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Kosovo: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Kosovo. 80 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 60 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 54Visa-free
  • 4ETA
  • 22On arrival
  • 48eVisa
  • 98Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Kosovo
Rank60
No prior visa80
CodeXKX

Passport strength

An above-average passport 60

Rank 60 of 199. 80 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 5.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysIsraelETA90 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 146

A prior visa is needed for 146 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

United KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa requiredChinaVisa required
Mobility34/10080 destinations without a prior visa
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Kosovo passport gives

61of 100
rank 69 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility3480 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law50score -0.11 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life-no data in the source
  • Health and longevity-no data in the source
  • Education-no data in the source
  • Taxes70up to 10%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access50E-2 investor visa available, visa required
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 54

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEurope · 90 daysAustriaEurope · 90 daysBelgiumEurope · 90 daysBruneiAsia · 14 daysBulgariaEurope · 90 daysCook IslandsOceaniaCroatiaEurope · 90 daysCyprusEurope · 90 daysCzechiaEurope · 90 daysDenmarkEurope · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEurope · 90 daysFinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 daysGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGermanyEurope · 90 daysGreeceEurope · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHungaryEurope · 90 daysIcelandEurope · 90 daysItalyEurope · 90 daysLatviaEurope · 90 daysLiechtensteinEurope · 90 daysLithuaniaEurope · 90 daysLuxembourgEurope · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMaltaEurope · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMonacoEurope · 90 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysNetherlandsEurope · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEurope · 90 daysPolandEurope · 90 daysPortugalEurope · 90 daysRomaniaEurope · 90 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysSan MarinoEurope · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSlovakiaEurope · 90 daysSloveniaEurope · 90 daysSpainEurope · 90 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEurope · 90 daysSwitzerlandEurope · 90 daysTaiwanAsia · 90 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastVatican CityEurope · 90 days

ETA 4

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:IsraelKenya
IsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean

On arrival 22

Visa issued at the border

Popular:MaldivesSri LankaTanzania
BangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfricaCambodiaAsia · 30 daysCape VerdeAfricaComorosAfrica · 45 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysJamaicaCaribbeanJordanMiddle EastLaosAsia · 30 daysMacaoAsiaMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 days

eVisa 48

Applied for online before travel

Popular:EgyptVietnamAustraliaSingapore
AfghanistanAsiaAngolaAfricaAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaBahamasCaribbeanBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBoliviaAmericasBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaDR CongoAfricaEgyptAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaFijiOceaniaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastLesothoAfricaLiberiaAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMoldovaEuropeMontserratCaribbeanNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRepublic of the CongoAfricaSierra LeoneAfricaSingaporeAsiaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanUgandaAfricaVanuatuOceaniaVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsiaZambiaAfricaZimbabweAfrica

Visa required 98

Through a consulate

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesJapanChinaSouth KoreaGeorgia
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaArgentinaAmericasArmeniaMiddle EastArubaCaribbeanAzerbaijanEuropeBarbadosCaribbeanBelarusEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBotswanaAfricaBrazilAmericasBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanCanadaAmericasCayman IslandsCaribbeanChileAmericasChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCubaCaribbeanCuraçaoCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDominican RepublicCaribbeanEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGeorgiaEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbeanGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasGuyanaAmericasHondurasAmericasHong KongAsiaIndiaAsiaIndonesiaAsiaIrelandEuropeJapanAsiaKazakhstanAsiaKiribatiOceaniaKuwaitMiddle EastKyrgyzstanAsiaLebanonMiddle EastMalawiAfricaMaliAfricaMauritiusAfricaMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMongoliaAsiaMoroccoAfricaMyanmarAsiaNamibiaAfricaNauruOceaniaNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaOmanMiddle EastPanamaAmericasParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPhilippinesAsiaPuerto RicoCaribbeanQatarMiddle EastRéunionAfricaRussiaEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSenegalAfricaSeychellesAfricaSint MaartenCaribbeanSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsiaSt. LuciaCaribbeanSudanAfricaTajikistanAsiaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEuropeUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanUzbekistanAsiaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 58Nauru83
  2. 58Oman83
  3. 58Papua New Guinea83
  4. 59China82
  5. 60Kosovo80
  6. 61Botswana79
  7. 62Belarus78
  8. 62Kazakhstan78
  9. 63Bolivia77

Frequently asked questions

Kosovo: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 80 of 226 countries and territories, 54 visa-free, 4 with an ETA and 22 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 60 of 199.

Kosovo: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

Kosovo → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Kosovo → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Kosovo → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 104 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 81. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.