{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"FR","name":"France","slug":"france"},"destination":{"code":"XK","name":"Kosovo"},"status":"visa_free","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-22","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"france-ordinary-passport-named-visa-free-routes","title":"French ordinary passports: named visa-free visitor routes","summary":"Official guidance expressly records visa-free short-visitor access for these French ordinary-passport destinations.","status":"visa_free","conditions":["VG: France is absent from the BVI Government’s current list of visa-required nationalities. XK: 90 days in six months. UA: 90 days in 180 days. TN: up to three months. PA: tourist stays under 90 days. BA: stays up to 90 days.","This is the ordinary French-passport visitor baseline only; it excludes work, residence, special documents, carrier rules and final admission."],"sourceIds":["bvi-visa-list","fr-xk","fr-ua","fr-tn","fr-pa","fr-ba"]},{"id":"kosovo-current-listed-ordinary-passports-visa-free","title":"Listed foreign ordinary passports: visa-free short visit","summary":"Kosovo's live MFA schedule names these nationalities as not requiring a short-stay visa, subject to the separately recorded signed amendments and special-document limits.","status":"visa_free","conditions":["This is an ordinary-passport short-visitor classification. The MFA's web contact form and downloadable application do not establish an eVisa, ETA, or visa-on-arrival route.","The Interior Ministry permits a short stay of up to 90 days in every 180 days, subject to a valid travel document, stated purpose, means, address registration, security checks, and final admission.","The MFA separately lists biometric-ID-card and Schengen-document routes. Those document-conditioned exceptions do not broaden this ordinary-passport policy.","Fiji remains unresolved because its later signed amendment makes effectiveness conditional on Gazette publication; Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa are covered by the signed 2024 amendment instead."],"sourceIds":["kosovo-mfa-current-inbound-visa-schedule-2026","kosovo-pm-decision-216-visa-regime-amendment-2024","kosovo-pm-decision-280-fiji-amendment-2025","kosovo-interior-foreign-entry-guidance-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"bvi-visa-list","title":"Government of the Virgin Islands: visa requirements","url":"https://bvi.gov.vg/sites/default/files/visa_requirements_for_the_virgin_islands_nationals_of_the_following_countries.pdf","publisher":"Government of the Virgin Islands","jurisdiction":"British Virgin Islands","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"fr-xk","title":"France Diplomatie: Kosovo entry and stay","url":"https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/kosovo/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour","publisher":"Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères","jurisdiction":"France","kind":"government-guidance","language":"French","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"fr-ua","title":"France Diplomatie: Ukraine entry and stay","url":"https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/ukraine/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour","publisher":"Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères","jurisdiction":"France","kind":"government-guidance","language":"French","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"fr-tn","title":"France Diplomatie: Tunisia entry and stay","url":"https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/tunisie/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour","publisher":"Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères","jurisdiction":"France","kind":"government-guidance","language":"French","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"fr-pa","title":"France Diplomatie: Panama entry and stay","url":"https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/panama/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour","publisher":"Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères","jurisdiction":"France","kind":"government-guidance","language":"French","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"fr-ba","title":"France Diplomatie: Bosnia and Herzegovina entry and stay","url":"https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/bosnie-herzegovine/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour","publisher":"Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères","jurisdiction":"France","kind":"government-guidance","language":"French","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"kosovo-mfa-current-inbound-visa-schedule-2026","title":"Kosovo Visas","url":"https://ambasadat.net/visas/","publisher":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of the Republic of Kosovo","jurisdiction":"Kosovo","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Albanian and English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"id":"kosovo-pm-decision-216-visa-regime-amendment-2024","title":"Decision No. 21/216 amending Government Decision No. 15/158","url":"https://kryeministri.rks-gov.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Decision-216.pdf","publisher":"Government of the Republic of Kosovo","jurisdiction":"Kosovo","kind":"law","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"id":"kosovo-pm-decision-280-fiji-amendment-2025","title":"Decision No. 14/280 amending Government Decision No. 15/158","url":"https://kryeministri.rks-gov.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Vendimet-e-mbledhjes-se-280-te-te-Qeverise_.pdf","publisher":"Government of the Republic of Kosovo","jurisdiction":"Kosovo","kind":"law","language":"Albanian","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"id":"kosovo-interior-foreign-entry-guidance-2026","title":"Information for foreign citizens entering the Republic of Kosovo","url":"https://mpb.rks-gov.net/f/57/11006/INFORMATION-FOR-FOREIGN-CITIZENS-ENTERING-THE-REPUBLIC-OF-KOSOVO","publisher":"Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo","jurisdiction":"Kosovo","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Albanian","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"}]}