Albania: Current information on the law on and penalty for overstaying an exit visa
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ALB15188 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Albania: Current information on the law on and penalty for overstaying an exit visa, 1 September 1993, ALB15188, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abe458.html [accessed 8 October 2022] |
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Please find attached a copy of the article originally included with Response to Information Request ALB10067 of 14 January 1992, which reports that Albanian citizens who want to travel abroad no longer require Albanian visas (ATA 27 July 1991). The report adds that "Albanian nationals residing in other countries and the foreigners of Albanian nationality residing abroad" will be granted visas to enter and leave the Republic of Albania at the "border police points" where they must present "the official document which proves their Albanian nationality" (Ibid.).
According to the secretary of the Embassy of Albania in Washington, DC, Albanians currently do not require an exit visa to leave the country and face no restrictions or limits for travelling abroad other than the requirement of a valid passport (3 Sept. 1993).
The attached ATA article dated 18 January 1993 reports that border police had come across falsified passports and had also detained a number of people who had no documents. The article does not mention exit visas, however.
An October 1991 article reports on the approval of a law on the "employment of Albanian citizens outside the territory of the Republic of Albania" (Radio Tirana Network 14 Oct. 1991). The article, however, provides no details on whether the approved law referred to Albanian visa requirements, and a copy of the law could not be found among the available sources.
Additional and/or corroborating information could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.
References
ATA [Tirana, in English]. 18 January 1993. "Border Police Chief Views Control Measures." (FBIS-EEU-93-012 21 Jan. 1993, p. 8)
_____. 27 July 1991. "Government Eases Visa Restrictions for Citizens." (FBIS-EEU-91-145 29 July 1991, p. 3).
Embassy of Albania, Washington, DC. 3 September 1993. Telephone interview with secretary.
Radio Tirana Network [Tirana, in Albanian]. 14 October 1991. "Alia Signs Trade Union, Economic Emigration Laws." (FBIS-EEU-91-200 16 Oct. 1991, p. 1)
Attachments
ATA [Tirana, in English]. 18 January 1993. "Border Police Chief Views Control Measures." (FBIS-EEU-93-012 21 Jan. 1993, p. 8)
_____. 27 July 1991. "Government Eases Visa Restrictions for Citizens." (FBIS-EEU-91-145 29 July 1991, p. 3).
Radio Tirana Network [Tirana, in Albanian]. 14 October 1991. "Alia Signs Trade Union, Economic Emigration Laws." (FBIS-EEU-91-200 16 Oct. 1991, p. 1)
