Resume rules in North Macedonia
What employers in North Macedonia expect on a Biografija, CV (Biografija), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for North Macedonia, a resume for North Macedonia, or Biografija: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Macedonian, English.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Optional
Optional: not standard but may be included if desired
What the law says: Law on Personal Data Protection (LPDP 2020, fully applicable Aug 2021) does not mandate CV photos. Data processing must be lawful, fair, transparent, and necessary.
Date of birth: Optional
Optional: not standard
What the law says: LPDP (2020) permits processing if necessary; no CV requirement
Marital status: Uncommon
Uncommon: not included
Sex or gender: Uncommon
Uncommon: not standard
What the law says: Not found in CV context
Nationality: Common
Common: often included due to work permit/immigration context
National ID number: Uncommon
Uncommon: not on CVs
What the law says: LPDP protects ID data; no CV requirement
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Biografija, CV (Biografija)
- Language to submit in
- Macedonian, English
- Typical length
- 2-3 pages typical
- Address detail expected
- Contact details; full address optional
- Signature and date
- Not required
- Officially prescribed form
- None mandated
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- LPDP applies; no CV mandate
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- LPDP treats as special category; not on CVs
- Other customary attachments
- Education, work experience, languages, skills
- Employer may not ask for
- LPDP prohibits processing that violates fairness, lawfulness, transparency principles
- Named statutes
- Law on Personal Data Protection (LPDP, Zakon za Zaštita na Lichni Podatoci, Official Gazette No. 42/2020, with amendments); entered force 24 Feb 2020, fully applicable 24 Aug 2021
- Data protection regime
- Law on Personal Data Protection (LPDP 2020) substantially aligned with GDPR; supervised by Agency for Protection of Personal Data (PDPA/AZLP)
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Not found with specific statute names; constitutional protections exist
- Local language source
- Macedonian
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: North Macedonia aligns data protection law with GDPR as EU candidate. No CV-specific legal requirements found. Employment hiring guides mention CV requirement but no mandatory photo or DOB rules. Local language source not checked; searching in Macedonian returned only Serbian/regional results.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this