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Kosovo → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024118655244.1%
202364,96556,1928,64213.3%
202254,685965,73110.5%
202118,707801,8219.7%
20209,531361,48015.5%
201943,863737,79417.8%
201832,529407,43122.8%
201729,8381686,09720.4%
201626,6091656,76025.4%
201531,2631876,39620.5%
201428,9241715,39318.6%
201326,4632194,61517.4%
20125,9591,6364,32372.5%
20116,1701,2814,88979.2%
201017,07913,2833,79622.2%
20097,2141,9255,29473.4%

Applications by year

32k65k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
32k65k200920122015201820212024
Data table
20097,214
201017,079
20116,170
20125,959
201326,463
201428,924
201531,263
201626,609
201729,838
201832,529
201943,863
20209,531
202118,707
202254,685
202364,965
2024118
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Germany

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family16,555
  2. Work8,866
  3. Other reasons2,590
  4. Education555
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202528,56631000
202422,3042947,480834
202326,31502,740824
202223,82503,620744
202123,31103,3000
202015,93603,4400
201918,91303,8000
201818,9861073,8450
201714,480783,9130
201610,020553,9690
20158,260553,8290
20148,260733,5100
20137,846883,2940
20126,3461900
20113,303000
20103,735000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities8,493
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)219
  3. EU Blue Card147
  4. Researchers7
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
267,406
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
10,519
Changed status into work, 2025
575
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
2
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 Germany in Kosovo, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyPristinapristina.diplo.de
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Residence status in Germany

Citizens of Kosovo living in Germany on 31 December, by residence status in the Central Register of Foreigners (Destatis).

31 DecAllEU free movementPermanent residence titleEmploymentEducation and trainingFamily reasonsInternational law, humanitarian or political reasonsTolerated stay (Duldung)Permission to reside during the asylum procedure
2025323,2605,090121,56533,2601,75082,78011,4453,180305
2024313,6205,050120,80029,7302,18082,09512,3053,145620
2023299,6854,850118,05027,8402,46578,28013,1253,520390

Residents in Germany (31 Dec)

162k323k201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
162k323k2014201620182020202220242025
Data table
2014184,662
2015208,613
2016202,905
2017208,505
2018218,150
2019232,075
2020242,855
2021262,005
2022280,850
2023299,685
2024313,615
2025323,260
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), Central Register of Foreigners, 31 December 2025 (reproduction permitted with source)Data as at 31 Dec 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023.

Inflows to Germany, 2023
  1. Ukraine283,631
  2. Romania202,039
  3. Syria128,742
  4. Türkiye115,937
  5. Poland97,945
  6. Bulgaria65,871
  7. Afghanistan58,482
  8. India54,123
  9. Italy38,460
  10. Hungary34,003
  11. Russia26,720
  12. Serbia24,155
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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