shqiptarëtAlbanian passport in the USA
Albanian citizens in the USA can apply for a biometric passport or ID card at the Albanian mission. According to the Embassy in Washington, passports and ID cards for the whole of the USA are handled only at the consular office in New York.
This is general information from the official Albanian pages below, not legal advice. For your own case, ask the consular office in New York.
- Biometric passport
- $240 in the USA, according to the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
- ID card
- $18 in the USA.
- Where
- The Albanian consular office in New York, for citizens anywhere in the USA.
- Attendance
- In person only.
- How long
- Documents are produced in Albania, up to 6 weeks from the application date.
Steps
- Apply online
Through the e-Albania service for passport or ID card applications abroad. - Choose a date and time
If you miss the chosen date, you have 5 extra calendar days. - Bring documents
For example your expired passport or ID card; for a first application over 16, an old-style passport, electronic driving licence or another photo document from the USA (if you have one). The consul can generate a birth or family certificate. - Attend in New York
For photo and fingerprints. - Collect the document
The ID card must be activated in person. An adult's passport can be collected by a family member with authorisation, or sent by prepaid post.
Be careful
- Some countries require 6 months' passport validity; renewal is allowed 6 months before expiry.
- If lost: the loss can be reported on e-Albania (the document is issued within 3 days) or by self-declaration at the Embassy/Consulate.
- An ID card not collected within 1 year becomes invalid.
- For children under 16 the passport is valid 5 years; over 16, 10 years.
Kosovo citizens: this page is about Albanian documents. We have not yet published a Kosovo-passport page for the USA. United States: the essentials