Italy to Serbia visa requirements

Italian ordinary passport holders do NOT need a visa for Serbia. They can enter visa-free and stay up to 90 days within any 180-day period for tourism, business, or transit. As EU citizens, Italians may even enter using a valid national ID card instead of a passport. Italy is a European Union member state, and Serbia grants all EU citizens visa-free entry for short stays of up to 90 days within any rolling 180-day period. This covers tourism, family or business visits, and transit. No visa, eVisa, or electronic travel authorization is required for Italian ordinary passport holders. Italian nationals may enter Serbia with either a valid passport or, as an EU citizen, a valid national identity card (carta d'identità valid for foreign travel). When travelling on a passport, the document should remain valid and immigration officers may ask for proof of onward/return travel, accommodation, and sufficient funds. Serbia is NOT part of the Schengen area, so the EU/Schengen 90/180 rule does not apply here; Serbia operates its own separate 90/180 short-stay allowance, and time spent in Serbia does not count against the traveler's Schengen quota. The upcoming EU ETIAS scheme also does not apply to travel INTO Serbia (it concerns non-EU nationals entering the Schengen zone). For 2025-2026 there are no changes affecting EU/Italian travelers; Serbia's new Digital Travel Authorization launched in April 2025 applies only to certain visa-required third-country nationals, not to EU citizens.