We are going on holiday next week and planning to travel from Serbia to Kosovo, Macedonia and back to Serbia?

Question

However, I have read that if you enter Kosovo from the Serbian border, then go to Macedonia and try and get back into Serbia (we plan to take the trian to Belgrade from Skopje) we will have problems as, by entering Kosovo, we will not get a Serbian exit stamp.

Any travel advice would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

Why dont you give the embassy a ring im sure they can help. Im off to kosovo soon but just to prishtina nowwhere else.

Answer 2

There really is no need to worry about such thing..

I made a similar journey to you a few years ago.. I traveled through Serbia..to Albania ..and I exited at the Albania Kosovo border..
I then re-entered Serbia from Bulgaria.. and I had no problems!!

This was a few years ago to when tensions over Kosovo were even more raw because the war had only finished a couple of years before..
I actually visited the Serbian embassy in Sofia just to made sure because I was a little worried like you..(I also had a UMIK (Kosovo) stamp on my passport. So I couldn't hide it) And they just smiled at me... and told me there was no need to worry. And this was true because on entering the guard didn't even look through my passport to give me the visa!
I have been many more times to Serbia since and no one has ever questioned me about my UMIK stamp..



At the time you needed a 'visa' for British citizens.. This you could obtain on the border for 5 euros and they would give you a card that you would hand over when you left..
Now you do NOT need a visa to enter Serbia (or Macedonia and Kosovo as well) And the border guards don't always stamp your passport.. They haven't stamped mine on my last few visits to Serbia..


They don't automatically stamp your passport on Kosovo border but I asked for mine to be stamped as a souvenir..so if don't want it stamped ..you don't need too..



If want any more advice about your trip just ask..because I have travelled alot through out the region...
Here is a great site for travel to Serbia
http://www.serbiatravelers.org/html/home_e.htm

Answer 3

Well entering Kosovo is always risky cause of the situation there but you should not have problems like you discribe the only problem i see is the violence in Kosovo itself but the thing with borders should be fine cause the borders function as always to my knowledge.

Answer 4

I don't know about the stamps but i can tell you what you must visit when you'll be Skopje:

If your destination is Skopje you must visit:
1. Matka (Womb)- canyon on the river Treska, not so far from the city (Skopje), actually there is a bus going there… Only few minutes from the canyon there are few (5-6 I’m not sure) beautiful old churches.
2. The Stone Bridge- in the centar, on the river Vardar
3. The Fortress Kale (near the Centar)
4. St. Bogorodica and St. Kliment Ohridski (there are many beautiful churches, but don’t miss these two)
5. The Old Bazaar- with many small shops from the time of the Turks, Turkish baths, Mosques, Kursumli An, Amams - Cifte Amam, Daut Pasa Amam e.t.c)
6. For shoping there are many malls, but the best ones are: GTC (Gradski trgovski Centar and Ramstore mall). You must check some of the coffee bars placed on the bench of the river Vardar (they’re actually in GTC)
7. Milenium Cross on mountain Vodno (almost in the centar of the city). It has great panoramic view at night!!!
8. DID YOU KNOW THAT MOTHER TERESA WAS BORN IN SKOPJE? You can see the place where her house used to be (it’s near the city square)

If you can try to visit Ohrid (only 2-3 h from Skopje). It's a must visit place. Here is what you can do there...
During the day you can go on any of the many beautiful beaches by the shore of the lake, do some shoping, sightseeing in the city or just sit in one of the many cafés in any of the narrow streets in the Old Town and enjoy. For all the young people, the nightlife is great and vibrant. The cafes work late at night, but there’re also so many nightclubs where you can carry on from there. The most popular these days are Nemo, Liquid, Cuba Libre, Aquarius...

For sightseeing, there’re enormous many old churches, my favourite ones are Plaoshnik, more than 15 centuries old, St. Jovan Caneo, St. Naum… If you climb on the Samuil Fortress, just 5 min from the centre, you get amazing sight on the whole lake.

The Lake is clean, one of the oldest ones in Europe, from 1980 protected by UNESCO as a place of world cultural and natural inheritance. Most of the lake’s plant and animal species are endemic, which also makes Ohrid unique. The most famous among these are two types of Ohrid Trout. You should try them prepared on the traditional way. Mmmmm…

Ohrid is also known as the site of the first Slavic university run by St. Clement and St. Naum at the end of the 9th century. Ohrid, also, used to be the centre of the orthodox Christianity in the whole region. There’s so much history there…

And DO NOT miss a boat trip on the lake, especially at night, believe me one of a kind experience!!

I must not forget to mention the hospitability of the people there.

In the last few years Ohrid is soooo popular among foreign tourists, especially Greeks, Dutchmen, Bulgarians, Serbians etc. So, check it out!!!


Have a pleasent stay

Answer 5

because Kosovo is part of Serbia

Answer 6

i live in Serbia... If you wanna stay alive DO NOT ENTER KOSOVO! kidding... Just do not mention anything that has letters SER in it....