What the Monaco visa rules mean for Albania travellers
Albania citizens can enter Monaco without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Albania passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Monaco applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government says Monaco follows Schengen area rules: your passport must have a date of issue less than 10 years before the date you arrive and an expiry date at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the S…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Travel insurance: The UK government says France handles immigration matters for Monaco and that at border control you may need to show proof of your travel insurance. France's Service-Public lists, among the conditions a foreigner must a…
- Return or onward ticket: No Monegasque source we could read states an onward-ticket requirement. The UK government says Monaco follows Schengen area rules and that at border control you may need to show a return or onward ticket.
Monaco entry rules compared
Monaco lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Albania citizens are treated the same way as Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria. Overall the Albania passport ranks #87 in the world with 74 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Albania passport you can also visit 44 countries in the region without a visa, including Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria and Belarus.
In the other direction, Monaco citizens can visit Albania visa-free for up to 90 days.