No visa needed

Do citizens of Kosovo need a visa for North Macedonia?

Citizens of Kosovo don’t need a visa for North Macedonia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Kosovo: the passport opens 52 countries visa-free.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to North Macedonia without a visa on a Kosovo passport?

Yes, citizens of Kosovo don’t need a visa for North Macedonia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

North Macedonia visa rules at a glance

With a Kosovo passport you can visit 52 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 69 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Kosovo passport ranks 103rd of 199.
Kosovo passport: visa-free access to 52 countries; North Macedonia passport: 80.
Citizens of Kosovo and North Macedonia can travel together visa-free to 49 countries, for example: Montenegro, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, Romania, Croatia, Hungary, Greece, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Italy, Austria, Vatican City, and Malta.
Kosovo and North Macedonia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of North Macedonia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kosovo. Kosovo visa for citizens of North Macedonia

Travelling to North Macedonia: good to know

Pristina — Skopje: about 80 km in a straight line.
Local currency: Macedonian Denar.
Languages: Macedonian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MKD 54.
North Macedonia is the 1st closest of 193 destinations open to citizens of Kosovo.