Albania visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Albania

Q: What documents do I need to enter Albania?

Passport validity: If you do not need a visa, your passport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond your intended departure from Albania and must have been issued within the previous 10 years. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Albania. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return ticket is required. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states that proof of funds is required.

Q: How long can I stay in Albania without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

Q: How many countries can visit Albania without a visa?

102 of 198 passports can enter Albania visa-free (52%). 96 can apply online (eVisa or eTA), and 0 need a visa from an embassy.

Most travellers can visit Albania without a visa: 102 of 198 passports enter visa-free, usually for 90 days.

Albania's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs says nationals of countries that may enter and stay visa-free in the Schengen Area enter Albania visa-free, as do holders of a valid multiple-entry Schengen, EU, US or UK visa that has already been used. Those who need a visa apply online in the electronic visa system or in person at an Albanian diplomatic mission or consular post.

Check your passport

Your passport

Destination

102

Passports visa-free

eVisa or eTA online

Embassy visa required

Do I need a visa for Albania? Quick answers

Another passport? Use the checker or find it in the table below.

Visa for Albania — requirements summary

Visa-free: 102 (52%)
eVisa: 96 (48%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Albania, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Algeria	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Angola	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Armenia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Austria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bahamas	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bahrain	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Bangladesh	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belarus	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Belgium	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belize	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Benin	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Bhutan	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Bolivia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Botswana	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Burkina Faso	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Burundi	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Cambodia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Cameroon	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cape Verde	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Central African Republic	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Chad	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
China	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Colombia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Comoros	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Croatia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cuba	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Cyprus	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Czechia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Denmark	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Djibouti	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Dominica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Dominican Republic	eVisa	90 days	Details →
DR Congo	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Ecuador	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Egypt	eVisa	90 days	Details →
El Salvador	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Eritrea	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Estonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Eswatini	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Ethiopia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Fiji	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Finland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
France	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Gabon	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Gambia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Georgia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Germany	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ghana	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Greece	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guatemala	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guinea	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Guyana	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Haiti	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Honduras	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hungary	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Iceland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
India	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Indonesia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Iran	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Iraq	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Ireland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Italy	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jamaica	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jordan	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kenya	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Kiribati	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kosovo	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kuwait	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Laos	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Latvia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lebanon	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Lesotho	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Liberia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Libya	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lithuania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Macau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Madagascar	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Malawi	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Maldives	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Mali	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Malta	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mauritania	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Mauritius	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mexico	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Micronesia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Moldova	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mongolia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Montenegro	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Morocco	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Mozambique	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Myanmar	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Namibia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Nauru	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nepal	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Netherlands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Niger	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Nigeria	eVisa	90 days	Details →
North Korea	eVisa	90 days	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Norway	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Oman	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Pakistan	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Palau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Palestine	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Panama	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Papua New Guinea	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Paraguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Peru	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Philippines	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Poland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Portugal	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Qatar	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Republic of the Congo	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Romania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Russia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Rwanda	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Samoa	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Senegal	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Serbia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sierra Leone	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovakia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovenia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Somalia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
South Africa	eVisa	90 days	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
South Sudan	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Spain	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sri Lanka	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Sudan	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Suriname	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Sweden	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Switzerland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Syria	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Taiwan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tajikistan	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Tanzania	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Thailand	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Togo	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Tonga	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tunisia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Türkiye	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Turkmenistan	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uganda	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Ukraine	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	—	Details →
Uruguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uzbekistan	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Vanuatu	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Venezuela	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vietnam	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Yemen	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Zambia	eVisa	90 days	Details →
Zimbabwe	eVisa	90 days	Details →

Albania visa types, fees and processing times

Type “C” visa (short stay)

eVisa

Max stay: 90 days

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Documents (9)

Copy of your passport (if applicable)
Photograph (if applicable)
Proof of employment (if applicable)
Accommodation booking or invitation from your host (if applicable)
Proof of sufficient funds (if applicable)
Full bank statement for the last 12 months (if applicable)
Round-trip ticket reservation (if applicable)
Residence permit or previous visa (if applicable)
Consent of a parent or legal guardian (if applicable)

Official application site →

Type “D” visa (long stay)

eVisa

Max stay: 90 days
Valid for: 365 days

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Official application site →

Entry requirements for Albania

Passport validity

3 months

If you do not need a visa, your passport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond your intended departure from Albania and must have been issued within the previous 10 years. If you need a visa, it must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the expiry of the visa and have at least 2 blank pages.

Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania — visa regime for foreign citizens✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

WHO lists Albania as requiring a yellow fever vaccination certificate from travellers aged one year and over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.

WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1 — countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Albania.

UK FCDO — Albania travel advice: health✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states that a return ticket is required. Albania's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs says that during border checks the authorities may require a foreign national to present, as applicable, documents that include a return ticket or return travel reservation and a document confirming accommodation for the stay.

Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania — visa regime for foreign citizens✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

ALL 5,000

No official source we could read states that proof of funds is required. Albania's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs says that during border checks the authorities may require a foreign national to present, as applicable, a document demonstrating sufficient financial means for the stay and the return to the country of origin, or for transit to a third country; the indicative amount is ALL 5,000 for each day of stay for adults and ALL 2,500 for minors.

Albania Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs — e-Visa, Apply page (documentation required for entry; documents for a tourism visa, type C)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

3 months

Under Law No 79/2021 on Foreigners, a foreigner who exceeds the permitted stay but leaves voluntarily before the authorities order removal is fined 50,000 lek, or 100,000 lek if the overstay is longer than one month. The border and migration authority issues a removal order when a foreigner no longer meets the conditions of stay, and the entry ban that may follow is decided case by case, from 3 months to 5 years. A single-entry visa includes a 15-day period of exemption from the overstay penalty.

Albanian State Police (asp.gov.al) — Law No 79/2021 'On Foreigners', consolidated with Law 43/2025 (PDF)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

EUR 10,000

Cash and other monetary instruments worth EUR 10,000 or more (or the equivalent in other currencies) must be declared to customs on entry and exit.

General Directorate of Customs of Albania — Declaring money (Deklarimi i Parave)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Albania visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

102

Most common: Visa-free

Least common: eVisa

52%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

90 days · 101 passports

Understanding Albania visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Albania for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa-free, which applies to 102 passports (52%). 52% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is eVisa (96 passports).

Entry categories for Albania

Visa-free entry: 102 passports can enter without a visa, for up to 90 days.
eVisa: 96 passports can apply for an electronic visa online.

What else you need to enter Albania

Passport validity: If you do not need a visa, your passport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond your intended departure from Albania and must have been issued within the previous 10 years.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Albania.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return ticket is required.
Proof of funds: No official source we could read states that proof of funds is required.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Albania or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Albania visas

Do I need a visa for Albania?

Albania's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs says nationals of countries that may enter and stay visa-free in the Schengen Area do not need a visa, and that if your nationality is not included in its visa-regime table you must obtain a visa before travelling. You apply online in the electronic visa system or in person at an Albanian diplomatic mission or consular post. Holders of a valid, already-used multiple-entry Schengen, EU, US or UK visa may also enter visa-free.

How long can US citizens stay in Albania?

No official source we could read states how long US citizens may stay.

Can I enter Albania with a Schengen visa?

Yes, if it is a valid multiple-entry Schengen visa that you have already used in a Schengen country, or a valid Schengen residence permit; the same applies to a used multiple-entry visa or a residence permit from an EU state, the US or the UK. You must leave Albania no later than 3 days before it expires. The exemption does not apply to Iranian nationals, who need a visa in all cases.

What currency is used in Albania, and can I pay in euros?

The Government of Canada says the currency of Albania is the lek (ALL), that credit cards are accepted in major cities, and that cash is required for small purchases and for purchases over 1,000 lek; it advises carrying cash in rural areas. No official source we could read describes paying in euros.

Do US citizens need a visa for Albania?

US citizens can visit Albania visa-free. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Albania?

UK citizens can visit Albania visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Albania?

German citizens can visit Albania visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Albania?

Passport validity: If you do not need a visa, your passport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond your intended departure from Albania and must have been issued within the previous 10 years. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Albania. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return ticket is required. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states that proof of funds is required.

How long can I stay in Albania without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

How many countries can visit Albania without a visa?

102 of 198 passports can enter Albania visa-free (52%). 96 can apply online (eVisa or eTA), and 0 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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Where can Albania citizens travel visa-free?

Albania passport holders can visit 74 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.

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