Emergencies: Who to Call, Where They Take You, What It Costs
The ambulance number in Serbia is 194, not 112. What urgent care costs a foreigner whose country has no agreement with Serbia, and what to save in your phone.
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Health & Admin
Pharmacies, Prescriptions, and the 24-Hour Apoteka
Who wrote your prescription decides what you pay for it in Belgrade, and a foreign prescription is not one here. Plus how to find an apoteka at 3am.
eUprava: What You Can Do Online, and What Still Needs a Counter
Serbia's eGovernment portal has two tiers of account for a foreigner, and the cheap one unlocks almost nothing. Which tier you need, and what stays on paper.
Apostille and Court Translation: The Step That Delays Everyone
A foreign document is apostilled in the country that issued it, then translated by a court translator here. In that order. Backwards costs you twice.
Private Clinics: What a GP Visit and a Specialist Actually Cost
A private GP visit in Belgrade is cheap enough to stop agonising over. The specialist is a multiple of it, and the add-ons are where the bill grows.
The Insurance Your Permit Application Needs, and What It Costs
A residence permit application in Serbia wants proof of health insurance. It is a document for a file, not healthcare, and the wrong product is expensive.
Healthcare in Belgrade: Public, Private, and What You Are Entitled To
Healthcare in Serbia gives a foreigner on a temporary stay urgent care and little else. What that costs, and how you get into the mandatory system.