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Old 10 Apr 2017
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No problem with the route you are planning but once you have a Kosovan stamp in your passport you will not be able to enter Serbia with it, also note there is a small Serbian enclave between Kosovo and Montenegro totally detached from Serbia which you will need to avoid but if you do stumble upon it they will turn you back and a short detour will get you into Montenegro.
I came the opposite way in 2010, from Serbia through Kosovo and into Albania. It was all really easy. In fact if I remember correctly the border guard going into Kosovo told me I needed to buy insurance but after I said I had a green card he studied the back of said green card and informed me because I had Serbia listed I didn't need to buy because they had an "agreement" as in Serbia covered Kosovo...?.....Is it different going the other way..??
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Is it different going the other way..??
Yes, it is different. They, (Serbia) will not let you in unless you have entered previously in Kosovo from Serbia.
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Yes, it is different. They, (Serbia) will not let you in unless you have entered previously in Kosovo from Serbia.
So you can go direct from Serbia into Kosovo but not from Kosovo into Serbia unless you previously got into Kosovo from Serbia ?
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So you can go direct from Serbia into Kosovo but not from Kosovo into Serbia unless you previously got into Kosovo from Serbia ?
The problem was having a Kosovan stamp in our passports which invalidates it for entry to Serbia, we were told we could come in if we had other recognised ID without a stamp and I had a second passport but my travelling companion did not.
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So you can go direct from Serbia into Kosovo but not from Kosovo into Serbia unless you previously got into Kosovo from Serbia ?
Sorry for my English. Yes.
Or for some countries... you can play with the rules and use your ID card to enter into Kosovo (if your country has that kind of agreement with Kosovo) and later, on Serbian side of border use your passport. Or vice versa. As M M already explained.
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Sorry for my English.
Hey it's way better than my Macedonian !
Good info though, from you and MM. Small details that cause big hassles so good to know. It's funny I rode that way without any real planning other than getting every place I could think of that my insurance agreed to listed on my green card, without knowing any of these border details and had no problems! Lucky I didn't go in the opposite direction eh!!
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If you find a UK insurer that issues a Green Card for the Balkan countries please post details; every one I have contacted will not offer such a document.
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If you find a UK insurer that issues a Green Card for the Balkan countries please post details; every one I have contacted will not offer such a document.
I doubt (although some may know different) you will be able to just purchase a green card from an insurer that your not already with for your main policy. Your best chance is to get your current insurer to extend your cover. So if your already covered by a company that won't extend it for you it may mean changing your insurer. I always ask what countries any company will offer a green card for when getting quotes. They change where they will cover from time to time too, depending on current events. Your best bet is to speak to one of the big brokers and tell them you want a company who will extend cover for the Balkans, ask them for a list of countries they're prepared to offer a green card for. Groupama used to be quite good, they were taken over by Ageas and only work through brokers...They all have length of trip limits as well so that may or may not be a problem for you.
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