No visa needed

Do citizens of Serbia need a visa for Japan?

Citizens of Serbia don’t need a visa for Japan and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Serbia: the passport opens 86 countries visa-free; Belgrade — Tokyo: ≈ 9,180 km, about 12 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Japan without a visa on a Serbia passport?

Yes, citizens of Serbia don’t need a visa for Japan for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Japan visa rules at a glance

With a Serbia passport you can visit 86 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Serbia passport ranks 70th of 199.
Serbia passport: visa-free access to 86 countries; Japan passport: 114.
Citizens of Serbia and Japan can travel together visa-free to 80 countries, for example: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Hungary, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Albania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, San Marino, Moldova, and Italy.
Citizens of Japan, in turn, don’t need a visa for Serbia. Serbia visa for citizens of Japan

Travelling to Japan: good to know

Belgrade — Tokyo: about 9,180 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Belgrade 12:00 — Tokyo 19:00.
Local currency: Japanese Yen.
Languages: Japanese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ¥158.
Japan is the 161st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Serbia.