Kosovo

For a foreign national employed in Kosovo under a qualifying employment contract and the applicable annual employment quota.

For a foreign national who owns a registered business in Kosovo and seeks temporary residence to operate it.

For a foreign researcher hosted by a licensed Kosovo institution under a research agreement.

For a foreign national enrolled in a Kosovo higher-education institution, including qualifying student mobility or authorised traineeships.

For a foreign pupil enrolled in a Kosovo pre-university educational institution, including qualifying exchange programmes.

For a qualifying spouse, child, adoptive relation, person under guardianship or qualifying cohabiting partner joining a Kosovo citizen or resident sponsor.

For a foreign national with five years of uninterrupted temporary residence, or three years in the qualifying marriage or cohabitation family case, subject to integration and admissibility conditions.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

For a foreign national making a visit to Kosovo for no more than 90 days in a 180-day period, with a visa where nationality rules require one.

For a foreign or stateless person seeking asylum, refugee status or subsidiary protection in Kosovo under the current asylum law.

For a foreign national whose circumstances fall within a humanitarian ground recognised by Kosovo law.

For a visa-required foreign national crossing Kosovo en route to a third country.