{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"XK","name":"Kosovo","slug":"kosovo"},"destination":{"code":"NO","name":"Norway"},"status":"visa_free","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-24","allowedStays":[{"label":"Up to 90 days in any 180-day period","maxDays":90,"basis":"rolling_period","withinDays":180}],"policies":[{"id":"eu-schengen-kosovo-biometric-ordinary-passports","title":"Kosovo biometric ordinary passports became visa-exempt","summary":"Annex II exempts Kosovo biometric passports for covered short stays from 1 January 2024.","status":"visa_free","effectiveFrom":"2024-01-01","conditions":["The passport must be biometric and meet ICAO standards.","The exemption applies for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period."],"sourceIds":["eu-2018-1806-current","ec-schengen-area"]},{"id":"kosovo-biometric-ordinary-passports-norway-switzerland-short-stay-visa-free","title":"Kosovo biometric ordinary passports: Norway and Switzerland short-stay visa-free entry","summary":"The competent Norwegian and Swiss immigration authorities expressly record a no-visa short-visit route for Kosovo biometric passport holders.","status":"visa_free","conditions":["NO: UDI says Kosovo citizens with biometric passports need no visa for a visit up to 90 days. CH: SEM's current nationality register records no visa required for Kosovo for stays of up to 90 days, subject to its V12 document condition.","This excludes gainful employment, residence, special documents, destination-specific document recognition, carrier checks and final admission."],"sourceIds":["norway-udi-kosovo-biometric-passport-visa-exemption","switzerland-sem-kosovo-short-stay-no-visa","switzerland-sem-v12-biometric-passport-condition"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"eu-2018-1806-current","title":"Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A02018R1806-20251230","publisher":"Publications Office of the European Union","jurisdiction":"European Union","kind":"law","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"ec-schengen-area","title":"The Schengen area","url":"https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/schengen-area_en","publisher":"European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs","jurisdiction":"European Union","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"norway-udi-kosovo-biometric-passport-visa-exemption","title":"UDI: Visits and holidays for a citizen of Kosovo","url":"https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/visit-and-holiday/?c=xxk","publisher":"Norwegian Directorate of Immigration","jurisdiction":"Norway","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-24"},{"id":"switzerland-sem-kosovo-short-stay-no-visa","title":"SEM nationality list: Kosovo","url":"https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/publiservice/weisungen-kreisschreiben/visa/liste1_staatsangehoerigkeit/k.html","publisher":"State Secretariat for Migration","jurisdiction":"Switzerland","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-24"},{"id":"switzerland-sem-v12-biometric-passport-condition","title":"SEM visa condition V12: biometric passports","url":"https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/publiservice/weisungen-kreisschreiben/visa/liste1_staatsangehoerigkeit/leg_visum/v12.html","publisher":"State Secretariat for Migration","jurisdiction":"Switzerland","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-24"}]}