If you are a citizen of any of the above-mentioned states, employed and willing to stay in Albania more than 90 days within 180 days, then you should follow the below steps and obtain the following listed documents:

1. For the citizens of the above-mentioned states who are willing to be employed in Albania, please note that they may sign the Employment Agreement with an Albanian company only if the company has published in the Local Labor Office the notice for Vacancy Position for at least 4 weeks and within this period no offer for employment from the Labor Office has been provided. After fulfilling the condition mentioned in the first sentence, the employer has the right to sign the Employment Agreement and the foreigner or his/her representatives (by means of Power of Attorney) within 8 days period should submit the application for Work Permit.

2. Upon the issue of the Work Permit document (which is issued within 30 days), you have the right to apply for Type D visa before the Albanian Embassy / Consulate located in the cities as specified in the table above. For this procedure the main document needed is the Invitation Letter which is provided from an Albanian citizen or a foreigner with Albanian Residence Permit (respectively 1-year Residence Permit).

 3. After obtaining the Type D visa and entering Albania territory, the foreigner should 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 his/her LAST ENTRY in Albanian territory.If the foreigner has stayed in Albania more than 30 days please consider to visit one of our border states and reentering our country in order to have a new entry date in Albania.

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.

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”.