Albania Digital Nomad Visa

Albania – Digital Nomad Visa. Albania's digital nomad route operates through the Unique Permit (Leje Unike) for digital mobile workers, a dedicated category created under Article 68 of [Law No. 79/2021 "On Aliens"](https://mb.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ligj-per-te-Huajt-–-nr.-79.2021_English.pdf), which combines residence and work authorization into…

How to Qualify

- **Income/financial threshold:** No fixed statutory minimum in Law No. 79/2021 itself; the commonly cited practical benchmark used by consultants and caseworkers is approximately EUR 9,800/year (~EUR 817/month), though applicants should confirm current expectations with Albanian immigration counsel. - **Employment/contract documentation:** A valid employment or service contract with a foreign employer or foreign clients, demonstrating that the underlying work is performed remotely for entities outside Albania. - **Health insurance:** Minimum coverage of EUR 30,000, valid for the duration of the…

Salient Benefits

- Path to permanent residency (after 5 consecutive years of legal stay with stable activities in Albania) - Path to citizenship (after 7 years, with reductions for ancestry or marriage) - Permits dual/multiple citizenship - No fixed minimum investment requirement - Family inclusion permitted - Low cost of living relative to Western Europe - Combined residence-and-work authorization in a single permit (Leje Unike) - Clear, linear five-year track from initial permit to permanent residency eligibility - Growing EU-candidate-country infrastructure and…