Belgium: the essentials

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

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Emergency numbers

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

Embassies and consulates

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

Missions of Albania

Embassy — Bruksel / Brussels

Avenue Louise 179, 1050 Bruxelles

Phone: +32 2 640 14 22

Consular emergency line: +32 48 540 12 37

Source: Embassy of Albania in Belgium: Contact · checked 26 October 2026

Missions of Kosovo

Embassy — Bruksel / Brussels

Avenue Roger Vandendriessche 38, Brussels

Phone: +32 2 773 27 00

Consular emergency line: +32 487 77 19 34

Source: Ambasadat e Republikës së Kosovës (ambasadat.net): Belgium · checked 25 October 2026

Belgium: embassies and offices in Kosovo and Albania

Belgium in Kosovo

Essentials for Kosovo · All foreign embassies and offices there

Embassy (Diplomatic Office) — Prishtinë / Pristina

Rruga Kuvendi i Bujanit 14, 10000 Prishtinë

Phone: +383 38 518 918

Emergencies: +383 49 154 444

Email: pristina@diplobel.fed.be

kosovo.diplomatie.belgium.be/en

The emergency number is for Belgian citizens outside office hours.

Source: FPS Foreign Affairs – Belgium in Kosovo · checked 26 October 2026

Belgium in Albania

Essentials for Albania · All foreign embassies and offices there

Embassy — Tiranë / Tirana

Rruga Asim Zeneli 10, Tiranë

Email: tirana@diplobel.fed.be

albania.diplomatie.belgium.be/en

Source: FPS Foreign Affairs – Belgium in Albania · checked 26 October 2026

Honorary Consulate — Lushnjë

Rr. Marin Barleti, Lushnjë

Email: consulbelalb@hotmail.com

Source: Ministria për Evropën dhe Punët e Jashtme: Lista diplomatike, shkurt 2026 · checked 26 October 2026

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 an Albanian passport

No visa for short stays: up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Since 10 April 2026 you are registered in the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the border: fingerprints and a photo. ETIAS is not in operation yet; the start date will be announced months in advance.

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

EES has been fully operational since 10 April 2026.

Source: European Commission: the Entry/Exit System is fully operational (10 April 2026) · checked 25 October 2026

With a Kosovo passport

No visa for short stays: up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Since 10 April 2026 you are registered in the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the border: fingerprints and a photo. ETIAS is not in operation yet; the start date will be announced months in advance.

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

EES has been fully operational since 10 April 2026.

Source: European Commission: the Entry/Exit System is fully operational (10 April 2026) · checked 25 October 2026

Kosovo passports have been visa-free in the Schengen area since 1 January 2024.

Source: Ambasada Gjermane në Prishtinë: Pyetje të shpeshta për lirinë e vizave · checked 25 October 2026

Official travel and safety advice

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

Read the FCDO advice Updated by the FCDO on 17 October 2026

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

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