Visa requirements for Kosovar citizens

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Visa requirements for Kosovar citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Kosovo.

As of 2025, Kosovar citizens had visa-free, visa on arrival or e-Visa access to 85 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.

Future

  • The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, has discussed the issue of lifting visas between  Qatar and  Kosovo, but this has not yet been signed.
  • As of 3 November 2022, an agreement was reached to allow Kosovars enjoy visa free access to  Bosnia and Herzegovina with a valid ID card. This has been ratified by Kosovo, but not yet by Bosnia due to opposition from the leaders of Republika Srpska

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Visa requirements for Kosovar citizens holding ordinary passports
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Visa requirements for holders of normal  Kosovo passports traveling for tourist purposes:

More information Country, Allowed stay ...
Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Afghanistan Visa required[3]
  • Visa not required if born in Afghanistan.
  • Visa not required if born to parents who are nationals of Afghanistan.
  • Visa not required if born to parents who are born in Afghanistan but are not nationals of the country.[4]
 Albania ID card valid[5] 90 days
 Algeria Visa required[7]
 Andorra Visa not required[8][2] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.[Note 1]
 Angola Visa required[9]
 Antigua and Barbuda eVisa[10][11]
 Argentina Travel certificate required[12]
  • Argentina issues Travel Certificates instead of visas to nationals of Kosovo.
 Armenia Visa required[13]
 Australia Online Visa required[14][15]
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
 Austria Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Azerbaijan Admission refused[16] Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.[17]
 Bahamas eVisa[18] 3 months
  • 100 USD for a single-entry visa or $110 for multiply entry.
 Bahrain Visa required[19]
 Bangladesh Visa on arrival[20] 30 days
 Barbados Visa required[21]
 Belarus Admission refused[22] Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
 Belgium Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Belize Visa required[23]
  • Permanent residents and holders of multiple entry visa of the US or Canada may obtain a visa on arrival.
  • Holders of a valid visa issued by a Schengen Member state are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 90 days.
 Benin eVisa[24][25] 30 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
 Bhutan eVisa[26][27]
 Bolivia Online Visa / Visa on arrival[28] 30 days[29]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required[30]
  • As of 3 November 2022, an agreement was reached to allow Kosovars enjoy visa free access to Bosnia and Herzegovina with a valid ID card.[31] This has been ratified by Kosovo, but not yet by Bosnia due to opposition from the leaders of Republika Srpska.[32]
 Botswana Visa required[33]
 Brazil Visa required[34]
 Brunei Visa required[35]
 Bulgaria Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Burkina Faso Visa required[36]
 Burundi Visa on arrival[37]
 Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival[38][39] 30 days
 Cameroon eVisa[40][41]
 Canada Visa required[43]
 Cape Verde Visa on arrival[44]
  • Visa on arrival may obtain at Sal, Boa Vista, Sao Vicente and Santiago international airports. The visa allows you to stay for 90 days. Passport must is valid for at least another 6 months after the travel date.[45]
 Central African Republic Visa required[46]
 Chad eVisa[47][48][49]
 Chile Visa required[50]
 China Visa required[51]
 Colombia eVisa[54][55]
 Comoros Visa on arrival[56] 45 days
 Republic of the Congo eVisa[57][58]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required[59]
 Costa Rica Visa required[60]
  • Visa-free if holding a multiple-entry business or tourist visa issued by Canada, US, and Schengen Member States.
 Côte d'Ivoire eVisa[61][62] 3 months
 Croatia Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Cuba Admission refused[63] Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
 Cyprus Visa not required[2] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.[Note 1]
 Czech Republic Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Denmark Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Djibouti Visa required[64]
 Dominica Visa not required[65] 21 days
 Dominican Republic Visa required[66]
 Ecuador Visa not required[67] 90 days
 Egypt eVisa[68][69] 30 days
 El Salvador Visa required[70]
 Equatorial Guinea eVisa[71][72]
 Eritrea Visa required[73]
 Estonia Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Eswatini Visa required[74]
 Ethiopia eVisa / Visa on arrival[75][76] 90 days
 Fiji eVisa[79][80]
 Finland Visa not required[2] 90 days
 France Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Gabon eVisa[81][82] 90 days
 Gambia Visa required[83]
 Georgia Admission refused[84] Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
 Germany Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Ghana Visa required[85]
 Greece Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Grenada Visa required[86]
 Guatemala Visa required[87]
  • Visa free if holding a valid visa issued by US, Canada, and Schengen Member State
 Guinea eVisa[88][89] 90 days
 Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival[90] 90 days
 Guyana Visa required[91]
 Haiti Visa not required[92] 90 days
 Honduras Visa required[93]
  • Visa-free if holding a visa (which must be valid for at least 6 months on arrival) issued by Canada, United States or member states of the Schengen Area.
 Hungary Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Iceland Visa not required[2] 90 days
 India Visa required[94]
 Indonesia Visa required[95]
 Iran eVisa[96][97] 30 days
 Iraq Visa required[98]
 Ireland Visa required[99]
  • Visa is issued free of charge.[100]
 Israel Visa not required[101] 90 days
 Italy Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Jamaica Visa required[102][103]
  • Must hold an Affidavit of Identity issued by Jamaica.
 Japan Visa required[104]
 Jordan eVisa / Visa on arrival[105][106]
  • Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
 Kazakhstan Admission refused[107] Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
 Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation[108][109] 90 days
  • Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance.
  • eTA fee is USD 32.50.
  • Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable).
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
 Kiribati Visa required[110]
 North Korea Visa required[111]
  • Visitors traveling for tourist purposes must hold an authorization to travel, issued by a travel company in Korea (Dem. People's Rep.).
 South Korea Visa required[112]
 Kuwait Visa required[113]
 Kyrgyzstan Admission refused[114] Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
 Laos Visa on arrival[115] 30 days
 Latvia Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Lebanon Admission refused[119] Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
 Lesotho eVisa[120][121]
 Liberia eVisa[122][123][124]
 Libya eVisa[125][126]
 Liechtenstein Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Lithuania Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Luxembourg Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Madagascar Visa on arrival[127] 60 days
 Malawi eVisa[128][129] 90 days
 Malaysia eVisa[130][131] 30 days
 Maldives Free visa on arrival[132] 30 days
  • Can be extended.
 Mali Visa required[133]
 Malta Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Marshall Islands Visa on arrival[134] 90 days
 Mauritania Visa on arrival[135]
 Mauritius Visa required[136]
 Mexico Visa required[137]
 Micronesia Visa not required[138] 30 days
 Moldova Admission refused[139]
 Monaco Visa not required[2] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.[Note 1]
 Mongolia Visa required[140]
 Montenegro ID card valid[141] 90 days
 Morocco Visa required[143]
 Mozambique Visa required[144]
 Myanmar Visa required[145]
 Namibia Visa required[146]
 Nauru Visa required[147]
   Nepal Online Visa / Visa on arrival[148] 90 days[149]
  • 15 Days – 30 USD, 30 Days – 50 USD, 90 Days – 125 USD.
 Netherlands Visa not required[2] 90 days
 New Zealand Visa required[150]
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[151]
 Nicaragua Visa required[152]
 Niger Visa required[153]
 Nigeria eVisa[154][155] 90 days
 North Macedonia ID card valid[156] 90 days
 Norway Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Oman Visa required[157]
 Pakistan eVisa[158] 90 days
 Palau Free visa on arrival[159] 30 days
  • Can be extended twice only with a fee.
 Panama Visa required[160]
  • Visa-free if holding a valid multiple entry visa issued by Australia, Canada, Schengen, and United States.
 Papua New Guinea eVisa[161][162] 60 days
  • Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
 Paraguay Visa required[163]
 Peru Visa required[164]
 Philippines Visa required[165]
 Poland Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Portugal Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Qatar Visa required[166]
  • Nationals of Kosovo (Rep.) traveling as tourists must have a hotel reservation confirmation and at least 1,500 USD.- or a major credit card.
 Romania Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Russia Particular visit regime[167] Kosovar Passport can be used to enter Russia in special cases such as to attend or participate in events under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee and other international sporting organisations, which Kosovo is a member of. Russia issues visas in the form of special forms inserted into the Kosovar Passports.[168]
 Rwanda eVisa / Visa on arrival[169][170] 30 days
 Saint Kitts and Nevis eVisa[171][172]
 Saint Lucia Visa required[173]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required[174] 30 days
 Samoa Visa not required[175] 60 days
 San Marino Visa not required[2] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.[Note 1]
 São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required[176]
 Saudi Arabia Visa required[177]
 Senegal Visa required[178]
  • Visa on arrival if holding an official invitation letter issued by a Senegalese Authority to participants of international events or proof of accommodation.
 Serbia ID card valid 60 days
 Seychelles Admission refused[179] Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
 Sierra Leone eVisa[180][181] 3 months
 Singapore Visa required[182]
 Slovakia Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Slovenia Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Solomon Islands Visa required[183]
 Somalia Visa on arrival[184] 30 days
 South Africa Visa required[185]
 South Sudan eVisa[186][187]
  • Obtainable online.
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
 Spain Visa not required[2][188] 90 days
 Sri Lanka Visa on arrival[189] 30 days
 Sudan Visa required[190]
 Suriname Visa not required[191][192] 90 days
  • An entrance fee of USD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival.[193]
  • Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[194]
 Sweden Visa not required[2] 90 days
  Switzerland Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Syria E-visa[195]
 Taiwan Visa not required 90 days[196]
 Tajikistan Admission refused[197] Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
 Tanzania eVisa / Visa on arrival[198][199] 90 days
 Thailand Visa not required[200][201] 60 days
 Timor-Leste Visa on arrival[202] 30 days
 Togo eVisa[203][204] 15 days
 Tonga Visa required[205]
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa required[206]
 Tunisia Visa required[207]
 Turkey Visa not required[208] 90 days
 Turkmenistan Admission refused[209] Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
 Tuvalu Visa on arrival[210] 30 days
 Uganda eVisa[211][212] 3 months
 Ukraine Visa required[213]
 United Arab Emirates Visa not required[214] 90 days
 United Kingdom Visa required[215]
 United States Visa required[216]
 Uruguay Visa required[217]
 Uzbekistan Admission refused[218] Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
 Vanuatu eVisa[219][220]
 Vatican City Visa not required[221][2] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.[Note 1]
 Venezuela Visa required[222]
 Vietnam eVisa[223][224]
 Yemen Visa required[227]
 Zambia Visa required[228]
 Zimbabwe eVisa[229][230] 3 months
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Territories and disputed areas

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Visa requirements for Kosovar citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries and restricted zones:

More information Visitor to, Notes (excluding departure fees) ...
Visitor toVisa requirementNotes (excluding departure fees)
Europe
 Abkhazia Visa required[231]
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia Visa not required[232] 28 days
Mount Athos Special permit required 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.[233][234]
 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Visa not required 3 months.[235]
United Nations UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus Access Permit required[236] Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
 Faroe Islands Visa not required[237]
 Gibraltar Visa required[238]
 Guernsey Visa required[239]
 Isle of Man Visa required[240]
Norway Jan Mayen Visa required Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[241] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[242]
 Jersey Visa required[243]
 South Ossetia Visa required
Norway Svalbard Unlimited stay[244]
  • Freedom of movement.
  • Everybody may live and work in Svalbard indefinitely regardless of country of citizenship.
 Transnistria Permission required
Africa
 British Indian Ocean Territory Visa required Special permit required.[245]
Spain  Canary Islands Visa not required[246] 90 days
 Eritrea outside Asmara Visa required To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[247]
Portugal  Madeira Visa not required[248] 90 days
 Mayotte Visa required
 Réunion Visa required
 Ascension Island eVisa[249][250] 3 months within any year period.
 Saint Helena Visitor's Pass required Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[251]
 Tristan da Cunha Visa required 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.[252]
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
 Somaliland Visa on arrival 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[253][254]
 Sudan Permit required All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Sudan Darfur Permit required Separate travel permit is required.[255]
Asia
China Hainan Visa required[256] 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).[Note 7]
 Hong Kong Admission refused Kosovar passports are not accepted. Entry or Transit is possible instead of Kosovar passports.
 India PAP/RAP PAP/RAP required 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.[257][258][259][260][261][262]
 Iraqi Kurdistan eVisa[263] 30 days
Iran Kish Island Visa not required 14 days. Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[264]
 Macao Visa on arrival [265]
Malaysia Sabah and Sarawak Visa required These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[266]
Maldives Maldives Permission required 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.[267]
 North Korea outside Pyongyang Special permit required People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving).
 Palestine Visa not required[268] Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[269]
China Tibet Autonomous Region TTP required Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[270][271][272]
United Nations Korean Demilitarized Zone Restricted zone.
United Nations UNDOF Zone and Ghajar Restricted zone.
Vietnam Phú Quốc Visa not required 30 days.[273]
 Yemen Special permission required Special permission needed for travel outside Sana'a or Aden.[274]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
 Anguilla e-Visa
 Aruba Visa required Visa is not required for Holders of a valid "D" visa issued by a Schengen Member State.[275][276]
Portugal  Azores Visa not required[277] 90 days
 Bermuda Visa required
Netherlands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba Visa required [278]
 British Virgin Islands Visa required
 Cayman Islands Visa required
Colombia San Andrés and Leticia Tourist Card on arrival Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[279]
 Curacao Visa required
France French Guiana Visa required[280]
France French West Indies Visa required[281] French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.[282]
 Greenland Visa not required[237]
Venezuela Margarita Island Visa required All visitors are fingerprinted.
 Montserrat e-Visa [283]
 Puerto Rico Visa required
 Sint Maarten Visa required [284]
 Turks and Caicos Islands Visa required
 U.S. Virgin Islands Visa required
Oceania
 American Samoa Visa required
Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Special authorisation required Special authorisation required.[285]
France Clipperton Island Visa required Special permit required.[286]
 Cook Islands Visa not required 31 days.[287]
 French Polynesia Visa required
 New Caledonia Visa required
France  Wallis and Futuna Visa required
Fiji Lau Province Special permission required Special permission required.[288]
 Guam Visa required
 Niue Visa not required 30 days.[289]
 Northern Mariana Islands Visa required
 Pitcairn Islands Visa not required 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[290][291][292]
United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Special permits required Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[293][294][295][296][297][298][299]
South America
Galápagos Pre-registration required Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[300]
South Atlantic and Antarctica
 Falkland Islands Visa required
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Permit required Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours / 1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[301][302]
Antarctica Special permits required for  British Antarctic Territory,[303][304]  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,[305][306][307]  Argentine Antarctica,[308] Australia Australian Antarctic Territory,[309] Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands,[310] Antártica Chilena Province Chilean Antarctic Territory, Norway Peter I Island,[311] Norway Queen Maud Land,[312] New Zealand Ross Dependency.[313]
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Israeli stamps

Kuwait,[314] Lebanon,[315] Libya,[316] and Yemen[317] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Diplomatic and official passports only

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Countries allowed stay
 Japan 90 days
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Kosovar ID as optional passport replacement

Citizens of the Republic of Kosovo can use their ID cards instead of passports to enter these countries.

Non-visa travel restrictions

See also

Notes

  1. Holders of biometric passports only.
  2. Custom procedure for 24-hour visa-free transit is required in principle, except in Beijing (both Capital and Daxing), Chengdu Tianfu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai Pudong, Shenzhen, Xi'an and Xiamen if no leaving of international transit areas.[52]
    • Panghok - Taichang (Vietnam)
    • Lantui - Baka (China)
    • Meuang mom - Wan Pong (Myanmar)
    • Tanalaeng Dry Port - Nongkai (Thailand)
    • Nonghaed - Nam kanh (Vietnam)
    • Pakxan - Bungkan (Thailand)
    • Nam phao - Cau treo (Vietnam)
    • Na pao - Cha lo (Vietnam)
    • Nam ngeun - Huay konl (Thailand)
    • Namheuang - Nakaseng (Thailand)
    • Phoudou (Thailand)
    • Nam soy - Na meo (Vietnam)
    • Phoukeua - Kontoum (Vietnam)
    • Lalai (Vietnam)
    • Pangmone - Phayao (Thailand)
    • Daktaock - Nam Giang (Vietnam)
    • Savannakhet Airport
    • Vientiane
    • Savannakhet
    • Bokeo
    • Vientiane
    • Savannakhet
    • Khammouane
    • Bokeo
    • Samliemkham (Thailand and Myanmar)
    • Khamsavath - Nongkai (Thailand)
    • Daensavan - Lao bao (Vietnam)
    • Veunkham - Nong nok khian (Cambodia)
    • Vang tao - Chongmek (Thailand)
    • Boten - Bo han (China)
  3. Tours must be organized by a travel agent registered in Hainan province and approved by the National Tourism Administration of China.

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