Serbian Laissez-Passer Photo

Two Portraits for a Serbian Emergency Return Document

After a passport is lost abroad, a Serbian citizen may need a travel document specifically for returning to Serbia. The Foreign Ministry describes reporting the loss to local police and contacting the nearest mission, which establishes identity and citizenship before issuing the return document. This document, often searched for as a laissez-passer, has a narrower purpose than an ordinary passport. Confirm the intended journey with the consulate before relying on it for additional destinations.

The Serbian consulate in Chicago’s published checklist asks for two recent photographs for this travel document. It also explains the supporting identity evidence and the arrangements for minors. These supplied photographs should be prepared as a matching pair, with the applicant’s face clearly visible, rather than copied from the lost passport’s scanned identity page. Contact the relevant office through our embassy and consulate directory and confirm its current submission instructions, especially if no other identity documents are available to establish who you are.

Choose a recent portrait with an accurate recognisable likeness, then produce the requested prints from the same original. Check photo quality after printing and preserve adequate image resolution if the starting image needs cropping. The photo requirements below helps review framing, while our photo preparation guide can assist with taking a fresh portrait under time pressure. Keep the photographs flat and separate from police paperwork until the office tells you how to attach them. The consulate’s identity checks and travel directions remain essential even when the images are ready.