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Owned Real Estate Residence Permit

AlbaniaLiving from your own income

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Is this aimed at retirees, pensioners, financially independent people, passive-income holders or another profile?

This route is for a foreign national who owns immovable property in the Republic of Albania (or is a co-owner of at least half of it), with ownership lasting throughout the residence permit's duration.

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  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 84(1)
    provided that s/he proves to be the owner of such immovable property, in compliance with the applicable laws, with ownership lasting throughout the duration of the residence permit
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 84(3)
    The permit referred to under point may be granted to a foreign national who is co-owner of ½ of the immovable property.

Which types of income/assets are accepted according to the official source?

This route is not an income or savings route: the qualifying asset is ownership (or co-ownership of at least half) of immovable property in the Republic of Albania. Article 84 does not state a cash income or savings requirement.

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  • Article 84 does not mention any income or savings requirement separate from property ownership.
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 84(1)
    A temporary permit for the use and disposition of the immovable property in the Republic of Albania may be issued to an alien in accordance with this law, provided that s/he proves to be the owner of such immovable property

What income, savings or financial-resources threshold applies and how does family affect it where officially specified?

This route is based on ownership of immovable property in Albania, or co-ownership of at least half of it, rather than on an income or savings threshold. Article 84 does not state a cash income or savings requirement, and the procedures and criteria are set by a Council of Ministers decision. The official source does not state a minimum property value or how family affects the requirement.

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Limits of the record
  • The cited official article is not a complete operational checklist; current forms, implementing decisions, fees, processing practice and all supporting evidence require separate review.

Can the holder work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity? What is the family position?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether the holder can work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity, or the family position for this route.

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  • The cited official article is not a complete operational checklist; current forms, implementing decisions, fees, processing practice and all supporting evidence require separate review.

How long is the status granted, what is required for renewal, what physical-presence obligations matter, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

The residence permit for use of owned immovable property is issued for up to one year on first issue, and is renewable every year if the holder continues to meet the ownership criteria (Article 84(2)). The relevant procedures and criteria are further defined by a Council of Ministers’ Decision (Article 84(4)). The official source does not state physical-presence obligations or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The article does not state a longer-term or permanent-residence pathway beyond the annual renewal, and the Council of Ministers’ Decision implementing the detailed procedures is not part of this captured extraction.
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 84(2)
    provides the foreigner with a “residence permit for the use of owned immovable property” for a period of up to 1 year for the first time and renewable every year if the foreigner continues to meet the criteria set by law
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 84(4)
    The relevant procedures and criteria shall be defined by a Council of Ministers’ Decision.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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