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Curaçao → Bosnia and Herzegovina: Temporary Residence on the Basis of Work Permit
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Required documents
14 itemsIdentity
Application for temporary residence approval
RequiredThe application for issuance/extension of approval of temporary residence in BiH, completed by hand or typed, signed by you, and printed on one sheet of paper (both sides).
Copy of your alien's residence registration form ("white card")
A copy of your registration of stay form (the "white card"), needed only when you submit your first application for temporary residence.
Passport copy
RequiredA copy of the passport pages with your personal data, your last entry into BiH, and your long-term (type D) visa if you have one. Your passport must stay valid for at least 3 months longer than the residence period you're requesting. This page must be submitted in two copies: one certified, one plain.
Recent photo
RequiredA recent photo, 35mm x 45mm.
Financial
Administrative fee
RequiredBAM 150 administrative fee for approval or extension of temporary residence.
Evidence of paid tax obligations (for a company you founded or co-founded)
If you're the founder or co-founder of a company or business seated in BiH, evidence from the Tax Administration and the Indirect Taxation Authority that its tax obligations are paid, no older than 90 days.
Purpose of travel
Certificate of work permit application (extensions only)
When you're extending your residence and your new work permit hasn't been issued yet, a certificate confirming you've applied for it.
Work permit
RequiredThe work permit issued by the competent department of the Fund for Employment.
Accommodation
Proof of secured accommodation in BiH
RequiredEvidence you have accommodation, either proof you own the apartment, a rental contract, or a landlord's statement giving consent for you to use the apartment along with their proof of ownership or right to use it.
Insurance
Medical certificate
RequiredA medical attestation, issued no more than 3 months before you apply, from a recognised medical institution, confirming you don't have a disease that threatens public health in BiH. Not required again on a residence extension, except in exceptional cases.
Other
Copy of your last residence approval decision or sticker
A copy of your last decision or notice approving temporary residence, or the approval sticker, needed only when you're extending an existing residence.
Criminal record certificate from your country of origin
RequiredA certificate from the competent authority in your home country confirming no criminal proceedings or penalties have been imposed on you, issued no more than 6 months before you apply. Not required for applicants under 14, or on a residence extension, except in exceptional cases.
Decision on registration of the legal entity in the court register
If you're the founder or co-founder of a company, its court registration decision.
Evidence of no criminal proceedings in BiH
RequiredEvidence from the competent BiH court that no criminal proceeding is underway against you (no more than 6 months old), and a certificate of no criminal record from the competent BiH Ministry of Internal Affairs, unless official checks are already carried out for you. Not required for an initial residence approval.
Why applications on this route get refused
No work permit from the Fund for Employment
Temporary residence on this basis requires the work permit issued by the competent department of the Fund for Employment.
How to avoid it: Secure your work permit before applying for temporary residence, or provide proof you've applied when extending.
Foreign documents not translated
All foreign documents must be translated into one of the languages in official use in BiH.
How to avoid it: Get every foreign-issued document translated before submitting your application.
Medical or criminal record certificates issued too long ago
The medical attestation must be no more than 3 months old, and the criminal record certificate from your country of origin no more than 6 months old, when you apply.
How to avoid it: Get these certificates shortly before you submit your application so they're within the required age.
Sources
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