The Government of Kosovo headed by Albin Kurti decided to unilaterally abolish the visa regime for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This information was published by Kurti on his Facebook profile, where he announced part of his speech on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Process.

“Over the past decade, the Berlin process recorded significant progress, but it is necessary to achieve more activities in this sense. The paradox appeared in January of this year when citizens of Kosovo could travel to the EU without a visa, but they still lacked freedom of movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Kurti, wrote.

It is further stated that from January 1, 2025, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be able to travel to Kosovo with personal documents.

However, it is important to point out that citizens of Kosovo will still have to respect the visa policy of BiH towards Kosovo. The visa regime in Bosnia and Herzegovina is conditioned by the veto of the ruling politicians from the Republika Srpska (RS) entity since they refuse to ratify the agreement on mobility for free movement with an identity card.

“While the Republika Srpska entity rejects the ratification of the agreement on freedom of movement, which my country was the first in the region to ratify in the parliament, I decided to end the wait,” Kurti stated.

BiH was the only country in the region that did not have a visa-free regime with Kosovo. All other citizens from North Macedonia, Serbia, Albania and Montenegro are able to travel with identity cards.