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 78 countries, ranking the Kosovar passport 68th 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 Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania without a visa for short stays, or 90 days within a 180-day period.

Visa requirements for holders of normal  Kosovo passports traveling for tourist purposes:

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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	Kosovo ID card valid.[6]
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]		For a visa, you must apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
Australia	Online Visa required[14][15]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
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	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
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 03 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	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Burkina Faso	Visa required[36]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[37]
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[38][39]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa[40][41]		Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.[42] International Certificate of Vaccination and current immunization records required.
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	Visa required[47]
Chile	Visa required[48]
China	Visa required[49]		24-hour visa-free transit through China (unless arriving in Fuzhou, Huangshan, Mudanjiang, or Yanji). 72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin. 144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an.[50] Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies.
Colombia	eVisa[51][52]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[53]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[54]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[55]
Costa Rica	Visa required[56]		Visa-free if holding a multiple-entry business or tourist visa issued by Canada, US, and Schengen Member States.
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[57][58]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Cuba	Admission refused[59]		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	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Denmark	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Djibouti	Visa required[60]
Dominica	Visa not required[61]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required[62]		Visa-free if holding a valid visa issued by Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania, United Kingdom, United States or member states of the Schengen Area.
Ecuador	Visa not required[63]	90 days
Egypt	eVisa[64][65]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa required[66]		Visa-free for holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United States or member states of the Schengen Area.
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[67][68]
Eritrea	Visa required[69]
Estonia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Eswatini	Visa required[70]
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[71][72]	90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[73] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.[74]
Fiji	Visa required[75]
Finland	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
France	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Gabon	eVisa[76][77]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[78]
Georgia	Admission refused[79]		Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
Germany	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Ghana	Visa required[80]
Greece	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Grenada	Visa required[81]
Guatemala	Admission refused[82]		Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit..
Guinea	eVisa[83][84]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[85]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[86]
Haiti	Visa not required[87]	90 days
Honduras	Visa required[88]		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	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Iceland	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
India	Visa required[89]
Indonesia	Admission refused[90]		Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
Iran	eVisa[91][92]	30 days
Iraq	Visa required[93]
Ireland	Visa required[94]		Visa is issued free of charge.[95]
Israel	Visa not required[96]	3 months
Italy	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Jamaica	Visa required[97][98]		Must hold an Affidavit of Identity issued by Jamaica.
Japan	Visa required[99]
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[100][101]		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[102]		Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[103][104]	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[105]
North Korea	Visa required[106]		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[107]
Kuwait	Visa required[108]
Kyrgyzstan	Admission refused[109]		Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
Laos	Visa on arrival[110]	30 days	17[Note 2] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[111] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 3] and in Boten (road and railroad).[112] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 4] and 6 border crossings.[Note 5][111] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[113]
Latvia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Lebanon	Admission refused[114]		Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
Lesotho	eVisa[115][116]
Liberia	Visa required[117]
Libya	eVisa[118][119]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Lithuania	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Luxembourg	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[120]	60 days
Malawi	eVisa[121][122]	90 days
Malaysia	eVisa[123][124]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[125]	30 days	Can be extended.
Mali	Visa required[126]
Malta	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[127]	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[128]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa required[129]
Mexico	Admission refused[130]		Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
Micronesia	Visa not required[131]	30 days
Moldova	eVisa[132][133]
Monaco	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[Note 1]
Mongolia	Visa required[134]
Montenegro	ID card valid[135]	90 days	Kosovo ID card valid.[136]
Morocco	Visa required[137]
Mozambique	Visa required[138]
Myanmar	Visa required[139]
Namibia	Admission refused[140]		Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
Nauru	Visa required[141]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[142]	90 days[143]	15 Days - 30 USD, 30 Days – 50 USD, 90 Days – 125 USD.
Netherlands	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
New Zealand	Visa required[144]		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.[145]
Nicaragua	Visa required[146]		Visa on arrival for holders of a visa issued by Canada, United States or member states of the Schengen Area.
Niger	Visa required[147]
Nigeria	eVisa[148][149]	90 days
North Macedonia	ID card valid[150]	90 days	Kosovo ID card valid.
Norway	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Oman	Visa required[151]
Pakistan	Online Visa[152][153]	3 months	Online Visa eligible.[154]
Palau	Free visa on arrival[155]	30 days	Can be extended twice only with a fee.
Panama	Visa required[156]		Visa-free if holding a valid multiple entry visa issued by Australia, Canada, Schengen, and United States.
Papua New Guinea	eVisa[157][158]	60 days	Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
Paraguay	Visa required[159]
Peru	Visa required[160]
Philippines	Visa required[161]
Poland	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Portugal	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Qatar	Visa required[162]		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	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Russia	Particular visit regime[163]		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.[164]
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[165][166]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa[167][168]
Saint Lucia	Visa required[169]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[170]	30 days
Samoa	Visa not required[171]	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[172]		Visa-free for stays up to 15 days if holding a valid visa issued by the United States or member states of the Schengen Area.
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[173]
Senegal	Visa required[174]		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[175]	60 days	Kosovo ID card valid.
Seychelles	Admission refused[176]		Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
Sierra Leone	eVisa[177][178]	3 months
Singapore	Visa required[179]
Slovakia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Slovenia	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[180]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[181]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa required[182]
South Sudan	eVisa[183][184]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa not required[2][185]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Sri Lanka	Visa on arrival[186]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[187]
Suriname	Visa not required[188][189]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.[190] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[191]
Sweden	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Switzerland	Visa not required[2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.[Note 1]
Syria	Admission refused[192]		Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
Taiwan	eVisa[193]	30 days[194][195][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	eVisa[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	Admission refused[207]		Nationals of Republic of Kosovo are not allowed to enter and transit.
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	Visa required[219]
Vatican City	Visa not required[220][2]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[Note 1]
Venezuela	Visa required[221]
Vietnam	eVisa[222][223]		e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Phú Quốc Visa exemption for up to 30 days.[224][225]
Yemen	Visa required[226]
Zambia	Visa required[227]
Zimbabwe	eVisa[228][229]	3 months

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

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Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Europe
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.[230][231]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Visa not required	3 months.[232]
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	Access Permit required[233]	Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[234]
Gibraltar	Visa required[235]
Guernsey	Visa required[236]
Isle of Man	Visa required[237]
Jan Mayen	Visa required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[238] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[239]
Jersey	Visa required[240]
Africa
British Indian Ocean Territory	Visa required	Special permit required.[241]
Eritrea outside Asmara	Visa required	To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[242]
Ascension Island	eVisa[243][244]	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.[245]
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.[246]
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.[247][248]
Sudan	Permit required	All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur	Permit required	Separate travel permit is required.[249]
Asia
Hainan	Visa required[250]	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 6]
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.[251][252][253][254][255][256]
Iraqi Kurdistan	eVisa[257]	30 days
Kish Island	Visa not required	14 days. Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[258]
Macao	Visa on arrival	[259]
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.[260]
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.[261]
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[262]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[263]
Tibet Autonomous Region	TTP required	Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[264][265][266]
Korean Demilitarized Zone	Restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar	Restricted zone.
Phú Quốc	Visa not required	30 days.[267]
Yemen	Special permission required	Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[268]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Anguilla	Visa required
Aruba	Visa required	Visa is not required for Holders of a valid "D" visa issued by a Schengen Member State.[269][270]
Bermuda	Visa required
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba	Visa required	[271]
British Virgin Islands	Visa required
Cayman Islands	Visa required
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.[272]
Curacao	Visa required
Greenland	Visa not required[234]
Margarita Island	Visa required	All visitors are fingerprinted.
Montserrat	Visa required	[273]
Puerto Rico	Visa required
Sint Maarten	Visa required	[274]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required
Oceania
American Samoa	Visa required
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required	Special authorisation required.[275]
Clipperton Island	Visa required	Special permit required.[276]
Cook Islands	Visa not required	31 days.[277]
Lau Province	Special permission required	Special permission required.[278]
Guam	Visa required
Niue	Visa not required	30 days.[279]
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.[280][281][282]
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.[283][284][285][286][287][288][289]
South America
Galápagos	Pre-registration required	Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[290]
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).[291][292]
Antarctica		Special permits required for  British Antarctic Territory,[293][294]  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,[295][296][297]  Argentine Antarctica,[298] Australian Antarctic Territory,[299] Heard Island and McDonald Islands,[300] Chilean Antarctic Territory, Peter I Island,[301] Queen Maud Land,[302] Ross Dependency.[303]

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