Albania: the essentials

Emergency numbers, the embassies of Albania and Kosovo, visas for both passports and official travel advice for Albania. Every fact has its source and the date we checked it.

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Emergency numbers

• 127Ambulance
• 128Fire
• 112Police

Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) travel advice: Albania — getting help · checked 25 October 2026

Embassies and consulates

For passports, documents and help when you are in trouble.

Missions of Kosovo

Foreign embassies in Albania

Embassies and offices of other countries in Albania. Each country has its own page with the address, contacts, source and the date we checked.

• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• China
• Croatia
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Egypt
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Kuwait
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• North Macedonia
• Poland
• Qatar
• Romania
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Vatican City

Covered from abroad

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Canada
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Lebanon
• Norway
• Panama
• Portugal
• Thailand
• United Arab Emirates

Visas and entry

Rules change. Before any trip, check the official source and your passport expiry date. This is general information, not legal advice.

With a Kosovo passport

No visa needed: Albania lets in visa-free the citizens of countries that are visa-free in Schengen, and Kosovo is on that list. (Entry with an ID card only: not checked yet.)

Source: Ministria për Evropën dhe Punët e Jashtme: Regjimi i vizave për të huajt · checked 25 October 2026

Kosovo is on the EU list of Schengen visa-exempt countries.

Source: European Union: ETIAS — who should apply (list of visa-exempt nationalities) · checked 25 October 2026

Official travel and safety advice

The UK government (FCDO) publishes official advice on safety, local laws, health and risks in Albania. It is written for British travellers, but most of it applies to everyone.

Read the FCDO advice Updated by the FCDO on 15 October 2026

Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) foreign travel advice: Albania · checked 25 October 2026

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