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Kosovo → Switzerland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024694662213.0%
202333,2555964,01712.1%
202244,4536065,41712.2%
202117,2775252,68015.5%
20209,7321722,54826.2%
201939,5453217,81019.7%
201830,7121906,01819.6%
201730,5041796,32720.7%
201625,7392745,09719.8%
201524,3963325,47722.5%
201422,6231785,85125.9%
201323,9173145,92424.8%
2012293266279.2%
20115,0994164,68391.8%
20104,6683,1471,52132.6%
200916,72112,1974,52427.1%

Applications by year

22k44k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
22k44k200920122015201820212024
Data table
200916,721
20104,668
20115,099
2012293
201323,917
201422,623
201524,396
201625,739
201730,504
201830,712
201939,545
20209,732
202117,277
202244,453
202333,255
2024694
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Switzerland

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family1,295
  2. Other reasons161
  3. Work159
  4. Education43
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,658000
20241,89002,226155
20231,96602,474164
20222,27202,714163
20212,30302,497148
2020002,668137
2019003,365128
20182,49003,4440
20172,33903,4740
20162,25603,3250
20152,28203,1210
20142,02002,6220
20132,61902,6400
20122,301000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities159
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
117,664
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
1,408
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 Switzerland in Kosovo, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyPristinaeda.admin.ch
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Switzerland, 2023.

Inflows to Switzerland, 2023
  1. Germany26,211
  2. France19,955
  3. Italy19,497
  4. Portugal12,750
  5. Spain8,964
  6. Poland7,576
  7. Romania7,520
  8. Hungary4,175
  9. Türkiye3,788
  10. China3,526
  11. India3,514
  12. Afghanistan3,466
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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