Iseljenik + descendant — UNRESTRICTED degree-of-kinship (Art 18)

Overview of RS-BRT-01 (Iseljenik + descendant — UNRESTRICTED degree-of-kinship (Art 18)):

This route in the BRT bucket sits within Serbia's post-1999 Yugoslav-successor citizenship framework. Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Serbia 135/2004 (Sl. glasnik RS 135/2004) as amended by 90/2007 (introducing Art 23 IMA PRAVO shall/may asymmetry + Art 18 unrestricted-kinship operative form) and 24/2018 (standalone 31 Dec 2016 anchor, 12-month window 03.04.2018-03.04.2019 now CLOSED).

Substantive provisions: Operative Art 18 unrestricted in degree of kinship. FATAL: "do drugog stepena" limit only in WITHDRAWN 2023 bill + PENDING 2026 amendment. (Law 135/2004 Art 18 post-90/2007).

Constitutional anchor: Constitution of the Republic of Serbia 2006 (Sl. glasnik RS 98/2006 + amendments 115/2021 + 16/2022). Preamble + Art 182 establish the Kosovo non-recognition doctrine; Art 38(3) anchors statelessness reduction; Art 97(2) reserves substantive citizenship competence to the central state (closing the door on Vojvodina via USRS IUz-353/2009). The Yugoslav 4-layer continuity chain — Yugoslav 4-Layer continuity chain — SFRY 1976 (Sl. list SFRJ 58/76) → FRY 1996 (Sl. list SRJ 33/96 + 9/2001 with Art 46 founding population + Art 47 zero-option) → SaM Constitutional Charter 2003 Art 7 derivative-only citizenship (Sl. list SCG 1/2003) → RS 2004 (Law 135/2004 Art 51 transitional + Const 2006). ECtHR sole-successor doctrine confirmed in Bijelić 11890/05 + Jovančić 38968/04 + Pejčić 34799/07 + Šimić 29908/05. — governs the historical predecessor citizenship layers that interact with this route via Art 51 and Art 52 transitional clauses.

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).

Documentation requirements for RS-BRT-01 (Iseljenik + descendant — UNRESTRICTED degree-of-kinship (Art 18)):

Statutory anchor: Operative Art 18 unrestricted in degree of kinship. FATAL: "do drugog stepena" limit only in WITHDRAWN 2023 bill + PENDING 2026 amendment. (Law 135/2004 Art 18 post-90/2007). 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-BRT-01 (Iseljenik + descendant — UNRESTRICTED degree-of-kinship (Art 18)):

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 (BRT family, Operative Art 18 unrestricted in degree of kinship. FATAL: "do drugog stepena" limit only in WITHDRAWN 2023 bill + PENDING 2026 amendment. (Law 135/2004 Art 18 post-90/2007)): 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.

RS-BRT-01 (Iseljenik + descendant — UNRESTRICTED degree-of-kinship (Art 18)) — section legal_basis:

This section in bucket BRT reflects operative practice under Operative Art 18 unrestricted in degree of kinship. FATAL: "do drugog stepena" limit only in WITHDRAWN 2023 bill + PENDING 2026 amendment. (Law 135/2004 Art 18 post-90/2007).

Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Serbia 135/2004 (Sl. glasnik RS 135/2004) as amended by 90/2007 (introducing Art 23 IMA PRAVO shall/may asymmetry + Art 18 unrestricted-kinship operative form) and 24/2018 (standalone 31 Dec 2016 anchor, 12-month window 03.04.2018-03.04.2019 now CLOSED). Constitution of the Republic of Serbia 2006 (Sl. glasnik RS 98/2006 + amendments 115/2021 + 16/2022). Preamble + Art 182 establish the Kosovo non-recognition doctrine; Art 38(3) anchors statelessness reduction; Art 97(2) reserves substantive citizenship competence to the central state (closing the door on Vojvodina via USRS IUz-353/2009).