Visa requirements for Kosovar citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Kosovo.
As of 2024, Kosovar citizens had visa-free, visa on arrival or e-Visa access to 79 countries, ranking the Kosovar passport 63rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
On 18 April 2023, the European Parliament approved visa liberalisation for nationals of Kosovo with no objections.[2]
From 1 January 2024, holders of a Kosovar passport were allowed to enter the Schengen Area, as well as Cyprus without a visa for short stays, or 90 days within a 180-day period.
Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | |
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Afghanistan |
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Albania | 90 days |
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Algeria | ||||
Andorra | 90 days |
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Angola | ||||
Antigua and Barbuda | [6] | |||
Argentina |
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Armenia | ||||
Australia | [7] |
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Austria | 90 days |
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Azerbaijan | ||||
Bahamas | 3 months |
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Bahrain | ||||
Bangladesh | 30 days | |||
Barbados | ||||
Belarus | ||||
Belgium | 90 days |
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Belize |
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Benin | [8] | 30 days |
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Bhutan | [9] | |||
30 days[10] | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Botswana | ||||
Brazil | ||||
Bulgaria | 90 days |
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Burkina Faso | ||||
Burundi | ||||
Cambodia | [13] | |||
Cameroon | [14] |
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Canada | ||||
Cape Verde |
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Central African Republic | ||||
Chad | ||||
Chile | ||||
Colombia | [17] | |||
Comoros | 45 days | |||
Costa Rica |
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Cote d'Ivoire | [18] | 3 months |
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Croatia | 90 days |
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Cuba | ||||
Cyprus | 90 days |
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Czech Republic | 90 days |
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Denmark | 90 days |
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Djibouti | ||||
Dominica | 21 days | |||
Dominican Republic |
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Ecuador | 90 days | |||
Egypt | [19] | 30 days | ||
El Salvador |
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Equatorial Guinea | [20] | |||
Eritrea | ||||
Estonia | 90 days |
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Ethiopia | [21] | 90 days | ||
Fiji | ||||
Finland | 90 days |
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France | 90 days |
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Gabon | [22] | 90 days |
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Gambia | ||||
Georgia | ||||
Germany | 90 days |
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Ghana | ||||
Greece | 90 days |
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Grenada | ||||
Guatemala |
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Guinea | [23] | 90 days | ||
Guinea-Bissau | 90 days | |||
Guyana | ||||
Haiti | 90 days | |||
Honduras |
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Hungary | 90 days |
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Iceland | 90 days |
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India | ||||
Indonesia | ||||
[24] | 30 days | |||
Iraq | ||||
Ireland |
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Israel | 90 days |
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Italy | 90 days |
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Jamaica | [26] |
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Japan | ||||
Jordan | [27] |
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Kazakhstan | ||||
Kenya | [28] | 90 days | ||
Kiribati | ||||
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Kuwait | ||||
Kyrgyzstan | ||||
30 days | ||||
Latvia | 90 days |
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Lebanon | ||||
Lesotho | [29] | |||
Liberia | ||||
Libya | [30] | |||
Liechtenstein | 90 days |
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Lithuania | 90 days |
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Luxembourg | 90 days |
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Madagascar | 60 days | |||
Malawi | [31] | 90 days | ||
Malaysia | [32] | 30 days | ||
Maldives | 30 days |
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Mali | ||||
Malta | 90 days |
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Marshall Islands | 90 days | |||
Mauritania |
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Mauritius | ||||
Mexico | ||||
30 days | ||||
[33] | ||||
Monaco | 90 days |
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Mongolia | ||||
Montenegro | 90 days |
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Morocco | ||||
Mozambique | ||||
Myanmar | ||||
Namibia | ||||
Nauru | ||||
Nepal | [35] |
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Netherlands | 90 days |
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New Zealand |
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Nicaragua |
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Niger | ||||
Nigeria | [37] | 90 days | ||
90 days |
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Norway | 90 days |
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Oman | ||||
Pakistan | [38] | 90 days | ||
Palau | 30 days |
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Panama |
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Papua New Guinea | [39] | 60 days | ||
Paraguay | ||||
Peru | ||||
Philippines | ||||
Poland | 90 days |
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Portugal | 90 days |
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Qatar |
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Romania | 90 days |
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Rwanda | [40] | 30 days | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | [41] | |||
Saint Lucia | ||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 30 days | |||
Samoa | 60 days | |||
San Marino | 90 days |
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Saudi Arabia | ||||
Senegal |
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Serbia | 60 days |
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Seychelles | ||||
Sierra Leone | [42] | 3 months | ||
Singapore | ||||
Slovakia | 90 days |
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Slovenia | 90 days |
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Solomon Islands | ||||
Somalia | 30 days | |||
South Africa | ||||
[43] |
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Spain | [44] | 90 days |
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Sri Lanka | 30 days | |||
Sudan | ||||
Suriname | [45] | 90 days | ||
Sweden | 90 days |
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Switzerland | 90 days |
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30 days[46] [47] [48] | ||||
Tajikistan | ||||
[49] | 90 days | |||
[50] | 60 days | |||
Timor-Leste | 30 days | |||
Togo | [51] | 15 days | ||
Tonga | ||||
Trinidad and Tobago | ||||
Tunisia | ||||
Turkey | 90 days | |||
Turkmenistan | ||||
Tuvalu | 30 days | |||
Uganda | [52] | 3 months | ||
Ukraine | ||||
United Arab Emirates | 90 days | |||
United Kingdom | ||||
United States | ||||
Uruguay | ||||
Uzbekistan | ||||
Vanuatu | ||||
90 days |
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Yemen | ||||
Zambia | ||||
Zimbabwe | [56] | 3 months |
Visa requirements for Kosovar citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) | |
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Europe | |||
[57] | |||
28 days | |||
Mount Athos | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[58] [59] | ||
3 months.[60] | |||
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | [61] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. | |
Faroe Islands | |||
Gibraltar | |||
[62] | |||
[63] | |||
Jan Mayen | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[64] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[65] | ||
[66] | |||
Svalbard |
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Africa | |||
Special permit required.[67] | |||
90 days | |||
outside Asmara | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[68] | ||
90 days | |||
[69] [70] | 3 months within any year period. | ||
Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[71] | |||
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[72] | |||
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |||
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[73] [74] | |||
Sudan | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. | ||
Darfur | Separate travel permit is required.[75] | ||
Asia | |||
Hainan | [76] | Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Visa not required for 21 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (2 or more people).[77] | |
Hong Kong | Kosovar passports are not accepted. Entry or Transit is possible instead of Kosovar passports. | ||
India PAP/RAP | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[78] [79] [80] [81] [82] [83] | ||
[84] | 30 days | ||
Kish Island | 14 days. Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[85] | ||
Macao | |||
Sabah and Sarawak | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[86] | ||
Maldives | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[87] | ||
outside Pyongyang | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving). | ||
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[88] | |||
Tibet Autonomous Region | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[89] [90] [91] | ||
Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone. | ||
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone. | ||
Phú Quốc | 30 days.[92] | ||
Yemen | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[93] | ||
Caribbean and North Atlantic | |||
Anguilla | |||
Aruba | Visa is not required for Holders of a valid "D" visa issued by a Schengen Member State.[94] [95] | ||
90 days | |||
Bermuda | |||
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | [96] | ||
Cayman Islands | |||
San Andrés and Leticia | Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[97] | ||
French Guiana | |||
French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy. | |||
Greenland | |||
Margarita Island | All visitors are fingerprinted. | ||
Montserrat | [98] | ||
Puerto Rico | |||
[99] | |||
Turks and Caicos Islands | |||
Oceania | |||
American Samoa | |||
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required.[100] | ||
Clipperton Island | Special permit required.[101] | ||
31 days.[102] | |||
Lau Province | Special permission required.[103] | ||
Guam | |||
Niue | 30 days.[104] | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | |||
14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[105] [106] [107] | |||
United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[108] [109] [110] [111] [112] [113] [114] | ||
South America | |||
Galápagos | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[115] | ||
South Atlantic and Antarctica | |||
Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours / 1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[116] [117] | |||
Antarctica | Special permits required for,[118] [119],[120] [121] [122],[123] Australian Antarctic Territory,[124] Heard Island and McDonald Islands,[125] Chilean Antarctic Territory, Peter I Island,[126] Queen Maud Land,[127] Ross Dependency.[128] |