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Many countries in the Balkans have the regulation that you must register your stay with the authorities after, let's say, 24 hours of crossing the border into that country. Registration is easy when you stay in a hotel or campsite, doable when staying with a friend, but what about wild camping and traveling overnight?

There are many scenarios in which you can stay in a country for a longer time without a permanent residence, for example:

  • hiking trip with wild camping.
  • hitchhiking and pitching the tent on the roadside.
  • driving along the coastline and sleeping in a car.
  • traveling overnight if wild camping is not permitted.

How to fulfill the registration requirement in such situations? And what should you do in practice to be on the safe side? Anyway, I know those rules are rarely enforced.

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See? Yet another good reason not to go camping! – Jonas Mar 17 at 17:16
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I beg your pardon but camping is one of the most interesting ways of traveling/experiences for many people. – mithy Mar 17 at 17:20
I know that I may be a minority on this site :). It's just that it always rains (or snows) when I go camping. – Jonas Mar 17 at 17:24
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Why would you want to register in the first place? I've camped/travelled in several European countries for a few days and never thought of registering. – Bart Arondson Mar 17 at 20:46
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In addition to Mark's remark, it could also be good to specify a country. The answer here is country specific. – Marcel C. Mar 18 at 7:12
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I think best way to get this informations is ask the consuls this country in your country (it is good because he/she probably speak in your language and know this regulations).

A few years ago I was traveling in Balkans (Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia) and I slept in such a places which owners for sure don't register me. When your are going by car just look the labels "rooms" in front of houses. Ones police stop us, and they even didn't check the registrations.

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