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Kosovo → Austria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kosovo
To
Austria
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Residence permits in Austria

First residence permits issued by Austria to citizens of Kosovo (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family718
  2. Other reasons265
  3. Work146
  4. Education67
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,196100
20241,3398592460
20231,17414541470
20221,2322436492
20211,2182537507
20209812527511
20191,0961688498
20181,29325860
20171,31616630
20161,84404560
20151,87705410
20141,76313810
20131,71303480
20122,198000
20111,988000
20101,614000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)136
  2. Other paid activities6
  3. Researchers3
  4. EU Blue Card1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
25,679
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
2,958
Changed status into work, 2025
30
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
586
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Austria: national statistics office

Migration of citizens of Kosovo to and from Austria (Statistik Austria).

YearImmigrationEmigrationNet migration
20251,365842523
20241,675746929
20231,496676820
20221,286537749
20211,055471584
2020786470316
20191,132525607
20181,074663411
20171,211744467
20161,386739647
20152,0061,171835
20141,8905151,375
20131,5985201,078
20121,206529677
20111,109533576
20101,074786288

Immigration by year

1,0032,0062008201020122014201620182020202220242025
1,0032,0062008201120142017202020232025
Data table
20081,090
20091,621
20101,074
20111,109
20121,206
20131,598
20141,890
20152,006
20161,386
20171,211
20181,074
20191,132
2020786
20211,055
20221,286
20231,496
20241,675
20251,365
Source: Statistik Austria, OGD_bevwan020_AUSSENWAND_100 (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Austria in Kosovo, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyPristina—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Austria, 2023.

Inflows to Austria, 2023
  1. Germany19,774
  2. Romania19,252
  3. Ukraine15,739
  4. Syria15,246
  5. Hungary14,723
  6. Croatia7,917
  7. Türkiye7,595
  8. Serbia5,362
  9. Bulgaria4,883
  10. Italy4,695
  11. Poland4,477
  12. Bosnia and Herzegovina4,405
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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