A visa is issued up to 15 days from the acceptance of the application and in exceptional cases may take up to 30 days.
For children under 18 years, a statement expressing the consent of a parent or legal guardian of the child for the trip, or the person responsible is required.
After the rejection of the stamp visa and e-visa, the foreigner has the right to reapply only after he has closed the appeal procedures, in case he has exercised this right or, if three months have passed from the date of receipt of the refusal decision.
Obtaining a visa is not a guarantee that a foreigner is allowed to enter the Republic of Albania.
Foreigners coming from countries affected by the epidemic or disease, at the Border Crossing Point can be requested to provide the original international vaccination card.
People with dual nationality should choose the nationality according to the passport to be used for the travel. If the country of travel document registered on the e-visa is different than the passport carried; the e-Visa will be invalid. By travel document, we mean passports and ID cards(for the citizens of specific countries) . Other travel documents are not acceptable for an e-Visa application.
Referring to article 28 (5), law 79/2021 “On foreigners”: Payment for visa stamp and e-visa and service is not returned in cases of refusal to issue a visa stamp and e-visa.