| Country | Albania (AL) |
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| Route | Albania Digital Nomad Visa / Digital Mobile Worker Unique Permit |
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| Route family | Remote work |
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| Route type | digital nomad |
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| Summary | Current 2026 guide to Albania's Unique Permit for Digital Mobile Workers, including foreign-work evidence, income/deposit tests, fees and filing steps. |
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| Last verified | 2026-09-18 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 4 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2 |
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| Best-fit work models | Remote employee, Freelancer / contractorSource 1Source 2 |
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| Income requirement | At least 32,000 Albanian lek monthly income per person is one published sufficient-resources alternative.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
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| Savings requirement | An Albanian bank deposit of at least 300,000 Albanian lek per person for one calendar year is the alternative published sufficient-resources test.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
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| Investment requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
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| Government fees | 4,500 Albanian lek for the first Digital Mobile Worker Unique Permit; 2,250 lek for renewal. Other costs are separate.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
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| Processing time | Published Unique Permit review period: 4–12 weeks. A required Type D visa stage is normally up to 15 days after acceptance, extendable to 30 days in exceptional cases.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
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| Validity | The first Digital Mobile Worker Unique Permit is issued for up to one year.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
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| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
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| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
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| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
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| Local-work rules | The category is for remote work for an employer, contractor or client based abroad; it is not the ordinary Albanian-employment route.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
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| Application location | Apply through the e-Albania Unique Permit service. A required Type D visa is handled through the applicable visa process.As of 2026-09-18Source 1Source 2 |
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| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
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| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
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