Visa requirements for Albania

Most visitors need an e-Visa for Albania, applied for online before travel. 66 enter visa-free.

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Rules by passport

Visa-free (66)

Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Barbados
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominica
El Salvador
Georgia
Grenada
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong Kong
Israel
Japan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Macao
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Nauru
New Zealand
Nicaragua
North Macedonia
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Qatar
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
the Bahamas
the Marshall Islands
the Seychelles
the Solomon Islands
the United Arab Emirates
the United Kingdom
the United States
the Vatican City
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Ukraine
Uruguay
Venezuela

Checked against Albanian Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, European Union (EUR-Lex), Albanian Embassy in the Netherlands (archived) on October 10, 2026.

E-Visa (133)

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad
China
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Ecuador
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Papua New Guinea
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
the Central African Republic
the Comoros
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Dominican Republic
the Gambia
the Maldives
the Netherlands
the Philippines
the Republic of the Congo
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Checked against Albanian Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, European Union (EUR-Lex), Albanian Embassy in the Netherlands (archived) on October 10, 2026.

Visa fees for Albania

E-Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. No official universal fee schedule published; e-visa fees are reciprocal and shown per nationality on the portal during application. Checked: Albanian Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Albanian e-Visa portal.

Processing times

E-Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No official processing time published on the MFA visa page or portal front page. Checked: Albanian Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Albanian e-Visa portal.

Apply through official channels

Start the official Albanian e-Visa portal Portal handles Type C and Type D applications online; linked directly from the MFA visa regime page.

Travel insurance for Albania

Travel insurance

Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Albania, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.

Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Albania and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Albania it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.

Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.

Sources and verification

199 of 199 passport rules verified against Albanian Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, European Union (EUR-Lex), Albanian Embassy in the Netherlands (archived), 0 with no official source publishing the rule.

Albanian Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (checked October 10, 2026)
European Union (EUR-Lex) (checked October 10, 2026)
Albanian Embassy in the Netherlands (archived) (checked October 10, 2026)

Common questions

Do I need a visa for Albania?

It depends on your passport. 66 of 199 passports enter Albania visa-free; 133 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.

Do I need travel insurance for Albania?

No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Albania, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.