ba_aiv
Temporary Residence Based on Business Activity / Company Founder Status
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Southern Europe
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedUnknown
- Unknown
- Governing lawPublished
- Law on Movement and Stay of Aliens and Asylum of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Zakon o kretanju i boravku stranaca i azilu)
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Service for Foreigners' Affairs (SPS), Ministry of Security of BiH; local Ministry of Interior units
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Found or run a registered company in Bosnia and Herzegovina and reside there on a renewable business permit
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum ageUnknown
- Unknown
- Clean criminal record requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Local health insurance requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Registered as the founder/owner of a company or enterprise with its seat in Bosnia and Herzegovina; this route does not require a separate work permit the way employee-sponsored temporary residence does
- Employment statusPublished
- Self-employed
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipUnknown
- Unknown
- Spouse includedUnknown
- Unknown
- Children includedUnknown
- Unknown
- Child age limitUnknown
- Unknown
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timeUnknown
- Unknown
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Consular filing abroad, or in-country filing at the Service for Foreigners' Affairs for those already legally present
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Register in BiH and collect the residence permit after approval
- Official application routePublished
- https://msb.gov.ba/inf_za_strance/default.aspx?id=3068&langTag=en-US
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentUnknown
- Unknown
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Unknown
- Unknown
- Processing feeUnknown
- Unknown
- Application feeUnknown
- Unknown
- Total cost to applyUnknown
- Unknown
- Monthly income requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Minimum local bank depositUnknown
- Unknown
- Cost notesPublished
- 200 BAM (~$113) administrative fee confirmed for the follow-on permanent residence application; no fee figure found for the initial temporary business-residence permit itself
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusUnknown
- Unknown
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 12 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 5 years
- Time to citizenshipUnknown
- Unknown
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workUnknown
- Unknown
- Local healthcare accessUnknown
- Unknown
- University accessUnknown
- Unknown
- Can buy landUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bankingUnknown
- Unknown
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- No presence-to-keep-status day count was found in the primary sources consulted (Service for Foreigners' Affairs, Ministry of Security). The permit is a genuine business/residence status tied to running the company, not a passive investment product.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://sps.gov.ba/en/information-for-foreigners/stay-of-aliens-in-bih/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://sps.gov.ba/en/information-for-foreigners/stay-of-aliens-in-bih/ | https://msb.gov.ba/inf_za_strance/default.aspx?id=3068&langTag=en-US
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.