 On 4 November 2016, FIFA accepted Berisha's request to play for Kosovo.On 20 March 2017, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Iceland, making his debut after being named in the starting line-up.On 11 June 2017, after the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Turkey, Berisha decided to step down from international duty because he felt Albert Bunjaki, the Kosovo coach, was the worst coach he had ever worked with and accused Bunjaki of not giving him any reason as to why he was not being selected.