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Temporary Residence for Defence, Justice or Security Assignments

Bosnia and HerzegovinaSpecial cases

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

This is temporary residence on the basis of work without a work permit, available to foreign nationals who, under a contract with the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, perform work for the needs of the defence, legal system or security of the state.

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Limits of the record
  • The official captured Law is not a consolidated 2026 text; effective date is unknown and independent review remains pending.
  • Route-specific residence duration, family inclusion and the effect of ending the qualifying relationship are not all specified by the consulted provision/form.

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

The Law covers a foreign national contracted by the BiH Council of Ministers, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice or Ministry of Security for work serving the country’s defence, legal system or security, including professional training in those fields.

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Limits of the record
  • The official captured Law is not a consolidated 2026 text; effective date is unknown and independent review remains pending.
  • Route-specific residence duration, family inclusion and the effect of ending the qualifying relationship are not all specified by the consulted provision/form.
  • Law on Foreigners 88/15, Article 77(2)(g)
    stranci koji, na osnovu ugovora s Vijećem ministara, Ministarstvom odbrane BiH, Ministarstvom pravde BiH ili Ministarstvom, obavljaju poslove za potrebe odbrane, pravnog sistema ili sigurnosti države

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

A qualifying contract with one of the named BiH authorities must support work or professional training for defence, the legal system or state security.

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Limits of the record
  • The official captured Law is not a consolidated 2026 text; effective date is unknown and independent review remains pending.
  • Route-specific residence duration, family inclusion and the effect of ending the qualifying relationship are not all specified by the consulted provision/form.
  • Law on Foreigners 88/15, Article 77(2)(g)
    stranci koji, na osnovu ugovora s Vijećem ministara, Ministarstvom odbrane BiH, Ministarstvom pravde BiH ili Ministarstvom, obavljaju poslove za potrebe odbrane, pravnog sistema ili sigurnosti države

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

The SFA Form 5 checklist asks for the contract with a listed BiH authority and evidence describing the applicant’s duties, field and period of engagement. The temporary-residence application and the statutory general documents also apply.

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Limits of the record
  • The official captured Law is not a consolidated 2026 text; effective date is unknown and independent review remains pending.
  • Route-specific residence duration, family inclusion and the effect of ending the qualifying relationship are not all specified by the consulted provision/form.

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

The route is a temporary-residence application under the Law’s no-work-permit basis. For this Article 77(2) basis, the person must already have a visa, visa-free stay or approved temporary residence to work while holding that status. If temporary residence is granted under Article 71(d), the Law says no separate work-registration certificate is issued. The general temporary-residence period is up to one year; an extension is on the same basis. The official source does not state what happens when the qualification ends or whether family members are included.

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Limits of the record
  • The official captured Law is not a consolidated 2026 text; effective date is unknown and independent review remains pending.
  • Route-specific residence duration, family inclusion and the effect of ending the qualifying relationship are not all specified by the consulted provision/form.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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