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The MUP and your residence permit: Serbian phrases
Filing for temporary residence, the foreigners' counter, appointments and paperwork — the phrases that get you through the MUP with your permit in hand.
- Добар дан, дошао сам да предам захтев за боравак. · Dobar dan, došao sam da predam zahtev za boravak.Hello, I've come to submit a residence permit application.Boravak = stay or residence; privremeni boravak = temporary residence.
- Где је шалтер за странце? · Gde je šalter za strance?Where's the counter for foreigners?Šalter = a service window; stranac = a foreigner.
- Да ли треба да закажем термин? · Da li treba da zakažem termin?Do I need to book an appointment?Termin = an appointment slot, not a term or concept.
- Који документи су ми потребни? · Koji dokumenti su mi potrebni?Which documents do I need?Potreban = needed, necessary.
- Морам да пријавим боравиште. · Moram da prijavim boravište.I need to register my address.Prijava boravišta = the beli karton, your address registration.
- Где могу да платим таксу? · Gde mogu da platim taksu?Where can I pay the fee?Taksa = an administrative fee, paid with an uplatnica slip.
- Извините, не разумем. Можете ли спорије? · Izvinite, ne razumem. Možete li sporije?Sorry, I don't understand. Could you speak more slowly?Sporije = more slowly. The key survival phrase at a counter.
- Можете ли да поновите, молим вас? · Možete li da ponovite, molim vas?Could you repeat that, please?Ponoviti = to repeat.
- Шта још треба да донесем? · Šta još treba da donesem?What else do I need to bring?Doneti = to bring; donesem is the present form.
- Колико траје обрада захтева? · Koliko traje obrada zahteva?How long does processing take?Trajati = to last; zahtev = an application.
- Када да дођем по решење? · Kada da dođem po rešenje?When should I come for the decision?Rešenje = the official decision document; doći po = to come for.
- Да ли могу да добијем потврду да сам предао? · Da li mogu da dobijem potvrdu da sam predao?Can I get proof that I've submitted it?Potvrda = a certificate or confirmation.
- Где да се потпишем? · Gde da se potpišem?Where do I sign?Potpisati se = to sign; potpis = a signature.
- Хвала на помоћи. · Hvala na pomoći.Thank you for your help.Hvala na plus the locative = thank you for…
- Пријатан дан. · Prijatan dan.Have a good day.A polite goodbye; the short version is simply Prijatno.
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