EU Council to discuss with EP visa-free travel for Kosovars

"Visa liberalisation has been made possible by Kosovo’s efforts to strengthen its border controls, migration management and security, and we trust that this good cooperation will only grow stronger in the future," Czech foreign minister Jan Lipavsky said, as quoted in a press release by the Council.

The draft rules would allow Kosovo passport holders to travel to the EU without a visa for a period of stay of 90 days in any 180-day period. The exemption from the visa requirement would apply from the start date for the operation of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and no later than 1 January 2024.

ETIAS is a pre-travel authorisation system for visa exempt travellers to the EU expected to be launched in late 2023.