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This report provides insights into the profiles, experiences, needs, routes travelled and intentions of migrants transiting through Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). 1 IOM carried out a route observation exercise in the Republika Srpska, Sarajevo Canton and Una Sana Canton from 19 to 25 July to monitor trends in entries and exits as well as transit modalities within BiH. During this exercise, IOM also surveyed 289 migrants in active transit locations such as bus stops or at key entry and exit locations throughout the country.
ROUTE OBSERVATION
• The map above shows that migrants enter BiH through one of six areas in the eastern border with Serbia or through the border with Montenegro further southeast.
• Entry points from Serbia are Bijeljina, Zvornik, Bratunac and Višegrad as well as the area surrounding villages of Roćević and Donji Šepak.
• From the border with Serbia, migrants take buses or taxis to reach Sarajevo, where they typically rest for a day or two before continuing their journeys towards Una Sana Canton.
• Some migrants opt to travel from Tuzla to Doboj and Banja Luka in order to attempt border crossings around the Gradiška area in the north.
• However, most migrants make their way to Sarajevo and travel to Bihać by bus to attempt crossing the border into Croatia in the area of Velika Kladuša.
• From Montenegro, migrants cross into BiH from around the Metaljka border crossing. Migrants pay for taxies from Čajniće to Goražde, and then continue to Sarajevo by bus