Visa requirements for Albanian citizens

An Albanian passport with biometric chip.

Visa requirements for Albanian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other nations placed on citizens of Albania.

In February 2016, holders of an Albanian passport could visit 98 countries and territories visa-free or with visa on arrival, ranking Albania 53rd in the world in terms of travel freedom.^[1] Albanian passport is one of the 5 passports with the most improved rating since 2006.^[2]

Visa requirements map

Visa free (green) and visa on arrival (lime) and eVisa (lightblue) travel for Albanian citizens with ordinary passports

  Albania

  Visa free access

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[3]
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa not required[5]	90 days
Angola	Visa required[6]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[7]	90 days
Argentina	Visa required[8]
Armenia	Visa on arrival[9]	120 days
Australia	Visa required[10]	May apply online.[11]
Austria	Visa not required[12]	90 days within 180 days
Azerbaijan	Visa required[13]
Bahamas	Visa required[14]
Bahrain	Visa required[15]
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[16]	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required[17]	28 days
Belarus	Visa required[18]	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Belgium	Visa not required[19]	90 days within 180 days
Belize	Visa required[20]
Benin	Visa required[21]
Bhutan	Visa required[22]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[23]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[24]	90 days
Botswana	Visa required[25]
Brazil	Visa not required[26]	90 days within 180 days
Brunei	Visa required[27]
Bulgaria	Visa not required[28]	90 days within 180 days
Burkina Faso	Visa required[29]
Burundi	Visa required[30][31]
Cambodia	Visa on arrival[32]	30 days. Visa is also obtainable online.[33]
Cameroon	Visa required[34]
Canada	Visa required[35]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[36]
Central African Republic	Visa required[37]
Chad	Visa required[38]
Chile	Visa not required[39]	90 days
China	Visa required[40]	72-hours visa free visit when in transit at Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Kunming, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi'an and Xiamen. 144-hours visa free visit when in transit at Hangzhou, Nanjing and Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong international airports, Railway Station and port.
Colombia	Visa required[41]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[42]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[43]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[44]
Costa Rica	Visa required[45]
Cote d'Ivoire ! Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[46]
Croatia	Visa not required[47]	90 days within 180 days
Cuba	Visa required !Tourist Card required[48]
Cyprus	Visa not required[49]	90 days within 180 days
Czech Republic	Visa not required[50]	90 days within 180 days
Denmark	Visa not required[51]	90 days within 180 days
Djibouti	Visa on arrival[52]
Dominica	Visa not required[53]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa on arrival !Tourist Card on arrival[54]	90 days (10 USD Tourist Card valid for 30 days must be purchased upon arrival)
Ecuador	Visa not required[55]	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival[56]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa required[57]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[58]
Eritrea	Visa required[59]
Estonia	Visa not required[60]	90 days within 180 days
Ethiopia	Visa required[61]
Fiji	Visa required[62]
Finland	Visa not required[63]	90 days within 180 days
France	Visa not required[64]	90 days within 180 days (in Regions of France)
Gabon	eVisa[65]	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[66]	90 days
Georgia	Visa not required[67]	1 year
Germany	Visa not required[68]	90 days within 180 days
Ghana	Visa required[69]
Greece	Visa not required[70]	90 days within 180 days
Grenada	Visa required[71]
Guatemala	Visa required[72]
Guinea	Visa required[73]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[74]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[75]
Haiti	Visa not required[76]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[77]
Hungary	Visa not required[78]	90 days within 180 days
Iceland	Visa not required[79]	90 days within 180 days
India	e-Tourist Visa[80]	30 days, eTV holders must arrive via 16 designated airports.[81]
Indonesia	Visa not required[82][83]	30 days
Iran	Visa on arrival[84]	30 days[85]
Iraq	Visa required[86]
Ireland	Visa required[87]
Israel	Visa not required[88]	90 days
Italy	Visa not required[89]	90 days within 180 days
Jamaica	Visa on arrival[90]	90 days
Japan	Visa required[91]
Jordan	Visa required[92]
Kazakhstan	Visa required[93]
Kenya	eVisa[94]	3 months
Kiribati	Visa required[95]
North Korea	Visa required[96]
South Korea	Visa not required[97]	30 days
Kuwait	Visa required[98]
Kyrgyzstan	Visa on arrival[99]	1 month. Available at Manas International Airport.
Laos	Visa on arrival[100]	30 days, conditions apply[101]
Latvia	Visa not required[102]	90 days within 180 days
Lebanon	Visa required[103]
Lesotho	Visa required[104]
Liberia	Visa required[105]
Libya	Visa required[106]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[107]	90 days within 180 days
Lithuania	Visa not required[108]	90 days within 180 days
Luxembourg	Visa not required[109]	90 days within 180 days
Macedonia	Visa not required[110]	90 days ID card valid
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[111]	90 days
Malawi	Visa on arrival[112]
Malaysia	Visa not required[113]	3 months
Maldives	Visa on arrival[114]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[115]
Malta	Visa not required[116]	90 days within 180 days
Marshall Islands	Visa required[117]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[118]	Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa on arrival[119][120]	60 days
Mexico	Visa required[121][122]	Visa exemption for permanent residents or valid visa holders of Schengen Area, Canada, Japan, US
Micronesia	Visa not required[123]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[124]	90 days
Monaco	Visa not required[125]	90 days
Mongolia	Visa required[126]
Montenegro	Visa not required[127]	90 days ID card valid
Morocco	Visa required[128]
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[129]	30 days, conditions apply[130]
Myanmar	eVisa[131]	28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports.
Namibia	Visa required[132]
Nauru	Visa required[133]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[134][135]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required[136]	90 days within 180 days (European Netherlands)
New Zealand	Visa required[137]
Nicaragua	Visa required[138]
Niger	Visa required[139]
Nigeria	Visa required[140]
Norway	Visa not required[141]	90 days within 180 days
Oman	Visa required[142]
Pakistan	Visa required[143]	Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.[144]
Palau	Visa on arrival[145]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[146]
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[147]
Paraguay	Visa required[148]
Peru	Visa required[149]
Philippines	Visa required[150]
Poland	Visa not required[151]	90 days within 180 days
Portugal	Visa not required[152]	90 days within 180 days
Qatar	Visa required[153]
Romania	Visa not required[154]	90 days within 180 days
Russia	Visa required[155]
Rwanda	Visa required[156]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa[157]
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[158]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[159]	1 month
Samoa	Visa on arrival !Entry Permit on arrival[160]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[161]	90 days
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa required	Visa is obtained online.[162]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[163]
Senegal	Visa required[164]
Serbia	Visa not required[165]	90 days
Seychelles	Visa on arrival !Visitor's Permit on arrival[166][167][168]	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required[169]
Singapore	Visa not required[170]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required[171]	90 days within 180 days
Slovenia	Visa not required[172]	90 days within 180 days
Solomon Islands	Visa required[173]
Somalia	Visa required[174]	30 days visa on arrival, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.
South Africa	Visa required[175]
South Sudan	Visa required[176]
Spain	Visa not required[177]	90 days within 180 days
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[178][179]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[180]
Suriname	Visa required[181]
Swaziland	Visa required[182]
Sweden	Visa not required[183]	90 days within 180 days
Switzerland	Visa not required[184]	90 days within 180 days
Syria	Visa required[185]
Tajikistan	Visa required[186]
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[187]
Thailand	Visa required[188]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[189]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[190]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[191]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[192]	90 days
Tunisia	Visa required[193]
Turkey	Visa not required[194]	90 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required[195]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[196][197]	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival[198]	May apply online.[199]
Ukraine	Visa required[200]	Invitation letter is not required for Albanian citizens.[201]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[202]
United Kingdom	Visa required[203]
United States	Visa required[204]
Uruguay	Visa required[205]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[206]
Vanuatu	Visa required[207]
Vatican City	Visa not required[208]
Venezuela	Visa required[209]
Vietnam	Visa required[210]	Prearranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc[211] or Da Nang airports. Phú Quốc visa exemption for up to 30 days.[212][213]
Yemen	Visa required[214]
Zambia	Visa on arrival[215][216]	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa[217]

Territories

Visa requirements for Albanian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Europe
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Abkhazia	Visa required[218]
Mount Athos	Special permit required	Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[219][220]
Crimea	Visa not required	Visa policy of Russia is applied.[221]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Visa not required	3 months[222][223]
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	Access Permit required[224]	Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[225]	90 days
Gibraltar	Visa required[226]
Guernsey	Visa required[227]
Isle of Man	Visa required[228]
Jan Mayen	Permit required[229]	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[230] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[231]
Jersey	Visa required[232]
Kosovo	Visa not required[233]	90 days ID card valid
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic	Visa required[234][235]
Russia	Special authorization required	Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[236]
South Ossetia	Visa not required	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[237][238]
Transnistria	Visa not required	Registration required after 24h.[239][240]
Africa
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[241]
Eritrea outside Asmara	Travel permit required	To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[242]
Mayotte	Visa not required[243]	90 days
Réunion	Visa not required[243]	90 days
Ascension Island	Entry Permit required	Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).[244]
Saint Helena	Visitor's Pass required	Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[245]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[246]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[247][248]
Sudan	Travel permit required	All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur	Travel permit required	Separate travel permit is required.[249]
Asia
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Hong Kong	Visa not required[250]	14 days
India PAP/RAP	PAP/RAP required	Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[251][252][253][254][255][256]
Kazakhstan	Special permission required	Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[257]
Kish Island	Visa not required	Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[258]
Macao	Visa not required[259]	90 days
Maldives	Permission required	With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[260]
Palestine	Visa not required[261]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[262]
Taiwan	Visa required[263]
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province	OIVR permit required	OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[264][265][266]
Tibet Autonomous Region	TTP required	Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[267][268][269]
Turkmenistan	Special permit required	A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[270]
Korean Demilitarized Zone	Restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar	Restricted zone.
Yemen	Special permission required	Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[271]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)f
Anguilla	Visa required[272]
Aruba	Visa not required[273][274]	30 days
Bermuda	Visa required[275]
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba	Visa not required[276][277]	90 days
British Virgin Islands	Visa required[278]
Cayman Islands	Visa required[279]
Curacao	Visa not required[280]	90 days
French Guiana	Visa not required[281]	90 days
French West Indies	Visa not required[282]	90 days; French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
Greenland	Visa not required[225]	90 days
Montserrat	Electronic visa[283]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[284]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required[243]	90 days
Sint Maarten	Visa not required[285][286]	90 days
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[287]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[288]
Oceania
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
American Samoa	Entry permit required[289]
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required	Special authorisation required.[290]
Clipperton Island	Special permit required	Special permit required.[291]
Cook Islands	Visa not required[292]	31 days
Lau Province	Special permission required	Special permission required.[293]
French Polynesia	Visa not required[294]	90 days
Guam	Visa required[295]
New Caledonia	Visa not required[243]	90 days
Niue	Visa on arrival[296]	30 days
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[297]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[298][299][300]
Tokelau	Entry permit required[301]
United States Minor Outlying Islands	Special permits required	Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[302][303][304][305][306][307][308]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required[243]	90 days
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Falkland Islands	Visa required[309]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[310][311]
Antarctica		Special permits required for  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[312][313][314][315][316][317][318][319][320][321][322][323]

• Visas for Cambodia, Myanmar, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe and Sri Lanka are obtainable online.^{[324][325][326][327][328][329][330]}

See also

• Visa policy of Albania
• Albanian passport

Notes and References

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