Visa requirements

Passports: A valid passport is required to enter in Albania. Identity cards are not accepted.
Visas: By a Decision of the Prime Minister of the Republic, the citizens of the following countries do not need a visa to enter in Albania:
E.C. Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland , Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus
EFTA Countries : Norway and Switzerland
OTHER : U.S.A., Canada, Turkey, Israel, Japan, South Korea, San Marino, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, Croatia, Malaysia, Bulgaria, Romania.
The citizens of other countries may obtain visa at any entry point by payment: Saudi Arabia, FYR Macedonia, Bahrain, Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt and United Arab Emirates.
The citizens of other countries are required to obtain visas in the embassies of the Republic of Albania or Albanian Consulates in their respective or neighboring countries.

During the summer tourist season, between 1 of June until 30 of September, the Albanian Government provides the following incentives.
All foreign citizens of Albanian nationality can enter in Albania without visa. In such a case identity cards are accepted as valid. Do not need visa for this period of time the citizens from Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia- Herzegovina.


The tax for counselor services

According to the Law nr 8917, date 4.07.2002 for some changes to the law nr 8435, date 28.12.1998 “For the system of taxes to the Republic of Albania” changed with other laws, referring to the annex nr 2 “The tax for counselor services” the following changes are made:

The point 9 is changed as follows:

“The entry tax to the territory of Republic of Albania for overseas citizens, who do not need a visa, organised in tourist groups by Albanian travel agencies will be according to the reciprocity, but not more than 10 Euro. This tax is not subject of implementation for the period from 01 May until 01 November”

the point 10 is changed as follows:
“Individual same day visitors and those organised in one day trips by Albanian travel agencies do not pay a visa tax or entry tax”

(source: the website of Albanian Ministry of Tourism http://www.albaniantourism.com/getalbania.asp?faqja=getalbania4.htm )