Kosovo Short Stay

KosovoShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

On entry to Kosovo, a foreigner must hold a visa or a residence permit where required.

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The page does not provide a full nationality-by-nationality visa matrix.

exact captured official Kosovo entry-information page text
të posedojë vizë ose leje qëndrimi, kur kërkohet;

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The general short-stay entry does not cover work: employment is not allowed during a short stay without a separate work permit. The official source does not list specific visit purposes such as tourism or business.

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Limits of the record

The page does not separately enumerate tourism, business or other specific short-visit purposes.

exact captured official Kosovo entry-information page text
Nuk i lejohet puna/punësimi gjatë kësaj periudhe pa leje pune;
exact captured official Kosovo entry-information page text
të posedojë vizë ose leje qëndrimi, kur kërkohet;

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

A foreigner may stay up to ninety (90) days within any one-hundred-eighty (180) day period, without a visa or with a visa where required.

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Limits of the record

Independent review pending; captured source does not establish all material route rules.

exact captured official Kosovo entry-information page text
I huaji mund të qëndrojë deri në nëntëdhjetë (90) ditë brenda periudhës kohore prej njëqind e tetëdhjetë (180) ditë pa vizë ose me vizë kur kjo kërkohet,

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

On entry, the foreigner must hold a valid travel document and have sufficient means for living. The official source does not state accommodation, invitation, insurance or onward-travel evidence.

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Limits of the record

The page does not describe accommodation, invitation or onward-travel evidence separately.

exact captured official Kosovo entry-information page text
të posedojë dokument të vlefshëm udhëtimi;
exact captured official Kosovo entry-information page text
të ketë mjete të mjaftueshme për jetesë;

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Any stay exceeding 90 days requires an application for a (longer) residence permit. The official source does not state where to apply or how a short stay can be extended within the 90-day limit.

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Limits of the record

The page does not describe how or where a short stay itself may be extended within the 90-day limit.

exact captured official Kosovo entry-information page text
Çdo qëndrim mbi 90 ditë kërkon aplikim për lejeqëndrim.

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Kosovo Short Stay

For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

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