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| Field | 🇦🇱AlbaniaAlbania Investor Unique Permit Guide |
|---|---|
| Country | Albania (AL) |
| Route | Albania Investor Unique Permit Guide |
| Route family | Entrepreneur / business |
| Route type | business immigration |
| Summary | Current 2026 guide to Albania's Investor Unique Permit, including the 10,000,000 lek investment threshold, staffing ratio, fees and renewal path. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-18 |
| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2 |
| Best-fit work models | Business owner, InvestorSource 1Source 2 |
| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Investment requirement | Minimum qualifying investment: 10,000,000 Albanian lek. The route also requires five Albanian employees for each foreign national and continuing business, salary and tax-compliance conditions.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
| Government fees | 9,000 lek for the first Investor Unique Permit; 4,500 lek for renewal. Other business, visa, document and residence-card costs are separate.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
| Processing time | Published Unique Permit review period: 4–12 weeks. If a Type D visa is required, the visa stage is published as up to 15 days after acceptance, extendable to 30 days in exceptional cases.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
| Validity | The first Investor Unique Permit is issued for 2 years.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
| Renewal | The investor permit can be renewed for 3 years while the qualifying investment, staffing, salary and business-compliance conditions remain satisfied.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Local-work rules | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Application location | Apply online through the e-Albania Unique Permit service. Investor files are evaluated by the designated investor commission.As of 2026-09-18Source 1Source 2 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | After the second 3-year permit period, permanent-duration status may be issued if the qualifying conditions have not changed. Approval is conditional, not automatic.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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