# Visa policy of Kosovo

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:
| Albania$^{IDA}$  Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Australia  Bahamas  Bahrain  Barbados  Belize  Bosnia and Herzegovina$^{IDB}$  Botswana  Brazil  Brunei  Canada  Chile  Colombia  Costa Rica  Dominica  El Salvador  Eswatini  Fiji | Grenada  Guatemala  Guyana  Honduras  Hong Kong  Iceland$^{ID}$  Israel  Japan  Jordan  Kiribati  Kuwait  Lesotho  Liechtenstein$^{ID}$  Macao  Malawi  Malaysia  Maldives  Marshall Islands  Mauritius  Mexico  Micronesia | Monaco$^{ID}$  Montenegro$^{IDA}$  Namibia  Nauru  New Zealand  Nicaragua  North Macedonia$^{IDB}$  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$^{IDA}$  Seychelles  Singapore  Solomon Islands  South Africa  South Korea  Switzerland$^{ID}$  Taiwan  Timor-Leste  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey  Tuvalu  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom  United States  Uruguay  Vanuatu  Vatican  Venezuela |
$^{ID-MayenterwithanationalIDcard(includingIrishpassportcard)inlieuofapassport.}$ $^{IDA-Mayenterwithanyproofofnationalityinlieuofapassport.}$ $^{IDB-MayenterwithabiometricnationalIDcardinlieuofapassport.}$
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.

### 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 citizens$^1$
| 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