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Kosovo → Belgium

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kosovo
To
Belgium
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Belgium's consulates in Kosovo

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Belgium's consulates located in Kosovo.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20152,4961,77181532.7%
20142,9671,94792131.0%
20132,8231,91386930.8%
20122,7741,82992633.4%
20112,7351,6471,08839.8%
20102,9422,12881627.7%
20092,0131,34466933.2%

Applications by year

1,4842,9672009201020112012201320142015
1,4842,9672009201120132015
Data table
20092,013
20102,942
20112,735
20122,774
20132,823
20142,967
20152,496
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Belgium

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family411
  2. Other reasons134
  3. Work89
  4. Education18
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025652000
2024777044527
2023707043224
2022577038029
2021555131923
202052502953
201944603420
201849603460
201739304030
201637705260
201547104250
201439502420
201340303990
2012476000
2011721000
2010998000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities81
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)8
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
6,273
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
604
Changed status into work, 2025
6
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
1
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

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

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyPristinakosovo.diplomatie.belgium.be
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Belgium, 2023.

Inflows to Belgium, 2023
  1. Romania12,889
  2. Ukraine11,972
  3. France11,830
  4. Netherlands7,385
  5. Spain6,420
  6. Morocco6,155
  7. Türkiye6,119
  8. Italy5,642
  9. Syria5,496
  10. Portugal4,398
  11. Palestine4,001
  12. Afghanistan3,934
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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