What Citizens Want to Know: Due to Complicated Bureaucracy, People Don't Even Know Where to Submit a Written Request

Citizens in our country are often confused by complicated bureaucracy and administration, so they frequently spend days going from institution to institution for a certificate, writes the news agency Patria.

Given the dissatisfaction that citizens express on such occasions, most institutions therefore publish frequently asked questions on their websites.

Thus, the Municipal Court in Sarajevo has published a list of the most common questions, and Patria conveys some of them.

I would like to register a company, what is the procedure and what documents do I need?

- Information on the registration of legal entities can be obtained in room 115, first floor, Register of Legal Entities.

Where can I get a certificate of non-ownership of real estate?
- A certificate of non-ownership of real estate can be obtained at the Land Registry of the Municipal Court in Sarajevo, room number 20, ground floor.

Where can I get a land registry extract regarding apartment ownership?
- A land registry extract regarding apartment ownership can be obtained at the KPU at the Land Registry Office of the Municipal Court in Sarajevo, room 120, ground floor.

I need a Certificate that no bankruptcy proceedings are underway, who should I contact? 

- A Certificate that no bankruptcy proceedings are underway can be requested at the Registry of the Commercial Department on the first floor, room number 100.

Where is the certification of sales contracts, gift contracts, powers of attorney carried out? 
- Certification of sales contracts, gift contracts, powers of attorney and the like is carried out on the ground floor of the Municipal Court in Sarajevo, room no. 33.

Where can I certify documents for abroad? 
- Documents for abroad can be certified in room number 21, ground floor. 

Where can I submit a "written submission" to the court?

- All "written submissions" (lawsuit; Request to initiate probate proceedings; dissolution of community property, etc.) can be submitted to the reception office, room number 34 on the ground floor.