Minimum income
$450/month
$5,400/year
Stay
12 → 60
months, renewable
Application fee
$150
plus $150 per dependent
Tax
0.0%
Exempt
Path to staying
- Visa12 months
- Renewup to 60 months
- Permanent residencyafter 5 years
- Citizenshipafter 5 years
- Leads to residency 5 years
- Leads to citizenship 5 years
Overview
- Country
- Albania
- Visa name
- Unique Permit for Remote Workers
- Local name
- Leje unike per punonjesit ne distance
- Program type
- Remote worker permit
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Max duration
- 60 months
- Income requirement
- $450/month ($5,400/year)
- Application fee
- $150
- Tax status
- Exempt
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check required
- Proof of accommodation required
- Proof of employment or clients required
- University degree not required
- Savings of $3,614
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included no
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Open a local bank account
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Dependent fee
- $150
Tax
- Tax status
- Exempt
- Tax rate
- 0.0%
- Regime duration
- 1 years
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Tax residency trigger
- 183 days
How to apply
- Application method
- online, embassy
- Processing time
- 14–42 days
- Can apply in-country
- Yes
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- Yes
- Renewable
- Yes
Notes
Albania uses a Type D Long-Stay Visa + Unique Permit combination (not officially named "Digital Nomad Visa"). Very low income requirement: ~EUR 450/mo or bank deposit of ~EUR 3,614. Must open an Albanian bank account. Tax exempt for first 12 months; also no income tax on earnings below ~USD 142,000/year. Health insurance must cover EUR 30,000. Criminal background check from last 5 years required. Renewable up to 5 times (max 6 years). Path to permanent residency after 5 years. Albania is not EU or Schengen.