Expo

Expo 2027 Belgrade.
We handle the paperwork.

Expo 2027 runs in Belgrade from 15 May 2027 to 15 August 2027. We handle the administration of the official participants, and of the companies that build, fit out and run their pavilions. Your team works on the pavilion.

An aerial view of the round domed Hall 1 of the Belgrade Fair beside the Sava, with the white pylon of the Ada Bridge and New Belgrade behind it. — Belgrade Fair, Hall 1, on the Sava

The dates

By 1 December 2026.The pavilions go to the participants for fit-out.
15 May 2027.Expo 2027 opens.
15 August 2027.Expo 2027 closes.
31 December 2027.The benefits of the Expo treaty end.

Who it is for

For official participants

Official participants and their Office of the Section Commissioner (OSC).

We register your OSC at APR, the Serbian Business Registers Agency, if it is not registered yet.
We run your OSC: its records, its register changes and its deadlines.
We prepare the Expo visa documents of your staff, and the signed list that your Office sends to the organiser.
We arrange your VAT refund claims with licensed accounting firms.
We register the local staff that you hire, and we run their payroll.
We keep one list of what is due, and your commissioner approves each payment.
After the Expo, we deregister your staff and strike off your OSC.

For pavilion contractors

Pavilion contractors: the companies that design, build, fit out and dismantle a pavilion.

We register your branch office or your d.o.o. in Serbia, at our registered address.
We handle the papers of your crew. A crew that works for an OSC can get the Expo visa through that OSC. A crew that works for the organiser or for another company needs the single permit. We track each expiry date.
We register each employee with CROSO, the Central Register of Compulsory Social Insurance, before the first working day.
We arrange your bookkeeping, VAT returns and payroll with licensed accounting firms.
After the dismantling, we deregister your employees, file the final returns and close your branch office.

For pavilion operators and sponsors

Pavilion operators and sponsors: the companies that staff and run a pavilion, its restaurant or its shop.

For the local staff that you hire for the three months of the Expo, we handle the CROSO registration, the payroll and the deregistration.
We handle the papers of your foreign managers.
We keep the list of your supplier payments, and your management approves each one.
We set up the accounts, devices and email of your pavilion team.

The red steel Gazela Bridge seen from the bank of the Sava in Belgrade, with its slanted legs reflected in the calm river under a clear sky. — Gazela Bridge over the Sava, Belgrade

Why start now

A crew that fits out a pavilion after the handover, which the organiser plans by 1 December 2026, needs its papers before it arrives. The law sets 15 days for a single permit, and in practice it often takes several months.

Key facts

Item	Value	Basis
Expo visa	Free. For the staff of the OSCs, of their service providers and of their exhibitors, and, in limited numbers, for the directors and staff of non-official participants. Replaces temporary residence and the single permit, until 31 December 2027 at the latest. The organiser files the applications, and no labour market test applies.	Expo 2027 treaty, Sl. glasnik RS, Međunarodni ugovori 10/2025, Art. 1, Art. 9 and Art. 22
End of the treaty benefits	31 December 2027	Expo 2027 treaty, Art. 8(1)
Register of the OSCs	Kept by APR since 22 November 2025	APR, Register of the Offices of Section Commissioners
Single permit, processing time	Within 15 days of a complete application by law. In practice often several months.	Law on Foreigners, Art. 46g(1)
Single permit and permit card together	24,960 RSD (about EUR 212.6) per person	Law on Republic Administrative Fees, tariff
Registration of an employee with CROSO	Before the first working day	Law on the Central Register of Compulsory Social Insurance, Art. 12
APR registration of a branch office of a foreign company	8,000 RSD (about EUR 68.1)	APR fee decision, applies since 1 January 2026

One service, from the first filing to the last

Expo 2027

The Expo has a fixed end, so our Expo service has one too. It runs from the registration of your company or your OSC to its strike-off, by 31 December 2027.

The registration of your OSC, your branch office or your d.o.o.
The papers of your foreign staff, and the registration and payroll of the local staff that you hire.
One list of what is due, which you approve item by item.
The closure after the Expo: the deregistration of your staff, the final returns and the strike-off.

You choose the parts that you need, and one point of contact handles all of them. We add the state fees at cost.

You get the scope and the price in a written offer before we start.

What we need from you

The country, the organisation or the company that you represent, and its role at the Expo.
The number of foreign staff, their roles and their arrival dates.
The number of local staff that you plan to hire, and for how long.
For a contractor: who you work for, and the term of your contract.

Questions and answers

Do the staff of a contractor get the Expo visa?

Yes, when the contractor provides services to an Office of the Section Commissioner. The Office sends the organiser a signed list of the crew, and the organiser files the applications. The staff of a company that works for the organiser, or for another contractor, need the single permit.

When should we start?

Now, if your crew arrives for the fit-out after the handover. We assess each person first, and we tell you which procedure applies and how long it takes.

Can you close our branch office after the Expo?

Yes. We deregister your employees, the accounting firm files the final returns, and we file the closure at APR.

Do we need a company in Serbia to hire local staff for three months?

Not by law: a foreign company may employ people in Serbia. Without a branch office, though, it does not withhold Serbian taxes, and each employee has to calculate and pay the income tax and contributions alone. For a pavilion team, a branch office is the practical choice. An official participant can also hire through its OSC, which is a Serbian legal entity. We tell you which route fits your team.

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