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Kosovo → Hungary

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20241841477.8%
20231,22798624119.6%
20221,4621,00745531.1%
20212912284816.5%
202062745714923.8%
20192,9322,16473825.2%
20184,0132,8151,19829.9%
20176,6755,5991,07316.1%
20165,2784,31096518.3%
20153,0252,65736612.1%
20142,5041,84366026.4%
20132,8192,06675326.7%
20122,2891,61867129.3%
20114,1522,9371,21529.3%
20103,9682,7671,17529.6%
20093,2841,6311,62449.5%

Applications by year

3,3386,6752009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
3,3386,675200920122015201820212024
Data table
20093,284
20103,968
20114,152
20122,289
20132,819
20142,504
20153,025
20165,278
20176,675
20184,013
20192,932
2020627
2021291
20221,462
20231,227
202418
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Hungary

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work489
  2. Family111
  3. Education108
  4. Other reasons58
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025766500
20241,06240194
202356500193
202261700178
202160300156
202057700148
201963904123
2018526000
20170000
20160000
20150000
20140000
20130000
2012369000
2011284000
2010198000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities484
  2. EU Blue Card5
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,360
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
39
Changed status into work, 2025
2
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Hungary, 2023.

Inflows to Hungary, 2023
  1. Vietnam9,688
  2. Philippines6,022
  3. Ukraine4,273
  4. China3,423
  5. India2,914
  6. South Korea2,535
  7. Germany2,480
  8. Russia2,438
  9. Kyrgyzstan2,293
  10. Türkiye2,208
  11. Mongolia1,859
  12. Slovakia1,188
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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