No visa needed

Do citizens of Kosovo need a visa for Romania?

Citizens of Kosovo don’t need a visa for Romania 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; Pristina — Bucharest: ≈ 440 km, about 1 hour of flying.

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 Romania without a visa on a Kosovo passport?

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

Romania 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; Romania passport: 120.
Citizens of Kosovo and Romania can travel together visa-free to 51 countries, for example: North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Greece, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Italy, Austria, Vatican City, and Malta.
Citizens of Romania, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kosovo. Kosovo visa for citizens of Romania

Travelling to Romania: good to know

Pristina — Bucharest: about 440 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
Local currency: Romanian Leu.
Languages: Romanian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RON 4.63.
Romania is the 7th closest of 193 destinations open to citizens of Kosovo.