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Unique Permit for digital mobile workers

AlbaniaRemote work and digital nomads

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Which remote workers qualify: foreign employees, freelancers, company owners or other remote professionals?

This route is a one-year single permit for digital mobile workers who hold a valid employment contract or service contract based abroad.

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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.

What income threshold applies, how must it be demonstrated, and how does family affect it where stated?

Article 68(b) of the Aliens Law requires the applicant to prove sufficient income to provide for themselves and any dependants during the stay in Albania. The law does not set a specific minimum amount or currency figure for this route; it only requires that the income be 'sufficient'.

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  • The law does not state a numeric income threshold or how family members affect the sufficiency test; only that income must be sufficient for the applicant and dependants.
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 68(b)
    Proves that s/he has sufficient income to provide for himself/herself and his/her dependants during the stay in the Republic of Albania

Where must the employer, company or clients be located? Is local work restricted?

Article 68(a) ties this route to work performed for an employer or client based abroad: the applicant must prove, by a valid employment contract with the employer or a service contract with the contractor or client, that the work is based abroad, and that the applicant will work without having any physical headquarters in Albania to perform tasks that can be done using information technology tools. The law does not state whether work for Albanian clients is restricted.

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  • The law does not explicitly say whether working for Albanian clients alongside the foreign-based contract is barred; it only requires the qualifying contract itself to be with an employer or contractor/client based abroad and no physical headquarters in Albania.
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 68(a)
    Proves by means of a valid employment contract concluded with the employer or a service contract with the contractor or client based abroad that s/he will work without having any physical headquarter to perform specific tasks that can be performed by using information technology tools

Can family accompany? How long is the status granted and can it be renewed?

The permit is issued for one year on first issue (Article 68). The article does not state whether family members can accompany the holder. Albania’s general residence-permit rule (Article 33(4)(a)) allows a permit issued for 3 months, 6 months or 1 year to be renewed for at least 5 consecutive times, unless the law states otherwise for a specific route; Article 68 states no different renewal rule for this route.

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  • Article 68 does not state whether family members can accompany the holder or apply separately; this route's own article has no family clause.

What immigration-relevant tax/residence information is officially stated, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

The Aliens Law does not state tax-specific information for this route. For longer-term direction, Albania’s general residence rule (Article 33(4)(ç)) provides that a residence permit becomes permanent once the alien has been legally staying in Albania for five consecutive years, or has permanent activity in the country; Article 68 itself states no separate long-term pathway for this specific route.

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  • No tax-specific information is stated in the Aliens Law for this route. Whether the general five-year permanent-residence rule in Article 33(4) actually applies in practice to holders of this specific one-year permit is not confirmed by Article 68 itself.

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

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