petkostas |
16 Jun 2014 10:41 |
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Originally Posted by duibhceK
(Post 468716)
I'll be tempting fate in a few weeks as I intend to enter Serbia from Kosovo. I think it could work as things have changed a bit ever since Serbia has gained official status as a candidate member of the EU and membership negotiations started in January. One of the conditions for negotations to start was that they would open joint border post together with Kosovan border officials. Also -at least for my country- passports are no longer required to enter Serbia, an electronic ID suffices. So the old reasoning for turning us back no longer applies (it went something like: "Kosovo is Serbian territory but you have no Serbian stamp in your passport, so you are in Serbia illegally and have to leave"). We'll see how it goes and if they still turn me back I'll just have to make a detour via MNE or FYROM.
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Regarding the ID and passports I have to say that this depends on the person n duty.
My friends from Greece entered Kosovo with their ID's after a Balkan tour but they experienced problems, they didn't have any passports with them, it took them a couple of hours to short this out (eventually they let them enter with the ID's after a few calls to officials).
I would suggest carrying a passport as well just to avoid the headaches and unnecessary waiting.
Also entering Serbia from Kosovo is still just a mix of luck, time of year and status, most of the Greek riders are denied access to Serbia if they are in Kosovo that's why we mostly include Kosovo as the last point in our trips (heading from out to Greece), Kosovo and then to FYROM and Greece.
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