Re: Add Kosovo to country list

Agon R · May 15, 2017 04:38:25 AM

Hello would it be possible to add Kosovo to the country list? For those who don't know Kosovo is a small country in southeastern Europe. **Edited for Community Guidelines**

Edit:

For those in Kosovo and want to get paid via PayPal**
You need to open a PRIMA CARD from BKT and connect PayPal with it,then you will be able to receive money.

Vladimir G · May 15, 2017 04:49:01 AM

Hi Agon,

Currently, there is no updates on having Kosovo listed on the list of countries that a user can select on Upwork.

Agon R · May 15, 2017 04:50:11 AM

Yes I know that's why I'm requesting it to be added, Kosovo is a country and should be listed as such in UpWork.

Preston H · May 15, 2017 05:32:49 AM

I don't know if this has anything to do with Kosovo, but some countries don't allow Upwork, and the U.S. State Department doesn't allow Upwork to do business with some countries. Which is why some countries aren't listed on Upwork. It is usually not a technical oversight.

Agon R · May 15, 2017 05:34:09 AM

Hi thank you for your reply ,I don't think Kosovo would not allow UpWork , not many know what it is here but I would like it to be present in country list as I see no reason for it not to be.

Petra R · May 15, 2017 05:46:48 AM

Some countries are not available because there is no way for freelancers from those countries to receive payment from Upwork which is why it is pointless to add them. I seem to remember that Kosovo was one of those countries.

Agon R · May 15, 2017 05:47:52 AM

Weird, PayPal works here just fine, which is what UpWork can use to send money ?

Petra R · May 15, 2017 05:54:28 AM

@Agon R wrote:
Weird, PayPal works here just fine

Not according to PayPal....

Agon R · May 15, 2017 05:56:31 AM

Not trying to be rude but how come I'm from Kosovo and I have a verifed PayPal account ?

Petra R · May 15, 2017 06:14:49 AM

@Agon R wrote:
Not trying to be rude but how come I'm from Kosovo and I have a verifed PayPal account ?

You are not being rude at all

upwork uses something called "Mass Payment" to send funds, which is why freelancers do not pay a receiving fee to PayPal when they withdraw via PayPal.

Kosovo is not on the list of countries which can receive mass payments.