{"question":{"passport":"RKS","destination":"MCO","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa-free, 90 days","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"You can travel without arranging a visa."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":90,"ruleType":"ROLLING_WINDOW","windowDays":180,"phrasing":"You may stay up to 90 days in any 180 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"COMMENCEMENT","text":"The exemption from the visa requirement shall apply from the date on which the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), established by Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226 (OJ L 236, 19.9.2018, p. 1), starts operations or from 1 January 2024, whichever date comes first."},{"kind":"BIOMETRIC_PASSPORT","text":"The exemption from the visa requirement shall only apply to holders of biometric passports issued by Kosovo in line with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"eu-visa-reg-cons","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02018R1806-20241013","passage":"Nationals of third countries listed in Annex II shall be exempt from the requirement set out in Article 3(1) for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. … LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A VISA WHEN CROSSING THE EXTERNAL BORDERS OF THE MEMBER STATES FOR STAYS OF NO MORE THAN 90 DAYS IN ANY 180-DAY PERIOD … Kosovo","explanation":"Kosovo is listed in Annex II Part 4 of the consolidated EU visa regulation, so Article 4(1) exempts its holders from the visa requirement for 90 days in any 180-day period; the exemption applied from 1 January 2024 (the earlier of ETIAS start-up and that date) and is limited to biometric passports.","publisher":"Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (codification)"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-21","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}