For the Serbian community in Washington, this is the practical link to the administration back home — documents, identity, civil status, and help when something goes badly wrong far from home.
The contact details, the services usually available and the appointment process are set out below, along with the things worth knowing before you make the trip into Washington.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 1333 16th ST NW, Washington
- Phone: (202) 706-0209
- Official website: http://www.washington.mfa.gov.rs
- Type of office: Embassy
🛂 Services normally available
Serbian consular offices generally handle the following, though not every post offers every service:
- Powers of attorney: drawn up or witnessed here for use at home. The wording should come from the lawyer or notary who will use it.
- Visas: applications from people travelling to Serbia, where the category is not handled through an online system.
- Civil status: a marriage celebrated in the United States does not exist back home until it is registered. The same goes for a birth and a death.
- Documents: certification for use across borders. Whether that means an apostille or full legalisation depends on treaties, not on preference.
- Consular protection: help for nationals in serious trouble, which is the one thing every post does regardless of size.
📅 Getting an appointment
Assume you need one. The exceptions are rare and tend to exist for emergencies rather than for convenience.
Use the office’s own channel. Sites that charge for slots are intermediaries, and consulates warn against them regularly.
Ask about payment when you book. Cash or a money order for the exact amount is common across consular networks, and cards are the exception rather than the rule.
🤝 Practical points
Districts get redrawn. If you last used this office years ago, confirm it still covers you.
Names are the other recurring problem. Where the spelling on an American document differs from the Serbian record — accents dropped, surnames ordered differently, a married name — expect to be asked for evidence explaining the difference.
Where a document has to be produced back home, the appointment is the start of the timetable rather than the end of it.
Before you travel to the embassy in Washington
Do I need a visa to visit Serbia?
That depends on your nationality and the length of the trip. Where Serbia does require one, it is increasingly applied for online rather than at a counter.
Can I go there if I live in another state?
Usually not: applications from outside the district are refused. Ask which states the Washington office covers before you travel.
Does this office handle passports?
It usually does, by appointment and with personal attendance for biometrics. Ask whether the booklet is collected at the counter or posted out.
What if I lose my passport days before a flight?
That does not go through the ordinary appointment queue. Call and say it is an emergency: for imminent travel most networks issue a travel document valid for a single journey.
How do I find the office once I get there?
It is at 1333 16th ST NW in Washington. Allow extra time if you are arriving by public transport, because queues tend to form before opening.
Is there a site with the current fees?
Yes: www.washington.mfa.gov.rs publishes the current tariff, which is usually revised annually.
How do I get hold of this office?
By telephone on (202) 706-0209. Note who you speak to and what you are told, because requirements differ between posts of the same country.