Kosovo to Lithuania

How this access rule is documented

1. January 1, 2024Visa-free

   Kosovo biometric ordinary passports: EU short-stay visa-free entry

   Binding EU law exempts holders of ICAO-compliant biometric passports issued by Kosovo from the visa requirement for the listed Member State short visits.

   • This is limited to an ICAO-compliant biometric passport issued by Kosovo. Regulation (EU) 2023/850 transferred Kosovo to Annex II and the exemption applied from 1 January 2024 because ETIAS had not begun operation first.
   • It is a short-visitor visa-waiver baseline only. It does not establish ETIAS timing, work, residence, study, transit, special documents, carrier requirements, national entry conditions, or final admission.
   • Ireland is deliberately excluded: the EU visa-list Regulation does not establish Ireland's separate national visa policy.

   Official sourceEuropean Union, Official Journal: Regulation (EU) 2023/850: Kosovo passport visa exemption
2. January 1, 2024Visa-free

   Kosovo biometric ordinary passports became visa-exempt

   Annex II exempts Kosovo biometric passports for covered short stays from 1 January 2024.

   • 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.

   Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area