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Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija

The Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija () is directorate of Police of Serbia and authority which is responsible for issuing Serbian passports name="Koordinaciona Uprava za KiM"Kako do biometrijskih dokumenata ako sam stanovnik Kosova i Metohije? to Serbian citizens residing in Kosovo.

Schengen Area travel

The European Union, while granting visa-free Schengen Area travel, urged Serbia to create a special authority for its Kosovo-residing citizens. This was deemed necessary as Serbia couldn't effectively verify the authenticity of documents needed for passport applications from this group. In 2009, Government of Serbia established the Coordination Directorate for Kosovo and Metohija.

Serbian passports issued by the Coordination Directorate for Kosovo did not allow the holder to enter the Schengen Area without a visa, even for a stay of less than three months within half a year. Holders of these passports had to apply for visas to travel to the European Union in Pristina, Skopje or Tirana, not in Belgrade.

The Council of the European Union removed visa requirements for holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate on 22 July 2024. The change takes effect 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, concluding a process that began with a European Commission proposal in November 2023.

References

[http://www.mup.gov.rs/cms_lat/sadrzaj.nsf/biometrijska-dokumenta-KiM.h Kako do biometrijskih dokumenata ako sam stanovnik Kosova i Metohije?]
[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2009:0366:FIN:EN:PDF Report of the European Commission on the visa freedom roadmap for the Western Balkans]
Popović, Darko. (2023-04-19). "No visa liberalization for Serbian passport holders in Kosovo".
[https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/07/22/council-decides-to-remove-visa-requirement-for-holders-of-serbian-passports-issued-by-serbian-coordination-directorate/ Council decides to remove visa requirement for holders of Serbian passports issued by Serbian Coordination Directorate]

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