art 7 cidadania somente derivada (Sl. lista SCG 1/2003) → RS 2004 (Lei 135/2004 Art 51 transitória + Const 2006). Doutrina do sucessor único do TEDH confirmada em Bijelić 11890/05 + Jovančić 38968/04 + Pejčić 34799/07 + Šimić 29908/05. — rege as camadas de cidadania históricas antecessoras que interagem com esta via através das cláusulas transitórias do artigo 51.º e do artigo 52.º.

Tabela de taxas (Tarifni broj 39 de Zakon o republičkim administrativnim taksama) — padrão 14.550 RSD para naturalização completa do Art 14; redução de 7.270 RSD para a via bilateral RS-BiH por Acordo de Dupla Cidadania; preferencial 580 RSD para refugiados/deslocados ao abrigo do artigo 23.º, n.º 2; 1.610 RSD upis e evidências de gravações de descida Art 8/10; Consular de Viena 571 EUR vs Berlim 258 EUR (diferentes tabelas de taxas consulares).

Documentation requirements for RS-BMA-01 (Marriage naturalization — 3y marriage + permanent residence (Art 17)):

Statutory anchor: 3+ years marriage to RS citizen + permanent residence + declarative statement; NO release from foreign citizenship required post-2007 (Law 135/2004 Art 17). Submission set varies by track:

• Identity: valid foreign passport plus biometric submission at Ministry of Interior (MUP) Citizenship Office (Belgrade central) or RS diplomatic-consular mission abroad. For Art 23 ethnic-Serb non-resident IMA PRAVO, consular submission is the standard channel (Berlin / Vienna / Chicago / Toronto consulates have published schedules).
• Residence documentation (where Art 14/17 applies): prebivalište certificate from local MUP demonstrating registered permanent residence; for Art 14 3-yr continuous, the certificate chain must show uninterrupted registration with no gap >90 days.
• Ethnic-Serb status (Art 23(1) IMA PRAVO): declarative statement of belonging to the Serbian people (izjava o pripadnosti srpskom narodu) plus supporting documentation — birth certificates of the applicant and their RS-citizen ancestors, baptismal records from Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) where available, school records in Cyrillic script, or community-association membership confirmations.
• Release from foreign citizenship (Art 14): typically required (Art 14(2-3) statelessness exception applies); post-90/2007 release IS NOT required for Art 17 spousal or Art 23 ethnic-Serb tracks.
• Declarative statement (izjava): mandatory final-stage signed statement under Law 135/2004 Arts 14(1)(4), 17, 18, 23(1).
• Fees: per Tarifni broj 39. FATAL (cohort-first): Pravilnik 44/2022 (Sl. glasnik RS 44/2022) SUPERSEDES the chain Pravilnik 22/2005 → 82/2018 → 44/2022. Practitioner-literature cite-chain widely uses repealed 22/2005 + 82/2018 articles when the operative consolidated rules sit in 44/2022. Established 2026-05 catch.

Authority: Ministry of Interior of RS, Citizenship and Personal Identification Department (Uprava za upravne poslove, Odeljenje za državljanstvo i lične isprave).

Fee schedule for RS-BMA-01 (Marriage naturalization — 3y marriage + permanent residence (Art 17)):

Fee schedule (Tarifni broj 39 of Zakon o republičkim administrativnim taksama) — standard 14,550 RSD for full Art 14 naturalization; reduced 7,270 RSD for RS-BiH bilateral track per Dual Citizenship Agreement; preferential 580 RSD for refugees/displaced under Art 23(2); 1,610 RSD upis u evidenciju za Art 8/10 descent recordings; Vienna consular 571 EUR vs Berlin 258 EUR (different consular-fee schedules).

For this specific route (BMA family, 3+ years marriage to RS citizen + permanent residence + declarative statement; NO release from foreign citizenship required post-2007 (Law 135/2004 Art 17)): the applicable Tarifni broj 39 reduced/standard/preferential rate depends on whether the applicant proceeds via Art 14 standard naturalization (14,550 RSD), Art 17 spousal (14,550 RSD), Art 23 ethnic-Serb non-resident IMA PRAVO (variable consular schedules; Berlin 258 EUR vs Vienna 571 EUR full Art 14), Art 23(2) refugee/displaced (580 RSD preferential), or RS-BiH bilateral (7,270 RSD per Dual Citizenship Agreement).

ZUP processing standard 30-60 days for documented declarative-statement filings; 3-6 months for spousal Art 17 verification depth; 6-12+ months in practitioner reports for full Art 14 naturalization including the release-from-foreign-citizenship verification chain (where the foreign state operates a multi-month renunciation procedure). Art 19 Vlada Rešenje is non-fee-bearing in the conventional sense — published in Sl. glasnik RS as 05 broj 204-X/YEAR Government decree, with administrative-process documentation discharged through the Ministry of Interior + Government Office of the President.