Relocation SerbiaPre-Departure File €495
Landing in Serbia in three to twelve months? Start the part that takes months.
A personal PDF of 6–8 pages, written for your move: your route, every document you need, the date to start each one, and what it all costs in your own numbers. The documents are the slow part — police certificates, apostilles and sworn translations run on other people's calendars. €495, one time, credited in full against your package if you book within twelve months.
If your passport needs a visa to enter Serbia, check with us first. We ask which passport you'll use before the checkout opens.
Add a Tax Move Check (€395) — credited against Year-One Care. What it covers →
Landing in Serbia in three to twelve months?
Then the File is built for you. The documents have to start months before you land, and a package only starts when you are ready to land. The File is how they start on the right dates.
Who this is for
- You have decided on Serbia, and you are landing in the next three to twelve months.
- You are moving alone or as a family — to run a business, or to work for clients abroad as a freelancer or remote worker.
- You know your route — entrepreneur or d.o.o. — or you will settle it on a Roadmap call.
- You want the document work started now, while there is still time for it to go wrong and be fixed.
Who this is not for
- You are landing within 90 days.You don't need a plan; you need the work done. Go to Relocation packages.
- You are still comparing Serbia with other countries.Start with the Route Finder — it's free, and it takes about 2 minutes. Don't spend €495 on a route you may not take.
- Your route can't be settled yet.If your visa position or your income route is still open, we can't recommend a route in five business days. Book a Roadmap call first and we'll tell you honestly whether the File is worth buying.
- You are buying property to get residency.Book a Roadmap call first.
Four parts, all about your case and nobody else's
One PDF of 6–8 pages, written from your intake answers.
Your route
Entrepreneur or d.o.o., with the reasons written out, not just the answer.
Your document list
By country of issue, with apostille, sworn translation, validity window and the order to request them in.
Your dated timeline
Counted back from your landing month, so every document has a date it has to be started by.
Your money page
Third-party cost estimates, your locked prices, and your credit.
Seven things, in one PDF
- Your route recommendation — entrepreneur or d.o.o. — with the reasons written out, not just the answer.
- A year-one cost comparison in your own numbers, so you can see what each route actually costs you rather than what it costs in general.
- Your personal document list, by country of issue, with apostille, sworn translation, validity window and the order to request them in.
- A dated timeline counted back from your landing month, so every document has a date it has to be started by.
- A money page: third-party cost estimates, your locked prices, and your credit.
- The common failure points for your route and your nationality, with the basis for each one stated.
- Your next three actions, with dates.
See also: Moving money to Serbia — what banks ask when your savings arrive.
Included at no extra charge for twelve months
These are benefits, not paid services, and they end twelve months after your purchase date unless you book a package before then:- up to four 30-minute check-in calls with Andre, one every 90 days until you land;
- one update of the File at no charge if your route changes (a second update is by separate agreement at a price we quote first);
- priority start scheduling: once your landing date is confirmed, your file is scheduled ahead of bookings taken after that date;
- the price lock and the credit (Chapter 5).
The documents for an entrepreneur move
Entrepreneur (preduzetnik) — the usual route for freelancers and remote workers with clients abroad. Your File confirms whether it fits your income.
Typical documents only. Scroll and each card turns over to show who prepares it. Your own list — by country of issue, with the date to start each one — is part 2 of your File.
We check validity against your whole timeline.
Two waits: the certificate, then the apostille. The File gives the start date.
Only after the apostille is on. The File puts it in order.
It has to qualify for address registration.
What the counter accepts.
Dated on your timeline; filed when you book a package.
Every document, and the date to start it
This is Section 2 of a sample File. For each document: where it comes from, whether it needs an apostille, whether it needs a sworn translation, how long it stays valid, and the date to request it. In this sample the client lands in April 2027 — and the police certificate has to be started by 2 December 2026.
The police certificate is two waits, not one
First the certificate itself. Then the apostille on it. Only then can it be translated in Serbia. Start it too late and you land without it. Start it too early and it can be judged too old by the time you file. The File gives you the date in between.
From your intake to your File in 5 business days
Four steps, with the dates attached.
- Day 0 — you buy
Checkout, about two minutes
You'll see the full terms, the withdrawal form and the privacy notice before you pay, and you choose whether we start straight away. A confirmation email repeats all of it, including what you chose.
- Day 0–1 — your intake form
The facts the File is built from
Jelena sends it in your client portal. It asks for your legal name as it appears in your passport, your document position, your household, your income route and your target landing month. It never asks for passport numbers, ID numbers or bank details — if a field looks like it's asking for one, stop and message us.
- Within 5 business days of your completed intake form — your File
Built, reviewed, signed
Jelena builds it from your answers. Andre reviews and signs the route page and the money page before it goes anywhere. The File appears in your portal and your first check-in is booked.
- Every 90 days until you land — your check-ins
Thirty minutes with Andre, up to four times
Each one re-dates your timeline against what you've actually collected, confirms your landing month, and catches the documents that have quietly gone stale. Book them yourself from the link in your portal.
The five business days run from the day we receive your completed intake form, not from the day you pay — we can't build the File without your answers. If we are running longer than five days, the current delivery time is shown at the checkout before you pay.
We reply within one business day. If we miss that, your next check-in becomes 60 minutes instead of 30, at no charge. A business day is Monday to Friday, excluding Serbian public holidays.
A plan, not a filing — and no promise of any decision
So you know exactly what €495 buys, here is what it does not.
Not a filing
We don't file, submit or book anything with any authority as part of the File. Registration, residence filing and appointments are the work of a package — and the €495 comes off it in full if you book within twelve months.
No promise of any decision
We do not promise any permit, visa, bank, school, tax-status or timeline outcome. We control the preparation and the filing; the authorities control the decision and the timing.
Not legal or tax advice
The File is a written plan for your move. Where your case needs tax review, the Tax Move Check (€395) is the separate service for that.
Not for visa-required passports
We do not handle visa-required entry, except through the Company + Visa D package. We can't sell you the File. The passport check before checkout tells you straight away.
Not a rush job
Landing within 90 days? You don't need a plan; you need the work done. See Relocation packages.
Not a generic PDF
Every File is written from your intake answers, and Andre signs off the route page and the money page before it reaches you.
What happens to the €495
Drag your landing month. The timeline shows when your File arrives, your check-ins, and how long your credit and price lock last.
€495one time
Months from today, if you buy the File today.
- Today — you buy the File for €495 and fill in one intake form. You can withdraw within 14 days of buying, as long as your File has not been delivered yet.
- Within 5 business days of your completed intake form — your File arrives in your portal, signed off by Andre, and your first check-in is booked.
- Every 90 days until you land — up to 3 check-in calls of 30 minutes with Andre (four at most), each one re-dating your timeline.
- In 7 months — you land inside your twelve months. Book your package with a deposit within twelve months of buying and the €495 comes off it in full, at the prices locked on the day you bought.
- Twelve months after you buy — the credit, the price lock and the check-in calls end. You keep the File and everything in it.
*The withdrawal right runs for 14 days and ends earlier if your File is delivered first — see the terms below. The price lock covers our fees only; government, notary, translation and other third-party costs are always separate. Prices on /pricing.
It comes off your package in full.
The €495 is credited in full against any Business + Residency, Property or Concierge package booked within twelve months of your purchase date. "Booked" means your package deposit reaches us inside that period.
One credit per client.
It applies to the first package you book. Credits are not combined: if you also hold a €49 Roadmap credit, the larger single credit applies.
Your prices are locked for twelve months.
Every price on our published price list on your purchase date is locked for you for twelve months, for a package booked in that period. If any price on our list is lower on the day of your deposit, you pay the lower price.
Government fees are not included and never were.
Government fees, notary, translation, insurance and all other third-party costs are excluded from everything on this page. They are always estimates until the provider invoices them, and they are always paid at cost.
Prices are final amounts in euros.
There is no separate VAT or tax line to add.
If our estimate is late, your window moves.
If we issue your package estimate fewer than 14 days before your lock or credit expires, both are extended to 14 days after the estimate date.
You can change your mind before your File is delivered.
Send us the withdrawal form within 14 days of buying and before your File is delivered. If we haven't started work, you get the full €495 back. If we have, we keep only the stage we've reached, calculated on the €495 price: intake reviewed and route work started — we keep 30% and you get 70% back; draft File built — we keep 70% and you get 30% back. Refunds are paid within 14 days.
You choose when we start.
At checkout there are two boxes: one asks us to start work straight away, the other confirms you understand that you lose the right to withdraw once the File is delivered. Tick both and we start now. Leave either one empty and we wait until your 14 days are up before we start.
Once the File is delivered,
the withdrawal right no longer applies and the price is not refundable on that ground. Your legal rights if the File is not what this page describes are not affected: tell us within 14 days of delivery what is missing or wrong and we correct it.
After twelve months,
the credit, the price lock and the check-in calls expire. You keep the File and everything in it.
If your passport needs a visa to enter Serbia, check with us first. We ask which passport you'll use before the checkout opens.
Your next step: buy the File and fill in one intake form. Not sure of your route yet? The €49 Relocation Roadmap comes first — 60 minutes, credited. Prefer to pick a time slot directly? Use the booking page.
Not ready to buy? Get the free Checklist
The Serbia Relocation Checklist lists the documents and steps for every route, so you can see the size of the job before you spend anything.
Questions people ask before buying
What is in the Pre-Departure File?
One personal PDF of 6–8 pages: your route recommendation with the reasons, a year-one cost comparison in your own numbers, your personal document list by country of issue, a dated timeline counted back from your landing month, a money page, the common failure points for your route and nationality, and your next three actions with dates.
How fast do I get it?
Within 5 business days of the day we receive your completed intake form, not from the day you pay. If we are running longer than five days, the current delivery time is shown at checkout before you pay. A business day is Monday to Friday, excluding Serbian public holidays.
What is the €495 credited against?
The €495 is credited in full against any Business + Residency, Property or Concierge package booked within twelve months of your purchase date. Booked means your package deposit reaches us inside that period. One credit per client, on the first package you book. Credits are not combined: if you also hold a €49 Roadmap credit, the larger single credit applies.
What if my passport needs a visa to enter Serbia?
We do not handle visa-required entry, except through the Company + Visa D package. We can’t sell you the File. The passport check before checkout tells you straight away and points you to the official Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs information instead of the payment form.
Can my spouse and children be included?
Yes. Your household goes into the File, so your spouse's and children's documents, timeline and costs are part of the plan you buy. When you book a package, family members are added at €595 for a spouse and €395 for each child on the Essential, Managed and Property packages, and those prices are covered by your twelve-month lock.
Can I buy it after the Roadmap?
Yes. Many people start with the €49 Relocation Roadmap to settle their route, then buy the File to start the document work on the right dates. If you already know your route, you can buy the File straight away. Credits are not combined: the larger single credit applies.
What if I never come?
You keep the File and everything in it, and the €495 is not refunded after delivery. The credit, the price lock and the check-in calls simply expire twelve months after your purchase date.
The documents don't move faster because you're ready sooner.
€495, one time, credited in full against your package if you book within twelve months.
If your passport needs a visa to enter Serbia, check with us first. We ask which passport you'll use before the checkout opens.
This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. We do not promise any permit, visa, bank, school, tax-status or timeline outcome — we control the preparation and the filing; the authorities control the decision and the timing. Your contract for the Pre-Departure File is with Helion Global Group LLC, doing business as Relocation Serbia, 30 N Gould St Ste N, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA. Read our privacy notice.
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