Travelling to Albania
Entry requirements by nationality
- Argentina: visa-free short stay
- Australia: visa-free short stay
- Brazil: visa-free short stay
- Canada: visa-free short stay
- Chile: visa-free short stay
- China: visa-free short stay
- France: visa-free short stay
- Germany: visa-free short stay
- Israel: visa-free short stay
- Italy: visa-free short stay
- Japan: visa-free short stay
- Malaysia: visa-free short stay
- Mexico: visa-free short stay
- Netherlands: visa-free short stay
- New Zealand: visa-free short stay
- Singapore: visa-free short stay
- South Korea: visa-free short stay
- Spain: visa-free short stay
- Ukraine: visa-free short stay
- United Kingdom: visa-free short stay
- United States: visa-free short stay — up to 365 days per visit
What you can bring
- Alcohol: allowed, within limits — Duty-free per traveler 17 or older: 1 litre of spirits over 22% ABV, OR 2 litres of beverages up to 22% ABV and sparkling wines, PLUS (separately) 2 litres of still wine and 10 litres of beer. "No relief for alcohol and tobacco shall be granted to travellers under 17 years old."Detailscompare everywhere →
- Cannabis: prohibited — Covered by the same blanket ban as other narcotics: "It is prohibited the import, export, transit of narcotics and psychotropic substances," which explicitly extends to "plants, narcotic medicaments and psychotropic substances of natural or synthetic nature." A criminal offense under Albanian Criminal Law.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Cash: allowed, must be declared — Travelers entering or leaving Albania "are obliged to declare the amounts in cash, any type of instrument negotiable of the holder, metals or precious stones, valuables and antiques, starting from the amount of 10,000 euros or its equivalent in other currencies."Detailscompare everywhere →
- CBD: prohibited — Not named specifically, but falls under the Customs Authority's blanket ban on importing "plants, narcotic medicaments and psychotropic substances of natural or synthetic nature, their materials and their preparations" — the same provision covering cannabis generally.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Controlled medication: prohibited — The Customs Authority's own prohibitions page states plainly: "It is prohibited the import, export, transit of narcotics and psychotropic substances" — a criminal offense under Albanian Criminal Law — and this explicitly extends to "plants, narcotic medicaments and psychotropic substances of natural or synthetic nature, their materials and their preparations."Detailscompare everywhere →
- E-cigarettes: depends on specifics — Albania's tobacco-control law (Law No. 9636, as amended through 2024) defines "smoking" to include electronic cigarettes, and permits their retail sale (18+ only) subject to restrictions — but the law's provisions found in this pass are about domestic manufacture, marketing and retail-sale channels (e.g., a ban on selling tobacco products, including via the definition covering e-cigarettes, "through the postal service"), not a traveler-facing import quantity.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Prescription medication: allowed, within limits — Foreign travelers may carry limited quantities of medicines for personal use if: (1) not for promotion/marketing, (2) they complete a written statement that the medication is for personal use and provide the prescribing doctor's contact details (Albanian or foreign), deposited with customs at the entry point, and (3) the amount covers no more than 2 months of treatment, justified by the accompanying doctor's prescription showing the daily dose. Non-residents' quantity should match the length of their stay in Albania.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Tobacco: allowed, within limits — Duty-free per traveler 17 or older: "200 cigarette" or "100 cigarillos" or "50 cigars" or "250 grams of smoking tobacco." "No relief for alcohol and tobacco shall be granted to travellers under 17 years old."Detailscompare everywhere →
- Weapons: depends on specifics — "Foreign citizens have the right to enter with firearms in the territory of the Republic of Albania only after they are equipped with a temporary authorization issued by the competent body of the State Police." Category B and C weapons separately require State Police authorization for trading, import/export, hunting, or sporting purposes.Detailscompare everywhere →
Checked against official sources on 2026-09-22. Official source