Kosovo visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Kosovo

Q: What documents do I need to enter Kosovo?

Passport validity: Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs requires visa applicants to show a travel document valid for at least 3 months beyond their departure from Kosovo, with at least two blank pages. Travel insurance: Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says visa applicants must show health insurance valid in Kosovo for the whole stay. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement. Proof of funds: Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says visa applicants must prove sufficient funds for the stay and for the return or onward journey, and give evidence of accommodation or of sufficient means to pay for it.

Most travellers can visit Kosovo without a visa: 108 of 198 passports enter visa-free, usually for 90 days.

Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists the countries whose citizens need no short-stay visa (stays under 3 months) — among them EU states, the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Israel, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and its neighbours Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Holders of a valid multi-entry Schengen visa or a biometric residence permit issued by a Schengen state can also stay up to 15 days without a Kosovo visa. Other nationalities, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is not on the list, apply in person at a Kosovo diplomatic or consular mission.

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Visa for Kosovo — requirements summary

Visa-free: 108 (55%)
Visa required: 90 (45%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Kosovo, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Algeria	Visa required	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Angola	Visa required	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Armenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Austria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bahrain	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belarus	Visa required	—	Details →
Belgium	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belize	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Benin	Visa required	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa required	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required	—	Details →
Botswana	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa required	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa required	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa required	—	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
Chad	Visa required	—	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
China	Visa required	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Comoros	Visa required	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required	—	Details →
Croatia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cuba	Visa required	—	Details →
Cyprus	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Czechia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Denmark	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Djibouti	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa required	—	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	—	Details →
Estonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Eswatini	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa required	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Finland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
France	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Gabon	Visa required	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa required	—	Details →
Germany	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ghana	Visa required	—	Details →
Greece	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guatemala	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa required	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	—	Details →
Hungary	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Iceland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
India	Visa required	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Iran	Visa required	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Ireland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Italy	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jamaica	Visa required	—	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jordan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa required	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kuwait	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lebanon	Visa required	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	—	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lithuania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Macau	Visa-free	—	Details →
Madagascar	Visa required	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Maldives	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mali	Visa required	—	Details →
Malta	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mauritania	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mexico	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Micronesia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Moldova	Visa required	—	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mongolia	Visa required	—	Details →
Montenegro	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa required	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nauru	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nepal	Visa required	—	Details →
Netherlands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Niger	Visa required	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa required	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Norway	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Oman	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	—	Details →
Panama	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Paraguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Peru	Visa required	—	Details →
Philippines	Visa required	—	Details →
Poland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Portugal	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Qatar	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Romania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Russia	Visa required	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Samoa	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Senegal	Visa required	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa required	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovakia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovenia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa required	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa required	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa required	—	Details →
Sweden	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Switzerland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa-free	—	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa required	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa required	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Togo	Visa required	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tunisia	Visa required	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uganda	Visa required	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa required	—	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uruguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Venezuela	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vietnam	Visa required	—	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa required	—	Details →

Kosovo visa types, fees and processing times

Short-Stay Visa (Type C)

Embassy

Fee: 40 EUR
Max stay: 90 days

Application fee for a short-stay visa, set by Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry says to check the website of the Kosovo diplomatic or consular mission where you apply for the details of the bank where the payment is made.

Long-Stay Visa (Type D)

Embassy

Fee: 80 EUR

For stays longer than 3 months. Exempt: holders of diplomatic and official passports, children under 6, and pupils, students and accompanying teachers on visits for study or training. The Ministry says to check the website of the Kosovo diplomatic or consular mission where you apply for the details of the bank where the payment is made.

Entry requirements for Kosovo

Passport validity

3 months

Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs requires visa applicants to show a travel document valid for at least 3 months beyond their departure from Kosovo, with at least two blank pages. It states no separate rule for visa-free visitors; the UK government says a passport must be undamaged and valid for the duration of the stay. Citizens of EU and Schengen states, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, the Holy See, Albania, Montenegro and Serbia can enter with a valid biometric ID card.

Embassies of the Republic of Kosovo (MFA) — Visas for foreign nationals✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says visa applicants must show health insurance valid in Kosovo for the whole stay. No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-free visitors. The UK government says Kosovo's public health system is poorly funded and advises adequate travel health insurance.

Embassies of the Republic of Kosovo (MFA) — Visas for foreign nationals✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement. Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says visa applicants must prove they can cover the stay and the return to their country of origin or transit to a third country.

Embassies of the Republic of Kosovo (MFA) — Visas for foreign nationals✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says visa applicants must prove sufficient funds for the stay and for the return or onward journey, and give evidence of accommodation or of sufficient means to pay for it. No official source we could read states a fixed amount.

Embassies of the Republic of Kosovo (MFA) — Visas for foreign nationals✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Registration after arrival

90 days

The Government of Canada says visitors who plan to spend fewer than 90 days in Kosovo do not need a residence permit, but must register their presence in the country. The Government of Canada says commercial accommodation will, as a rule, file the declaration on the visitor's behalf, and visitors staying in non-commercial accommodation must file the registration with the nearest police station on arrival.

Government of Canada — Kosovo travel advice and advisories✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

Kosovo Customs says everyone entering or leaving Kosovo with monetary instruments worth €10,000 or more (or the equivalent in foreign currency) must declare them to customs officers.

Kosovo Customs (Dogana e Kosovës) — Deklarimi i mjeteve monetare✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Kosovo visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

108

Most common: Visa-free

Least common: Visa required

55%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

90 days · 105 passports

Understanding Kosovo visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Kosovo for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa-free, which applies to 108 passports (55%). 55% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa required (90 passports).

Entry categories for Kosovo

Visa-free entry: 108 passports can enter without a visa, for up to 90 days.
Visa required: 90 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Kosovo

Passport validity: Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs requires visa applicants to show a travel document valid for at least 3 months beyond their departure from Kosovo, with at least two blank pages.
Travel insurance: Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says visa applicants must show health insurance valid in Kosovo for the whole stay.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement.
Proof of funds: Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says visa applicants must prove sufficient funds for the stay and for the return or onward journey, and give evidence of accommodation or of sufficient means to pay for it.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Kosovo or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Kosovo visas

Do I need a visa for Kosovo?

Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists the countries whose citizens need no short-stay visa (stays under 3 months), including EU and Schengen states, the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Israel, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and its neighbours Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Holders of a valid multi-entry Schengen visa or a Schengen biometric residence permit can also enter visa-free for up to 15 days. Other nationalities, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is not on the list, apply in person at a Kosovo diplomatic or consular mission.

Can I enter Kosovo with a Schengen visa?

Yes — Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says holders of a valid multi-entry Schengen visa, or of a valid biometric residence permit issued by a Schengen state, can enter Kosovo without a Kosovo visa, for a stay limited to 15 days. It names no such exemption for US or UK visas.

Can I travel between Kosovo and Serbia?

Crossings operate, but direction matters. The UK government says Serbia does not consider its crossing points with Kosovo to be official international border crossings: you can travel from Serbia to Kosovo and back, but not from Kosovo into Serbia without a Serbian entry stamp. It advises taking a route through a third country.

What currency is used in Kosovo?

The euro: the UK government says to carry cash in euros to pay for local car insurance, and Canada's travel advice says Kosovo's economy is largely cash-based, with credit cards accepted in some larger establishments and banking machines in urban centres.

Is Kosovo part of the Schengen Area or the EU?

No. The European Commission says the Schengen area is made up of 29 countries — 25 EU member states plus Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein — and Kosovo is not among them.

How are Kosovar passport holders treated abroad?

Regulation (EU) 2023/850 exempts holders of biometric passports issued by Kosovo from the visa requirement for travel to the EU Member States, from the start of ETIAS or 1 January 2024, whichever came first. No official source we could read covers how other countries treat the passport.

Do US citizens need a visa for Kosovo?

US citizens can visit Kosovo visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Kosovo?

UK citizens can visit Kosovo visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Kosovo?

German citizens can visit Kosovo visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Kosovo?

Passport validity: Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs requires visa applicants to show a travel document valid for at least 3 months beyond their departure from Kosovo, with at least two blank pages. Travel insurance: Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says visa applicants must show health insurance valid in Kosovo for the whole stay. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement. Proof of funds: Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says visa applicants must prove sufficient funds for the stay and for the return or onward journey, and give evidence of accommodation or of sufficient means to pay for it.

How long can I stay in Kosovo without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

How many countries can visit Kosovo without a visa?

108 of 198 passports can enter Kosovo visa-free (55%). and 90 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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