Jump to content

Visa policy of Albania

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 217.12.125.61 (talk) at 12:09, 24 December 2023 (→Visa exemption: Correction). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Politics of Albania
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations
 Albania  • icon Politics portal
Entry stamp of Albania

Visitors to Albania must obtain a visa from one of the Albanian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or are qualified for visa-free entry.[1][2]

Entering with a passport is required. Citizens from certain countries or territories, however, are eligible for visa-free travel with only their ID cards in lieu of their passports.[3] Passports must be valid for at least 3 months from the date of arrival.[4]

The visa policy of Albania is based on the by Law Nr. 108/2013 “On foreign citizens”, amended and the Decision of the Council of Ministers Nr. 513/2013 “On criteria and procedures for entry, stay and treatment of foreign citizens”, amended.

The visa policy of Albania is similar to the visa policy of the Schengen Area. It grants 90-day visa-free entry to all Schengen Annex II nationalities, except for Dominica, East Timor, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. It also grants visa-free entry to nine additional countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait and Turkey.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Albania

Visa exemption

Holders of passports (or for certain jurisdictions, ID cards) of the following 88 jurisdictions can enter Albania without a visa for a stay up to the duration listed below:[5][1]

1 year
90 days
30 days (up to 90 days within any 1 calendar year)

ID — May enter Albania using a national ID card or an Irish passport card in lieu of a passport.
ID1 — May enter Albania using a biometric national ID card in lieu of a passport.
ID2 — May enter Albania using a permanent identity card in lieu of a passport.
3 — Citizens of these countries or territories staying for more than 90 days within 180 days are required to obtain a type "D" visa.
4 — Countries whose citizens can enter without visas due to the "visa liberalization with the Schengen area".

Temporary visa-free access

From 20 April 2023 to 31 December 2023, nationals of the following 5 countries can also enter without a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days within any 180 days, provided they present a valid passport:[6]

Substitute visas

Any visitor who holds a valid, multiple-entry and previously used visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen area country, United States, or the United Kingdom can enter Albania without a visa for 90 days. Visa must have been used at least once before arrival to Albania. The visa exemption also applies to valid Green Card holders, holders of resident permits issued by a Schengen country, or holders of refugee and stateless travel documents issued by an EU or EFTA member state. (And there are some more visa exemptions.)[1][7][8][9][10]

Visitors of Albanian ethnicity do not require a visa to enter Albania for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days.

Recent and future changes

Non-ordinary passports

Additionally, holders of diplomatic or service passports from Algeria, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Vietnam and holders of diplomatic passports of Tunisia do not require a visa to visit Albania.

Reciprocity

Main article: Visa requirements for Albanian citizens

Albanian citizens can enter without a visa some of the countries whose citizens are granted visa-free access to Albania but require a visa for Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Brunei, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Japan, Kuwait, Mauritius (grants visa on arrival), Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, and Venezuela.

Visa application

Citizens of the countries requiring visas should apply at the following diplomatic missions of Albania (citizens of countries without an assigned embassy should contact the geographically nearest diplomatic mission):[11]

  • Abu Dhabi: Oman, Yemen
  • Ankara: Afghanistan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  • Beijing: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Brasilia: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Peru, Suriname
  • Bucharest: Liberia, Morocco, Palestine
  • Cairo: Cameroon, Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Doha: Bahrain, Qatar
  • Istanbul: Afghanistan, Congo, Georgia, Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • London: Belize, Fiji, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Maldives, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Madrid: Gibraltar, Peru
  • Moscow: Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • New York City: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica
  • Paris: Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Morocco, Senegal
  • Riyadh: Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen
  • Rome: Angola, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Mali, South Africa
  • Sofia: Cuba, North Korea
  • Tokyo: Fiji
  • Warsaw: Belarus

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "US Department of State - Country Information for Albania - Entry Requirements". Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  3. ^ "Visa regime for foreign citizens" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Albania). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ "Who can enter Albania without a Visa".
  6. ^ "Visa regime for foreign citizens" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Albania). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Visa regime for foreign citizens". punetejashtme.gov.al. Retrieved 2022-10-23. CAN ENTER ALBANIA WITHOUT A VISA: — Foreign citizens who have a valid, multiple-entry Schengen visa, which has been previously used in one of the Schengen states, or foreign citizens who have a valid permit of stay in one of the Schengen states; — Foreign citizens who have a valid, multiple-entry US or UK visa, which has been previously used in the respective country of issuance, or have valid permit of stay in the US or UK.
  8. ^ "Regjimi i vizave për të huajt". punetejashtme.gov.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  9. ^ "VISA REGIME FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS" (PDF). punetejashtme.gov.al. 2022-10-11. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  10. ^ "REGJIMI I VIZAVE PËR SHTETASIT E HUAJ" (PDF). punetejashtme.gov.al (in Albanian). 2022-10-11. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Albania.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Visa_policy_of_Albania&oldid=1191586529"