Kosovo Embassy Podgorica

Before your visit

• Consular section: tel. +382 20 226 040, e-mail visa.pg@rks-gov.net (according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro).

About the Embassy of Kosovo in Montenegro

The ambassador is Ariana Zherka Hoxha, according to the Diplomatic List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro (October 2026), which gives 31 January 2022 as the date credentials were presented. The office is in the capital, Podgorica, about 9 km in a straight line from Podgorica Airport and about 44 km from Tivat Airport.

Do Kosovar citizens need a visa for Montenegro?

Citizens of Kosovo do not need a visa for stays in Montenegro of up to 90 days with a valid passport, according to Montenegro’s Decree on Visa Regime; a valid national identity card is also accepted for stays of up to 30 days. Montenegro is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.

Documents checklist

What Kosovar citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Kosovar government information:

Kosovo passport (application at a mission abroad)

• Apply in person – postal applications are not possible because of the photo and electronic signature
• Adults: a copy of your Kosovo ID card (your data must be in the civil registry) and proof of payment of the consular fee
• Minors: appear with both parents, birth extract (and ID copy from age 16); an absent parent can authorise the other at the mission
• Lost passport abroad: police report – the mission verifies it before issuing the new document
• Urgent return: one-way travel document valid 30 days

Sources: Embassy of Kosovo in Bern – frequently asked questions (ambasada-ks.net), Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kosovo – issuing passport (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Other consulates and embassies in Podgorica

44 other countries are represented in Podgorica, among them: Mexico (honorary), Mongolia (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), North Macedonia (embassy), Norway (honorary), Palestine (embassy), Poland (embassy), Romania (embassy), Russia (embassy), Serbia (embassy), Slovakia (embassy), Slovenia (embassy), Sovereign Order of Malta (embassy), Spain (embassy), Spain (honorary), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), Türkiye (embassy), Ukraine (embassy). The full list of all 45 missions is on the overview page for Montenegro.

Closing days

Montenegro’s non-working public holidays are New Year (1 and 2 January), Labour Day (1 and 2 May), Independence Day (21 and 22 May), Statehood Day (13 and 14 July) and Njegoš Day, the Montenegrin day of culture (13 and 14 November); the Day of the Ecological State (20 September) is a working day. If the first day of a holiday falls on a Sunday, the next two days are off; if the second day falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is off. The embassy may also close on Kosovo’s national day (17 February).

Emergency assistance

In Montenegro, dial 112 for the emergency services (UK Foreign Office travel advice). Montenegrin citizens who need help in Kosovo can contact the Embassy of Montenegro in Pristina, according to the Government of Montenegro, or the Directorate-General for Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro (Bulevar Stanka Dragojevića 2, Podgorica; weekdays 08:00–11:00; arhiva.konzularno@mfa.gov.me).