visa waiver – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:14:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Albania suspends agreement on visa waiver for Belarus https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/04/24/albania-suspends-agreement-on-visa-waiver-for-belarus/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/04/24/albania-suspends-agreement-on-visa-waiver-for-belarus/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:14:56 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=262144 TIRANA, April 26 /ATA/ – Albanian government has decided to fully suspend an agreement with Belarus envisaging a mutual visa waiver for the citizens of both countries.

The decision was approved on Thursday in accordance with the law on the international agreements and treaties in the Republic of Albania, proposed by the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

The government approved revocation of the decision “On the partial suspension of the agreement between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and the government of the Republic of Belarus, on the reciprocal abolition of visa requirements.”

The decision enters into force immediately.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/04/24/albania-suspends-agreement-on-visa-waiver-for-belarus/feed/ 0 Albania lifts tourist visa requirements for citizens from five countries https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/04/09/albania-lifts-tourist-visa-requirements-for-citizens-from-five-countries/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/04/09/albania-lifts-tourist-visa-requirements-for-citizens-from-five-countries/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:11:45 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=260850 TIRANA, April 9 /ATA/ – Albanian government has approved a temporary waiver of tourist visa requirements for visitors from five Asian and Gulf countries.

The Council of Ministers decided Wednesday to lift visa requirements for citizens of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Thailand, and Indonesia, who would visit Albania for tourism purposes.

Under the government decision, citizens from these five countries will be allowed to enter Albania with only a passport for tourism purposes between April 15 and December 31, 2025.

The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Interior are tasked with implementing the decision.

The decision will enter into force once it is published on the Official Gazette.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/04/09/albania-lifts-tourist-visa-requirements-for-citizens-from-five-countries/feed/ 0 Kosovo and Israel sign visa waiver agreement https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/06/18/kosovo-and-israel-sign-visa-waiver-agreement/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/06/18/kosovo-and-israel-sign-visa-waiver-agreement/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:36:32 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=237645 PRISTINA, June 18 /ATA/ – Israel has lifted visa requirements for the Kosovo citizens, becoming the 50 country to allow visa-free travel for Kosovo travellers.

The visa waiver agreement between Kosovo and Israel was signed by Kosovo’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, Donika Gërvalla, and the Israel’s Interior Minister Moshe Arbel during a ceremony in Pristina on Tuesday.

Under the agreement Citizens of Kosovo and Israel will be able to visit the other nation without visas.

The agreement comes just over three years after Kosovo and Israel formally established diplomatic ties in February 2021, with Israel being the 117th country to recognize Kosovo’s sovereignty.

Earlier today, Arbel was received by Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

Kosovo and Israel established diplomatic ties in February 2021.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/06/18/kosovo-and-israel-sign-visa-waiver-agreement/feed/ 0 Albanian citizens will travel to Azerbaijan without visas as of today https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/06/15/albanian-citizens-will-travel-to-azerbaijan-without-visas-as-of-today/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/06/15/albanian-citizens-will-travel-to-azerbaijan-without-visas-as-of-today/#respond Sat, 15 Jun 2024 15:12:11 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=237483 TIRANA, June 15 /ATA/ – As of today, Albanian citizens will travel to Azerbaijan without a visa requirement, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Albania,  Anar Huseynov announced in a post on social media X on Saturday.

A visa waiver agreement was signed on March 1, 2024, in a ceremony attended also by Prime Minister Edi Rama during an official visit to Baku to discuss fresh cooperation opportunities in tourism, economic development and energy.

The agreement on the mutual abolition of visas for citizens of both countries was signed by the then Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Besart Kadia, and the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Fariz Rzayev.

The agreement on lifting visa requirements for holders of standard international passports will bolster economic ties, facilitate greater people-to-people contacts and cooperation between the two countries that has gained significant momentum particularly this year, when Azerbaijan opened embassy in Tirana and Albania will open its embassy in Baku this fall.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/06/15/albanian-citizens-will-travel-to-azerbaijan-without-visas-as-of-today/feed/ 0 Albania partially suspends visa-free travel with Belarus https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/05/15/albania-partially-suspends-visa-free-travel-with-belarus/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/05/15/albania-partially-suspends-visa-free-travel-with-belarus/#respond Wed, 15 May 2024 19:15:30 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=234777 TIRANA, May 15 /ATA/ – Albania has decided to partially suspend the visa visa-free travel agreement.

The Council of Ministers decided on Wednesday to partially suspend the intergovernmental agreement on the mutual cancellation of visa requirements under a proposal by the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

According to the decision, the partial suspension applies to the diplomatic and service passport holders.

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