Embassy of the United States in Tirana, Albania

Address

Contact

Phone

+355 4 2247 285

Fax

+355 4 2232 222

Email

TiranaUSConsulate@state.gov

Website

al.usembassy.gov ↗

Facebook

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Instagram

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Twitter

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Office hours

Closed: Saturday, Sunday

Consular services

• Process visa applications
• Notarize certain documents
• Issue first-time passports
• Renew expired passports
• Amend passports to show change of name, validity, or to correct errors
• Replace a lost, stolen, or damaged passport
• Selective Service registration
• Renunciation of U.S. nationality
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (CRBA)
• Provide emergency assistance for U.S. citizens traveling abroad

Visa

If you hold an Albanian passport, you are required to apply for a paper visa to enter the United States.

• Nonimmigrant Visas Business/Tourist visa Work visa Student visa Exchange visitor visa Transit/Ship crew visa Religious worker visa Domestic employee visa Journalist and media visa Treaty traders and treaty investors visa
• Business/Tourist visa
• Work visa
• Student visa
• Exchange visitor visa
• Transit/Ship crew visa
• Religious worker visa
• Domestic employee visa
• Journalist and media visa
• Treaty traders and treaty investors visa
• Immigrant Visas Family-based immigration Fiancé(e) visa (K-1) Religious workers visa Employment-based immigration Diversity visa (DV) Returning resident visa (SB-1)
• Family-based immigration
• Fiancé(e) visa (K-1)
• Religious workers visa
• Employment-based immigration
• Diversity visa (DV)
• Returning resident visa (SB-1)

Holidays observed

• November 26Thanksgiving Day
• November 28Independence Day
• November 29Liberation Day
• December 8National Youth Day

Nearby landmarks

• Pyramid of Tirana 0.55 km away
  Controversial former museum and cultural landmark, now used for exhibitions and events.
• Tanners’ Bridge (Ura e Tabakëve) 0.67 km away
  Historic Ottoman stone bridge, once a key point for leather craftsmen crossing the Lana River.
• Grand Park of Tirana (Parku i Madh) 0.93 km away
  Large public park featuring an artificial lake, botanical gardens, and recreational areas.
• Bunk’Art 2 0.96 km away
  Museum housed in an underground bunker, focusing on the history of political persecution.
• National History Museum 1.29 km away
  Largest museum in Albania, showcasing the country's history from ancient times to modern day.
• Et'hem Bey Mosque 1.04 km away
  Historic 18th-century mosque adorned with frescoes, located in Skanderbeg Square.