Do you need a visa for Albania with a US passport?

Q: Do you need a visa for Albania with a US passport?

Visa-free entry. 360 days. Applications go through Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania. It is the only source that counts.

Entry right

Albania, on a US passport

Visa-free entry.

Length of stay — 360 days.

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What changed

Unchanged between the 12 January 2025 and 17 February 2026 datasets: visa-free, 360 days.

The official portal

Applications go through Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania. It is the only source that counts.

Open the official portal

Staying longer

This country has a scheme for remote workers: Permis unique nomade (2022). It takes over when the entry period is no longer enough.

The other way round

A Albania passport travelling to United States: visa required.

Same region, same passport

Central & Eastern Europe: with a US passport, 18 of the 20 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.

Visa-free (18): Bosnia & Herzegovina (90 d), Bulgaria (90 d), Croatia (90 d), Czech Republic (90 d), Estonia (90 d), Hungary (90 d), Kosovo (90 d), Latvia (90 d), Lithuania (90 d), Moldova (90 d), Montenegro (90 d), North Macedonia (90 d), Poland (90 d), Romania (90 d), Serbia (90 d), Slovakia (90 d), Slovenia (90 d), Ukraine (90 d)
e-visa (1): Belarus
Consulate visa (1): Russia

Once you are there

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What this page does not replace

Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave.

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