 In 1745 Balević left Timișoara to study at University of Halle where he received a degree in 1752, thus becoming the first Montenegrin Ph.D., after which he returned to Karlovci where he worked in Austrian administration, before emigrating to Russia.His biography accounts are scarce after his emigration to Russia.Simeon Piščević in his "Memoires" mentions him working in "Montenegrin commission", established by Vasilije and Catherine the Great whose aim was to help Montenegrin migration to Russia.