# Visa policy of Albania

The visa policy of Albania allows citizens of certain countries to enter Albania without a visa. Citizens of certain other countries must obtain a visa from one of the Albanian diplomatic missions. Alternatively, they may obtain an electronic visa.
All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 3 months. However, citizens of certain countries or territories are entitled to visa-free entry with an ID card in lieu of a passport.
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 8 additional countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kuwait and Turkey.

## Visa exemption
### Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Albania without a visa for the following period:
| Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda$^3$ $^4$  Argentina  Armenia$^3$  Australia  Azerbaijan$^3$  Bahamas$^3$ $^4$  Barbados$^3$ $^4$  Bosnia and Herzegovina$^{ID}$  Brazil$^3$ $^4$  Brunei$^3$ $^4$  Canada  Chile$^3$ $^4$  China$^3$  Colombia$^3$ $^4$ | Costa Rica$^3$ $^4$  El Salvador$^3$ $^4$  Georgia$^3$ $^4$  Guatemala$^3$ $^4$  Honduras$^3$ $^4$  Hong Kong$^{ID2}$ $^3$  Iceland$^{ID}$  Israel  Japan  Kazakhstan$^{ID}$ $^5$  Kosovo$^{ID}$  Kuwait$^3$  Liechtenstein$^{ID}$  Macao$^3$ $^4$  Malaysia | Mauritius$^3$ $^4$  Mexico$^3$ $^4$  Moldova$^3$ $^4$  Monaco$^{ID}$  Montenegro$^{ID}$  New Zealand  Nicaragua$^3$ $^4$  North Macedonia$^{ID}$  Norway$^{ID}$  Panama$^3$ $^4$  Paraguay$^3$ $^4$  Peru$^3$ $^4$  Saint Kitts and Nevis$^3$  San Marino$^{ID}$  Serbia$^{ID1}$ | Seychelles$^3$ $^4$  Singapore$^{ID}$  South Korea$^{ID}$  Switzerland$^{ID}$  Taiwan  Trinidad and Tobago$^3$ $^4$  Turkey$^3$  Ukraine$^3$  United Arab Emirates$^3$  United Kingdom$^{ID}$  Uruguay$^3$ $^4$  Vatican City$^{ID}$  Venezuela$^3$ $^4$ |
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### Substitute visa

Any visitor who holds a valid, multiple-entry and previously used visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen area country, United States, Cyprus, Ireland 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.)
Visitors of Albanian ethnicity do not require a visa to enter Albania for a maximum stay of 90 days within any 180-day period.

### Non-ordinary passports

In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, holders of diplomatic, official or service passports from Algeria, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam and holders of diplomatic passports of Tunisia do not require a visa to visit Albania.

### Future changes

Albania has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:
| Country | Passports | Agreement signed on |
| Kyrgyzstan | Diplomatic, service | September 2024 |
| Nicaragua | All | September 2024 |
| Morocco | Ordinary | Unilateral decision by Morocco |

### Reciprocity

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

## Electronic Visa (eVisa)

Citizens of other countries may obtain an eVisa.