Serbia is one of the most affordable options for relocation: the job market is open, there are job openings for Russian-speaking individuals, and everything can be formalized through the employer. Below are practical tips on where to look for jobs and how to legalize your stay.
Russian-speaking individuals are most often hired in IT, technical support, sales, teaching, beauty industry, construction, and logistics. Knowledge of Serbian is a plus, but in international companies and most IT offices, English and Russian are sufficient.
For official employment, a foreigner needs a work permit (radna dozvola) and a boravak on the grounds of "employment"; these are formalized by the employer. A detailed list of grounds and required documents can be found in the guide Employment and Work.
Taxes and mandatory contributions from salary are detailed in the article Taxes at Work.
Important: working illegally without a valid boravak can lead to fines and deportation.
For students and young specialists up to 30 years old, working through an omladinska zadruga is popular. This is a legal way to get a part-time job with simplified formalities and a reduced tax rate, suitable for temporary and part-time employments.
If your client is a foreigner, it's convenient to open a paušal (paušalac) and pay a fixed tax instead of regular contributions. How it works can be found in the Business section.
Look for job openings in our job section, the employer will formalize the permit and boravak, omladinska zadruga is suitable for part-time work, and paušal is suitable for remote work. Russian-speaking specialists are in demand, especially if they speak English.