The Honorary Consulate of Austria in Peja is a volunteer-run office that assists Austrian citizens in Kosovo; passports and other formal consular services are handled by the Austrian Embassy in Pristina.
Contact Details
| Address | Rr. Madeleine Albright 21, 30000 Peja, Kosovo |
| Telephone | +383 45 101 003 +383 44 504 101 |
| austrianconsulate.pejapec@gmail.com | |
| Head of Mission | Avdyl Cetaj, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Friday | Closed |
Office hours according to the Austrian Embassy in Pristina (checked October 2026). Honorary consuls are not always available at these times – call or e-mail before you go. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Peja
The honorary consulate represents Austria in Peja. According to the Austrian Embassy in Pristina (“Österreichische Stellen”), the honorary consul is Avdyl Cetaj. The office hours are Tuesday to Thursday 09:00–12:00, according to the Austrian Embassy in Pristina (checked October 2026). To check before a visit, call +383 45 101 003 or e-mail austrianconsulate.pejapec@gmail.com.
A second number is +383 44 504 101.
Its consular district covers Peja, Istog, Deçan and Klina, according to the Austrian Embassy in Pristina (“Österreichische Stellen”).
According to the Austrian Embassy, the honorary consulate is an application point only for children’s passports, emergency passports and children’s identity cards.
Peja, in the Municipality of Peja, lies about 72 km in a straight line from the centre of Pristina and about 62 km from Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari.
Citizens of Austria do not need a visa for Kosovo and may enter and stay up to 90 days within six months, also with a valid biometric identity card, according to the Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora. Kosovo is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own entry rules.
Which Austrian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Austrian citizens are handled by the Austrian Embassy in Pristina.
Contact details of the Austrian Embassy in Pristina, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Rr. Ahmet Krasniqi 94, Arbëria, 10000 Pristina, Kosovo
- Telephone: +383 38 249 284
- Email: pristina-ob@bmeia.gv.at
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:00
- Website: www.bmeia.gv.at/oeb-pristina
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Austria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Austrian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Closing days
Under Law No. 03/L-064, Kosovo’s official holidays are New Year (1 and 2 January), Orthodox Christmas (7 January), Independence Day (17 February), Constitution Day (9 April), Catholic and Orthodox Easter, 1 May, Europe Day (9 May), Catholic Christmas (25 December) and the first days of Fitër Bajram and Kurban Bajram; a holiday that falls on a weekend is taken on the next working day. The Ministry of Internal Affairs sets the dates each year – in 2026 Fitër Bajram fell on 20 March and Kurban Bajram on 27 May. The honorary consulate may also close on Austria’s national day (26 October).
Emergency assistance
In Kosovo, dial 112 in any emergency, or 192 for the police, 193 for the fire service and 194 for an ambulance from a mobile phone (GOV.UK travel advice). Kosovo citizens who need help in Austria can contact the Embassy of Kosovo in Vienna or the emergency number of the Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, +383 45 897 897, which is reserved for urgent cases (ambasadat.net).
Austrian missions in Kosovo
Measured in a straight line from Peja, the nearest other Austrian office is the Embassy in Pristina (about 72 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Peja.
- Pristina (72 km) – Embassy of Austria in Kosovo
- Peja – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: official website (hours) (checked October 2026), The Austrian Embassy in Pristina (“Österreichische Stellen”) (accessed 19 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo – Foreign embassies and diplomatic missions in Kosovo (updated 17 September 2026, accessed 19 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo – Visas for foreign nationals, Law No. 03/L-064 on Official Holidays in the Republic of Kosovo (Official Gazette), Ministry of Internal Affairs – official holidays 2026, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Kosovo (getting help).
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