Replacing a Driver's License in Novi Sad

October 7, 2023 Guide

A guide to exchanging a driver's license issued in Russia for a Serbian one in Novi Sad.

Officially in Serbian: Replacing a foreign driver's license with a driver's license of the Republic of Serbia.

Initial Requirements

  1. A valid driver's license issued in Russia
  2. International passport
  3. Residence permit
  4. Money 🙂

Replacement Procedure in Novi Sad

1. Translation of the driver's license with a certified court translator's stamp

Cost: 1200 RSD

Bulevar kralja Petra I 33, stan 15, website: https://www.mstranslationteam.rs

2. Medical examination

Cost: 3000 RSD

Futoška 57, website: https://globalprevent.rs/

3. Certificate of residence

Cost: 820 RSD

Bulevar kralja Petra I 11

4. Submitting documents for replacement

Cost: 11430 RSD

This is the price if you pay right there; perhaps it is possible to find a lower commission. Payment purpose: "Issuing a driver's license on the basis of replacing a foreign driver's license"

Bulevar oslobođenja 143

Document List

  • International passport with residence permit
  • Copy of the international passport: photo page and residence permit page
  • Certificate of residence
  • Driver's license
  • Driver's license translation
  • Medical examination certificate
  • Payment receipt for "Issuing a driver's license ..."

They take the photo right there.

They take the driver's license.

As a result, they give you a paper saying "driver's license submitted to MUP" - you have to drive with it until the plastic card is made.

Replacing Expired Licenses

Russian Government Resolution No. 626 of April 9, 2022 says:

5. Extend by 3 years the validity of Russian national driver's licenses whose expiration dates expire (expired) between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. The extension of validity does not require making additional changes to the specified documents.

Here is the link: http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202204120013.

In Novi Sad, the inspector had a translation of this resolution in his desk drawer. He checked the dates in the resolution and in the license and accepted the documents without questions. They issued a Serbian driver's license in exchange for such an expired one for a period of ten years.