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  1. Kosovo Passport Visa Free Countries List 2024

    There are a total of 79 visa-free travel destinations for Kosovo passport holders. This comprehensive guide offers detailed information on the destinations that citizens of Kosovo can visit without a prior visa, including lists of visa-free countries, visa-on-arrival countries, and Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) countries.

  2. 51 Visa Free Countries for Kosovan Passport Holders

    As of May 2024, Kosovan passport holders can travel visa free to 51 countries and territories: For visa-free travels, you still must have a valid passport — usually six months after your departure date— and you must purchase travel health insurance as required by your destination country.

  3. Visa requirements for Kosovar citizens

    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.. On 18 April 2023, the European Parliament approved visa ...

  4. Visa-free travel for Kosovo citizens to the EU

    As of 1 January 2024, Kosovo passport holders are allowed to travel to the EU without a visa, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. This, in turn, also enables EU citizens to travel to Kosovo without issuing a visa. This agreement with Kosovo falls under a broader decision regarding the Western Balkans, allowing all citizens from that region ...

  5. Starting Today, Kosovars Can Travel Visa-Free to Schengen Zone

    In April 2023, the EU adopted visa-free travel for Kosovo's passport holders, stressing that they would be allowed to travel without visas starting from this year. Besides, the German Embassy in Kosovo also confirmed that from January 2024, Kosovars would be eligible to travel visa-free for short-term stays in Schengen Zone countries.

  6. EU Visa-Free Travel for Kosovo in Force

    The new regime, which came into force at midnight (2300 GMT Sunday), enables Kosovars to travel to the passport-free Schengen zone without a visa for periods of up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

  7. EU visa-free travel for Kosovo enters into force

    The new regime, which entered into force at midnight (2300 GMT Sunday), enables Kosovars into the passport-free Schengen zone without a visa for periods of up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

  8. Kosovo*: Council gives green light to visa free travel

    The Council today adopted its position at first reading on visa free travel for holders of passports issued by Kosovo. The new rules will allow Kosovo passport holders to travel to the EU without a visa for a period of stay of 90 days in any 180-day period. This exemption from the visa requirement will apply as of the date when the European ...

  9. EU lawmakers approve visa free travel for Kosovo

    European Union lawmakers on Tuesday gave the green light for citizens from Kosovo to travel freely in Europe without visas from next year. The move means that Kosovo's citizens will be able to ...

  10. Kosovo passport visa free countries to travel in 2024

    Kosovan passport visa free countries in 2024. Last updated: April 3, 2024. Kosovan citizens can visit 54 countries visa free without a visa. Kosovo passport visa free countries include UAE, Antigua and Barbuda, North Macedonia and Serbia. Kosovo passport is ranked 98 by Visa List Passport Index 2024.

  11. EU visa-free travel for Kosovo enters into force

    Jan 02, 2024, 07:42 AM. PRISTINA - A long-awaited European Union visa liberalisation scheme allowing Kosovo nationals to travel to Europe's borderless zone without a visa came into force on ...

  12. 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 ... 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 ...

  13. Kosovo visa liberalisation signed for entry in early 2024

    Kosovo visa liberalisation signed for entry in early 2024. Citizens of Kosovo will be allowed to travel to the EU -and EU citizens to go to Kosovo- without requesting a visa, for periods of up to 90 days in any 180-day period. After the law has entered into force, the entire Western Balkans region will have a similar visa framework for the ...

  14. Kosovo: What has changed with visa-free travel to the EU?

    Vjosa Cerkini Pristina. 01/17/2024. Kosovo was the last Western Balkan state to be granted visa-free travel to the EU. While the long anticipated — and feared — mass exodus from one of Europe ...

  15. Kosovo joins visa-free Schengen Area

    With the start of the new year, citizens of Kosovo can travel without visas into the Schengen Area. On January 1, the European Union's visa-free programme went into effect in the country, enabling Kosovars to visit the Schengen Area of 27 European nations that have officially abolished passports and many other types of border control for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

  16. Kosovo International Travel Information

    Call us in Washington, D.C. at 1-888-407-4747 (toll-free in the United States and Canada) or 1-202-501-4444 (from all other countries) from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). See the State Department's travel website for the Worldwide Caution and Travel Advisories.

  17. Europe's worst passport: Why has Kosovo still not been given visa-free

    Kosovo's passport worse than Belarusian, Russian. According to the private travel freedom ranking tool, Henley Passport Index, Kosovo shares a lowly 90th place on the list of the world's ...

  18. PDF Visa Free Travel in the EU Schengen Area passport holders ONLY after

    Frequently Asked Questions: applicable for Kosovo* passport holders ONLY after entry into force of the visa waiver on 1 January 2024 ... For which purposes can I travel without a visa to the Schengen area? You can come for example as a tourist, to visit friends or family, to attend cultural or sports events, business meetings, for journalistic ...

  19. Kosovars celebrate joining Europe's visa free Schengen zone

    Item 1 of 5 An airline staff member gives a passenger a tote bag with a sign that reads "#WithoutVisa" as Kosovo citizens start to travel to Schengen area without a visa for the first time, at ...

  20. Kosovo citizens can now enter the EU without a visa

    Citizens of Kosovo will now be able to travel to the EU without needing a visa, according to a new report from the European Commission.This new rule will become official on the date when the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) begins to operate, or from 1 January 2024, whichever comes first.In a statement, …

  21. Kosovo Visa

    Visitors who have a diplomatic or service passport issued by China, Russia, Ukraine, Indonesia, Egypt can stay for up to 15 days without a visa in Kosovo. Visitors who have travel documents issued by Taiwan are exempt from a Kosovo visa provided they notify the Consular Mission of Kosovo 2 weeks before they plan to visit.

  22. Cuba opens visa-free doors to Chinese tourists as direct flights resume

    Published: 9:00pm, 5 May 2024. Why you can trust SCMP. Chinese passport holders will be able to enter Cuba without a visa this month as direct flights resume between the two countries. Cuban ...