Editing Passport (section)

====Serbian Coordination Directorate Passports in Kosovo====
{{main|Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija|Serbian passport#Kosovo Residents}}

Under Serbian law, people born or otherwise legally settled in Kosovo{{efn|Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the [[Kosovo|Republic of Kosovo]] and the [[Serbia|Republic of Serbia]]. The Republic of Kosovo [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|unilaterally declared independence]] on 17 February 2008. [[Kosovo–Serbia relations|Serbia continues to claim]] it as part of its [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|own sovereign territory]]. The two governments [[Belgrade–Pristina negotiations|began to normalise relations]] in 2013, as part of the [[Brussels Agreement (2013)|2013 Brussels Agreement]]. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by {{#expr:{{Numrec/Kos|N}}-{{Numrec/Kos|W}}}} out of the {{UNnum}} [[member states of the United Nations|United Nations member states]]. In total, {{Numrec|Kosovo}} UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which {{Numrec|Kosovo|W=Y}} later withdrew their recognition.}} are considered Serbian nationals and as such they are entitled to a Serbian passport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glas-javnosti.rs/clanak/drustvo/glas-javnosti-07-11-2008/albanci-hoce-srpski-pasos|title=Najnovije vesti|date=7 November 2008|website=Glas javnosti}}</ref> However, these passports are not issued directly by the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia)|Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs]] but by the Serbian [[Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija]] instead.<ref name="Koordinaciona Uprava za KiM">{{cite web|url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/sadrzaj.nsf/biometrijska-dokumenta-KiM.h|title=Kako do biometrijskih dokumenata ako sam stanovnik Kosova i Metohije?|access-date=2021-11-13|archive-date=2013-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020003211/http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/sadrzaj.nsf/biometrijska-dokumenta-KiM.h|url-status=dead}}</ref> These particular passports do not allow the holder to enter the [[Schengen Area]] without a visa.<ref name="Schengen visa list">{{cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2001R0539:20091219:EN:PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420223321/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2001R0539:20091219:EN:PDF|url-status=dead|title=Consolidated version of Council regulation No. 539/2001, as of 19 December 2009|archive-date=20 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="pasos">{{cite web |title=Putna isprava – Pasoš |url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave.h |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110064700/http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave.h |archive-date=10 January 2010 |access-date=19 December 2009 |publisher=Ministry of Internal Affairs |language=sr}}</ref>

As of August 2023, Serbian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 138 countries and territories, ranking the Serbian passport 38th overall in terms of travel freedom according to the [[Henley Passport Index]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking|title=The Official Passport Index Ranking}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.serbianembassy.jp/SRPSKI/Formulari%20i%20slike/Zakon%20o%20putnim%20ispravama%202007.pdf|title=Law on Travel Documents|access-date=2023-11-21|archive-date=2009-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325061012/http://www.serbianembassy.jp/SRPSKI/Formulari%20i%20slike/Zakon%20o%20putnim%20ispravama%202007.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Serbian passport is one of the 5 passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006, in terms of the number of countries that its holders may visit without a visa.<ref>{{Cite press release |publisher=Henley & Partners |title=The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index Celebrates Ten Years |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-henley--partners-visa-restrictions-index-celebrates-ten-years-530277751.html |via=www.prnewswire.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Izdavanje pasoša u diplomatsko-konzularnim predstavništvima Srbije |url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-dkpredstavnistva.h |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924204315/http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-dkpredstavnistva.h |archive-date=24 September 2009}}</ref><ref name="design">{{cite web |title=Izgled biometrijskog pasoša |url=http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-izgled.h |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302050717/http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/dokumenta.nsf/putne-isprave-izgled.h |archive-date=2 March 2010 |access-date=19 December 2009 |publisher=Ministry of Internal Affairs |language=sr}}</ref>