Visa rules

The visa regime for foreign citizens in the Republic of Albania is provided for by the Law No. 108/13 “On Aliens” and the Decree of the Council of Ministers No. 513/13 “On the Treatment of Foreigners”, as amended.

1) You can enter Albania without a visa:

a) Foreign citizens holding a valid multiple-entry Schengen visa previously used in one of the Schengen states, or foreign citizens holding a valid residence permit in one of the Schengen states;

b) Foreign nationals holding a valid multiple-entry US or UK visa previously used in the respective issuing country, or holding a valid permit to remain in the US or UK.

2) It is possible to enter without a short-term visa (without a type C visa) for tourist reasons from May 15, 2017 to November 1, 2017, citizens of Saudi Arabia, Belarus, Georgia, Qatar, Trinidad Tobacco, Oman, Ukraine, Russia, China;

3) A long-stay visa (type D) is required for all foreign citizens who will stay in Albania for more than 90 days within a six-month period (90/180 days) and will apply for a residence permit at the Migration Service;

4) Table of visa regime for foreigners in the application:    Visa regime for foreign citizens

5) All foreign nationals from countries not included in the table must have a visa before traveling to Albania. They can apply for a visa at the Albanian embassy that is geographically closest to their country of origin or residence;

Visa procedures

1)    Issuance of transit and short-term visas (type C);

2)    Issuance of long-term visas (type D);  

3)    issuance of airport transit visas (type A);

4)    visa application form;

Visa Application

Citizens of countries that require a visa should contact the following Albanian diplomatic missions (citizens of countries that do not have a designated embassy should contact their nearest diplomatic mission):

  • 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
  • Brazil   : 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, Sewer, Rwanda, 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, Uga , Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
  • London   : Belize, Fiji, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Maldives, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Madrid   : Gibraltar, Peru
  • Moscow   : Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
  • New York   : 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