Register a Romanian SRL as Serbian citizen

Company formation in Romania for Serbian citizens

Serbia shares a border with Romania, and many entrepreneurs from Belgrade, Novi Sad, and across the country look across the Danube when they want an EU-based trading vehicle. Company formation in Romania for Serbian citizens is entirely possible, and in most standard cases it does not require you to relocate or to hold any particular status in Romania. What matters is that your identity documents are in order and that the paperwork is prepared in a form the Trade Register will accept. Because Serbia is outside the European Union, a Serbian founder is treated as one of the non-EU founders, which mainly affects how documents are certified and translated rather than your right to be a shareholder.

This page is written for the Serbian case specifically. Below we cover the documents we typically ask for, the signing and translation routes that apply to Serbian nationals, and the planning points that come up when a Serbian company, rather than an individual, is the intended shareholder. For the broader picture of how the structure works, see our overview of the Romanian SRL for foreigners.

Documents a Serbian founder needs to provide

A Serbian SRL file starts with confirming who the shareholder and administrator will be and how each person will sign. Before anything is drafted, we check whether your file can be handled remotely and what formalities will apply to your signatures or translations, because that single decision shapes the rest of the timeline. Sending us complete details at the start avoids back-and-forth and lets us quote accurately.

To prepare a clean file, Serbian citizens should send us:

• Passport details for each shareholder and administrator, including the full name exactly as written in the passport
• A current residence address, whether you live in Serbia or elsewhere
• The role you intend to hold in the SRL — shareholder only, or shareholder and administrator
• The planned business activity and, where known, your preferred company name

Once we review these, we can confirm which signing route fits your situation and whether any document will need a certified Romanian translation. We flag translation needs early so there are no surprises later in the process.

Translations and signing routes for Serbian nationals

For an individual Serbian shareholder, the most common requirement is a certified Romanian translation of the passport and of the documents you sign before a notary. Depending on where you sign, signatures may need to be notarised and, in some cases, accompanied by an apostille so they are recognised in Romania. Whether your file can be completed without travelling to Romania depends on your documents and on how the signatures are arranged, and this is exactly what we confirm after an initial document review.

There are usually two practical routes. In the first, you sign in person in Romania, which keeps formalities straightforward. In the second, you sign in Serbia or your country of residence and send certified, translated documents to us, or you appoint a representative to act on your behalf through a power of attorney. The right route depends on your availability, your citizenship, and the documents you can obtain, so we treat it as a case-by-case decision rather than a fixed rule.

When a Serbian company is the shareholder

The picture changes when the shareholder is not an individual but a Serbian legal entity — for example, when an existing company in Serbia wants to hold the new Romanian SRL. In that case, plan for additional corporate documents: proof that the Serbian company exists and is in good standing, evidence of who is authorised to represent it, and a decision authorising the investment in Romania. Each of these typically needs a certified Romanian translation and, in many cases, an apostille.

This is the main Serbia-specific planning point. A Romanian company for Serbia that is owned by another company takes longer to prepare than one owned by an individual, simply because more documents must be gathered, translated, and certified. We will tell you exactly which corporate papers are required once we know how the ownership will be structured.

Costs and what shapes the final quote

Registration of a Romanian SRL for foreign citizens starts from €300, a registered office is from €150 per year, and our remote SRL plus registered office package is from €450. If you later need to amend the company — changing the administrator, address, or activity — company changes start from €200. These are starting points, not fixed fees. The final quote depends on your citizenship, the documents you can provide, the number of shareholders, whether translations are required, and whether the shareholder is an individual or a foreign legal entity.

For a Serbian founder, the translation and certification work is usually the variable that moves the price most, particularly where Serbian company documents are involved. Once we see your documents, we can give you a firm figure rather than a range.

Check your Serbian case and next steps

If you are a Serbian citizen weighing company formation in Romania, the fastest way forward is to let us review your specific situation. Send us your citizenship, your current country of residence, whether you will need a registered office, and the business activity you have in mind — and tell us whether the shareholder will be you personally or a Serbian company. We will confirm the documents, the signing route, and any translations required, then return a clear quote.

Reach us via WhatsApp or the contact form to check your country case. The sooner we see your passport details and intended role, the sooner we can map out a precise, Serbia-specific path to your Romanian SRL.