Visa policy of Kosovo explained

The visa policy of Kosovo deals with the requirements which a foreign national wishing to enter Kosovo must meet to obtain a visa, which is a permit to travel to, enter and remain in Kosovo.

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Kosovo without a visa for up to 90 days within any 6-month period:

All European Union member states^ID Albania^IDA Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belize Botswana Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica El Salvador Fiji Grenada valign=top Guatemala Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Iceland^ID Israel Japan Jordan Kiribati Kuwait Lesotho Liechtenstein^ID Macao Malawi Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Monaco^ID valign=top Montenegro^IDA Namibia Nauru New Zealand Nicaragua ^IDB Norway^ID Oman Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Qatar Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino^ID Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Serbia^IDA valign=top Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa Switzerland^ID Timor-Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Tuvalu Ukraine^[1] United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Vanuatu

Notes^{ID - May enter with a national ID card (including Irish passport card) in lieu of a passport.
IDA} - May enter with any proof of nationality in lieu of a passport.
^IDB - May enter with a biometric national ID card in lieu of a passport.

Visa is not required for citizens of any country with a valid multiple entry Schengen visa or a valid biometric residence permit from a Schengen State. They may stay in Kosovo for a maximum period of 15 days.^[2]

Non-ordinary passports

Visa is not required for holders of China, Egypt, Indonesia and Russia diplomatic or service/official passports for 15 days.

Visa is not required for holders of Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Singapore diplomatic or service/official passports for 90 days.

Visa not required for holders of a Laissez-Passer issued by the United Nations traveling on duty.

History

The following nationalities have never required a visa for Kosovo

• All European Union citizens¹

Albania^2 Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belize Botswana Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica El Salvador Eswatini Fiji Grenada

Guatemala Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Iceland Israel Japan Jordan Kiribati Kuwait Lesotho Liechtenstein^1 Macao Malawi Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Monaco^1

Montenegro^2 Namibia Nauru New Zealand Nicaragua North Macedonia^3 Norway^1 Oman Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Qatar Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino^1 Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Serbia^2

Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Switzerland^1 Taiwan Timor-Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Tuvalu Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Vanuatu Vatican Venezuela

Cancelled in 2012:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

See also

• Foreign relations of Kosovo
• Kosovan passport
• Visa requirements for Kosovan citizens

External links

• MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Visas for foreign citizens

Notes and References

1. Web site: EU Potential Candidate Country Removes Visa Requirements for Ukrainians . 9 March 2022 .
2. Web site: Kosovo Visas - Embassies of the Republic of Kosovo. 7 December 2022 .