Long-Stay Visa D

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

The long-stay Visa D is an entry visa issued exceptionally when the purpose requires more than 90 days of presence within a 180-day period. It allows entry and stay for up to 180 days within one year and allows the holder to apply for temporary residence; it is not itself a temporary-residence approval.

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Limits of the record

This official Rulebook is Službeni glasnik BiH 48/24 and the captured Law includes amendments through 63/23; no consolidated official 2026 text was obtained. Independent review remains pending.

Law on Foreigners 88/15, Article 30(1)
Viza za dugoročni boravak (Viza D) omogućava strancu ulazak i boravak u BiH u periodu od 180 dana u toku jedne godine
Law on Foreigners 88/15, Article 30(2)
izdaje se izuzetno u situacijama kada je za svrhu boravka u BiH potreban period duži od 90 dana u periodu od 180 dana
Rulebook 48/24, Article 4(1)
omogućava strancu podnošenje zahtjeva za odobrenje privremenog boravka u BiH

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The route covers foreign travellers whose documented purpose in Bosnia and Herzegovina needs more than 90 days in a 180-day period. The regulation lists purposes such as work, volunteering, education or training, family reunification, real-estate ownership, medical treatment or rehabilitation, and another supported purpose; the list includes examples rather than a universal nationality or programme entitlement.

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Limits of the record

This official Rulebook is Službeni glasnik BiH 48/24 and the captured Law includes amendments through 63/23; no consolidated official 2026 text was obtained. Independent review remains pending.

Rulebook 48/24, Article 13(2)(a)
radna dozvola ili ugovor o volontiranju
Rulebook 48/24, Article 13(2)(b)
potvrda o upisu na obrazovnu ustanovu ili obuku
Rulebook 48/24, Article 13(2)(d)
dokaz o vlasništvu nad nekretninom u BiH
Rulebook 48/24, Article 13(2)(e)
medicinska dokumentacija kojom se dokazuje potreba liječenja ili rehabilitacije u BiH
Rulebook 48/24, Article 13(2)(f)
drugi dokumet na osnovu kojeg se može razumno zaključiti da je potreban boravak u BiH duži od 90 dana

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

The trigger is a supported purpose that genuinely requires a stay exceeding 90 days in a 180-day period. The DCR must obtain prior consent from the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs. If the D visa is issued so the applicant can file a temporary-residence application, its validity may be shorter than 90 days.

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Limits of the record

This official Rulebook is Službeni glasnik BiH 48/24 and the captured Law includes amendments through 63/23; no consolidated official 2026 text was obtained. Independent review remains pending.

Rulebook 48/24, Article 4(2)
potreban period duži od 90 dana u periodu od 180 dana
Law on Foreigners 88/15, Article 30(5)
Za izdavanje vize za dugoročni boravak potrebna je prethodna saglasnost Službe
Rulebook 48/24, Article 4(2)
period važenja vize može biti kraći od 90 dana

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

The applicant applies before entering BiH, in person, at the competent BiH diplomatic-consular mission in the country of origin or usual residence, no earlier than three months and no later than one month before travel. The mission forwards the file to SFA within three working days; SFA should reply within seven days, and silence is treated as consent. The file includes the purpose and evidence that more than 90 days are needed, accommodation, subsistence and return means, travel means, insurance valid in BiH for the planned stay, passport, photo, biometric data and fee.

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Limits of the record

This official Rulebook is Službeni glasnik BiH 48/24 and the captured Law includes amendments through 63/23; no consolidated official 2026 text was obtained. Independent review remains pending.

Rulebook 48/24, Article 5(1)
prije ulaska u BiH
Rulebook 48/24, Article 5(2)
u državi svog porijekla ili državi svog uobičajenog boravka
Rulebook 48/24, Article 7(3)
najranije tri, a najkasnije jedan mjesec prije početka namjeravanog putovanja
Rulebook 48/24, Article 7(6)
najkasnije u roku od tri radna dana
Rulebook 48/24, Article 7(7)
najkasnije u roku od sedam dana
Rulebook 48/24, Article 7(8)
smatra se da je saglasnost data
Rulebook 48/24, Article 9(1)(c)
osigurana sredstva za troškove izdržavanja u BiH i za povratak u državu uobičajenog boravka
Rulebook 48/24, Article 17(1)
dokaz o uplaćenom putničkom zdravstvenom osiguranju

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

A D visa is normally valid for up to one year and may cover one or multiple entries; the Law permits a longer validity where this serves BiH’s interest, with prior SFA consent. It allows entry/stay for up to 180 days in one year and filing for temporary residence, but the residence permit must be applied for separately. A visa is not an unconditional right to enter and does not by itself authorise work; family residence is not automatic under the D visa.

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Limits of the record

This official Rulebook is Službeni glasnik BiH 48/24 and the captured Law includes amendments through 63/23; no consolidated official 2026 text was obtained. Independent review remains pending.

Law on Foreigners 88/15, Article 30(3)
izdaje se s rokom važenja najviše do jedne godine
Law on Foreigners 88/15, Article 30(4)
ako je to u interesu BiH
Law on Foreigners 88/15, Article 30(1)
zahtjeva za odobrenje privremenog boravka u BiH
Law on Foreigners 88/15, Article 26(4)
Posjedovanje vize ne predstavlja bezuslovno pravo ulaska u BiH
Law on Foreigners 88/15, Article 26(5)
Viza ne pruža strancu pravo na rad u BiH

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Long-Stay Visa D

What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

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