Residence is defined as the municipality or district in which a citizen settles with the intention of living there permanently.
Residence is defined as the municipality or district where a citizen settles with the intention of living there temporarily.
The residential address is the name of the person and the number of the house or apartment in the place where the citizen resides.
Registration and de-registration of residence-residence, as well as change of residence address, is done at the Ministry of Internal Affairs HNŽ/K-Department for Administration and Support in the area of the municipality of residence-residence List of addresses of headquarters
In addition to the application, which is obtained at the location free of charge, the applicant is obliged to attach proof of identity, as well as provide accurate and truthful information.
The party is not obliged to personally deregister from the previous place of residence or temporary residence, because deregistration can also be carried out officially. If the party deregisters their permanent residence or temporary residence themselves, they are obliged to immediately, and no later than 15 days from the date of deregistration, submit an application for registration of a new permanent residence.
Registration and deregistration of permanent residence and temporary residence is carried out by the person who is registering or deregistering or an authorized legal representative, and for a minor, by a parent, guardian or guardianship authority.
The Law on Amendments to the Law on Permanent Residence and Temporary Residence of Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina" No. 58/15), which entered into force on 29 July 2015, stipulates that in the procedure for registering permanent residence and residential address, citizens are required to provide proof that they have a valid basis for permanent residence at the address at which they are registering. Valid proof is considered to be one of the following pieces of evidence:
Proof of ownership or co-ownership or possession of an apartment, house or other residential property,
A certified lease agreement or a certified tenancy agreement with certified proof of ownership or co-ownership or possession of the landlord,
A certificate that a dispute over ownership is being conducted before a competent authority, or that a procedure has been initiated to legalize or register the facility, apartment or house at the address where the residence is registered,
A certified statement by the landlord showing that the landlord meets the conditions prescribed in points a), b) and c) and that he/she gives consent for a certain person to be registered at his/her residential address will also be considered valid evidence,
Marital or extramarital partners and relatives in the first degree in a direct line (parents and children), adoptive parents and adopted children may submit an application for registration of residence at an address only with proof of marital or extramarital status, kinship or adoption.
The law regulates the registration of residence and residential address of persons who do not have a place and address of residence (homeless persons), so that the competent social welfare body can enable them to register their residence at a social welfare address, with the obligation of the homeless person to provide the social welfare institution with a contact address, which can be with a natural or legal person with their consent.
Legal regulations:
Law on Residence and Residence of BiH Citizens ("Official Gazette of BiH" no. 32/01, 56/08 and 58/15)
Rulebook on the procedure for registration and deregistration of residence and residence of BiH citizens, forms and records of residence and residence ("Official Gazette of BiH" no. 39/02 and 2/09).