EU MEMBERS

This package provides full information for EU citizens intending to stay, transit, engage in employment, study, and exit from the Republic of Albania, being. The alien, except for the asylum cases and where otherwise determined by the bilateral or multilateral agreements, must appear in person at the border crossing point following the fulfilment of the conditions, regarding the travel document. Here below, find the detailed procedure on the application for work permit and residency permit, including the responsible authorities, documents, terms and fees.

Residence permit through employment
Residence permit through property
Residence Permit – Family reunification
Residence permit – Study purposes
Residence Permit – Humanitarian grounds
Residence permit-Working in NGO

If you are a citizen from all above-mentioned states, willing to stay in Albania for employment reason for more than 90 days within 180 days, then you should obtain the following listed documents:

Within 8 days period, starting from the moment of your employment (declaration before Albanian Tax Authority) you or your employee are obliged to submit the application for Exemption from Work Permit. If you authorize a third party to do the application on your behalf then it is not necessary for you to be personally present for this procedure.

Afterwards, you will need to submit the Application for Residence Permit before the Border and Migration Offices.
Please note that the application for Residence Permit must be submitted no later than 30 days following your legal LAST ENTRY into Albanian territory.

If you have stayed in Albania more than 30 days please consider to visit one of our border states and re-entering our country in order to have a new entry date in Albania.

Foreigner citizens who are registered as employee in Albania or who are willing to be employed in Albania, according the Law “On Foreigners”, are granted with the right to apply and obtain Albanian Residence Permit. As the procedure differs based on the nationality, kindly find here below an explanation about the procedure for the citizens of the following countries:

STATE
AustriaLuxemburgCzech RepublicPortugalIslandCroatia
CyprusPolandFranceSpainLiechtensteinEstonia
FinlandSloveniaIrelandBulgariaNetherlandGreece
HungaryUnited KingdomLatviaDenmarkRomaniaItaly
KosovoBelgiumMaltaGermanySwedenLithuania
NorwaySlovakiaSwitzerlandUSA *

* Based on Article 147 of Law “On Foreigners” citizens of United States of America are subject of a more favourable regime, based on which they may reside in the Republic of Albania for a period of at least one year, without applying for a residence permit and the initial residence permit for them is issued for a period of five years.

STEPS -Residence permit for self employment reasons

STEPS -Residence permit through property

Foreigner citizens who are owners of a property located in Albania, according the Law “On Foreigners”, are granted with the right to apply and obtain Albanian Residence Permit. As the procedure differs based on the nationality, kindly find here below an explanation about the procedure for the citizens of the countries mentiod above.

If you are a citizen from all above-mentioned states, willing to stay in Albania due to the property that you have bought in Albania for a period of more than 90 days within 180 days, then you should obtain the following listed documents

  • Once you have signed the purchase agreement for a property in Albania and registered as its owner at the Immovable Property Registration Office you are eligible to apply for Residence Permit before the Border and Migration Offices. Please note that the application for Residence Permit must be submitted no later than 30 days following your legal LAST ENTRY into Albanian territory.

  • If you have stayed in Albania more than 30 days, please consider to visit one of our border states and re-entering our country in order to have a new entry date in Albania.

STEPS -Family reunification

Information on applying for a residence permit for family reunification purposes
According to Law no. 108, dated 28.03.2013 “On aliens”, the alien intending to preserve the family unit, whether the family relationship arose before or after the entry of the resident in the Republic of Albania, in the case of family reunification of the alien.

STEPS – Humanitarian grounds

The alien who seek to be issued with a residence permit in the Republic of Albania, shall lodge an application with the local authority responsible for border and migration to obtain a residence permit for humanitarian grounds.

STEPS – Study purposes

The alien who has entered and willing to stay in the territory of the Republic of Albania for study purposes in a public or private educational institution, is granted with the right to apply for a residence permit, according to the general requirements as per articles 34, 37 and 38 of Law No. 108/2013 “On foreigners”.

STEPS – NGO

A foreigner who has entered and resides in the Republic of Albania for professional, commercial and business purposes has the right to apply for a residence permit, in accordance with the general criteria set forth in Law No. 108/2013 on Foreigners.

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