Valley Albanians not allowed to go from Zurich to Pristina with Serbian passports

The victim of this decision has also been A.A. from Presevo, which was scheduled today to travel from Cyril Airport to Pristina. She's back because her son's certificate had no pictures, even though the boy was born here and has Swiss ID.

She told albinfo.ch that she had called at the Kosovar Embassy in Bern and the Swiss police, but had not received positive answers. “is a meaningless decision, how do we travel now to Pristina? We cannot head to the Serbian consulate in Cyril”, complains A.A. contacted by albinfo.ch.

As the ticket burned, she was also tortured to return the luggage already headed for the Aeroplane to Pristina.

I can't even go to Gjilan”

And J.J. From Bujanovac with residence in Gjilan had had the same fate because there was no identification of Serbia. “In the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kosovo, I have been told that I can travel with this document because it is now impossible to receive Serbian identification with the reasoning that I have no residence in Bujanoc, even on land routes I cannot go to Gjilan”, JJ told albinfo.ch.

Travel agencies are also facing such cases every day. “Rinori Travel”, Ismail Aliu, has told of albinfo. What of January 9, 2020, every day one or two travelers who have no ID but only Serbia's passports happen to return.

“Today, a traveler had been forced to travel to Belgrade because there was a case of death, while such cases we have every day and are mostly being damaged by Albanian travelers from the Presevo Valley, who have in a way been banned from travel to Pristina, because most have no IDs and certificates of Serbia”.

Consider what is said in a circuit letter

A circuit letter is being circulated at Cyril Airport with the announcement that citizens of Serbia over the age of 16 should also possess identification for travel.

Serbia's “Citizens 16 or younger should own a birth certificate with a photo for travel.

Also, identity cards or birth certificates issued to the citizens of Serbia must be valid for the period of stay target”, the report said.

“The accession and transit definitions: Passengers issued by Serbia are not allowed to make entry. If you do not allow or return the passenger as a lack of information and possession of relevant documents, the responsibility remains on you, the means do not return”, the release says.

Common Measures

It has been five months and more that Kosovo institutions have imposed reciprocal measures on Serbia.

It is the passports of the citizens of Serbia, who can no longer travel to Pristina International Airport, which is now being applied by Cyril Airport. Serbia's citizens can travel through the airport only if they have an ID, while those under the age of 16 should have the certificate with photographs.

Otherwise, Serbia does not recognise the passports or the state of Kosovo, and to cross any border points linking Kosovo and Serbia to Kosovo citizens must do so only with IDs.