# Kosovo passport to Norway: Visa-free

Current access classification: **Visa-free** — No visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **January 1, 2024 — Kosovo biometric ordinary passports became visa-exempt** (Visa-free)
  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 sources:
  - [Publications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A02018R1806-20251230)
  - [European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/schengen-area_en)

- **Current official route — Kosovo biometric ordinary passports: Norway and Switzerland short-stay visa-free entry** (Visa-free)
  The competent Norwegian and Swiss immigration authorities expressly record a no-visa short-visit route for Kosovo biometric passport holders.
  - 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.
  Official sources:
  - [Norwegian Directorate of Immigration: UDI: Visits and holidays for a citizen of Kosovo](https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/visit-and-holiday/?c=xxk)
  - [State Secretariat for Migration: SEM nationality list: Kosovo](https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/publiservice/weisungen-kreisschreiben/visa/liste1_staatsangehoerigkeit/k.html)
  - [State Secretariat for Migration: SEM visa condition V12: biometric passports](https://www.sem.admin.ch/sem/en/home/publiservice/weisungen-kreisschreiben/visa/liste1_staatsangehoerigkeit/leg_visum/v12.html)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-norway-visa-free)
- [Kosovo passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/kosovo)
- [All passport requirements for Norway](https://multipassrank.com/destination/norway)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)