I entered Albania without a visa as a solo female traveller last January 7, 2022. A week before my departure, I emailed Albanian Embassy in Abu Dhabi to ensure they didn't require a visa, and I received a response saying that they don't require visas for UAE residents at the moment. Before my departure, I kept checking the Albania Embassy website to ensure there were no changes. On January 10, some people complained on social media about visa on arrival. Since then Evisa required if you don’t hold 10yr golden visa in UAE. I strongly advise everyone to visit Albania. The weather, food, and people are all wonderful. ❤
The thing is. These changes were published late. And so many people were unaware including myself. The night before my depqrture i checked and it was still showing visa on arrival. Anyway, lesson learned.
Because my black friend is planning to visit there before end of December that's why I'm asking if they deny people that already have the visa also especially the black African people
That is ridiculous! I'm so sorry you had this experience and thank you for speaking about it on here, warning others. I absolutely hate unclear travel and entry rules, particularly when this is linked to extra financial charges that aren't justified in the end.
Thank you for your comment. It is exactly as you said, unclear travel and entry rules that ended up costing me time and money. I had to absort the cost myself so the least i can do is make this video to let others know. I have nothing against the country but cant say the same for their immigration. thanks once again for watching 🙂👍
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Dude to recommend to everyone that they never visit Albania based on the fact that the immigration didn’t let you In is not fair. Sounds personal. Normally immigration have reasons to reject entry. Those reasons sometimes are known or unknown to that person. I think you are being black and white in your description. True that the officer may have made a mistake but often decisions are not random. Some common reason for rejection entry are as follow: 1) Risk to public safety 2) illegal immigration to Albania or EU through Albania 3) No meeting Visa and Entry criteria 4) links to terrorism etc 5) Espionage May I ask what is you Nationality what is your Original Country’s passport? It’s normal practice within the security services not to alert a suspect on their suspension especially if they don’t have definite proof. Normal practice is to reject without explanation. Albania uses TIMS as their vetting system which is use throughout Europe. Whatever Information is about you in that system may have guided their decisions. Recently, arrivals from UAE residency use Albania as a transit to illegally immigrate to Europe or UK. EU and UK are putting a lot of pressure on Albania Government to crackdown on Transit of illegal immigration to EU and UK. The fact that you were with two Indians and three Egyptians didn’t help your case. In the ideal world immigration officers should be able to have the time in Vetting all entries properly but they don’t have the time and resources so they take a shortcut and simply reject and don’t take the risk. I know this is not a pleasant experience for you but wherever you go in the world you don’t take immigrations for Guaranteed
Hey man, thanks for ur comment and I really appreciate you taking the time to be thorough about it. While I agree with most of it. I will just clarify few things. Firstly, i meet the requirements and when i told them that they said the rules changed while my colleague was there a week before me and they let her in with only a 9 months UAE visa. Secondly, i was not with anybody but rather ended up with that group as we were all rejected. 3rd point, any immigration has to state the reason because otherwise it will be up officer which will disregard any rules in place. And FYI, tey did let people infront of me in with normal UAE residence visa so it was clear i was profiled and not questioned which is very wierd. I understand that some people use Albania as a way to get to EU. But my passport is filled with EU stamps, Norway, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, France. I think that proves that im not planning to run away otherwise i wouldve done it while in EU. And if you listen closely. Im not attacking the country, because the people are friendly and the country has much to offer. I was clear at the beginning and end that im addressing UAE residents. Hope i did not offend you in any way 👍🙏
@@Traveldan I’m not offended in anyway I’m just trying to offer you some hypothetical explanations to your rejection of entry. I have to say it’s very unusual for Albania to reject someone entry. It’s not 50/50 at all like you make it sound in the video. It’s either the office was a complete idiot on some power trip ( very unusual for Albania most people are very helpful) or there is some sort of information about you that you may or may not be aware off. I think the video would have been more faire and balanced if you stack to explaining the facts to your followers Like did you have travel insurance ? Did you have a returning or exit flight ? Did you presented your travel plans to officer ? Did you present the financial requirements for the entry visa ? Meaning you could support yourself during your trip? These are there details that are factual. If you said you had all this and still got rejected then give your opinion of why and how it’s has affected you and on balance you went through this experience but it doesn’t mean everyone else will get the same experience. This would have been more fair and balanced explanations But to say it’s 50/50 it would mean half the passenger on that plane would have been rejected entry. So when you say it’s 50/50 chance is not factual it’s your opinion or your emotional opinion.
@@ag5688 impossible for half of the passengers to be rejected because not all passengers were UAE residents. Lots of locals and westerners. As for the required docs, I don't understand why you keep referring to the idea that something is wrong with MY papers. I worked in aviation for 7 years and im well cultured in travel. This is not my first time and i had the necessary documents which is what i said in the video. Requirements include everything you mentioned so i did not see the need to say them one by one. I even had hard copies of the documents including vaccination certificate just in case. Why cant you just accept the fact that the officer messed up ? Pure profiling without investigating. Man, they didnt even give me this hassle in Germany which is very strict. They asked why i was in Germany when i have a visa for netherlands, i told them transiting to Norway because of flight availability, thats it. Thank you, bye. If an immigration officer profiles you, they have to ask you. They cant just treat you like a criminal and try to belittle you. They are not ready for tourism trust me. Compared to georgia where their immigration does not smile at all but they definitely follow protocol. Simple as that.
That sucks that it happened to you, I can’t imagine how that must feel. I have seen plenty of UAE residents get in, I don’t understand what must have caused that officer to refuse entry to you.
Man I feel sorry you have to go through this. First time I hear anyone from uae to go through this in Albania. Usually Albanian immigration is quite relaxed but yeah I agree with you the people they employ there are a bit ignorants. If I were you I would insisted to speak with your embassy in Albania . I’m sure those fools didn’t know what they were doing. Honestly I feel bad for you wasting time and money for some donkeys which are not qualified and I don’t know who employ’s them. I’m Albanian and I have come across with some of this idiots before which it was clear to me they weren’t up to the task
Thanks for the comment Tony. I was super hyped for Valbona and Theth. But my bad luck led me to a guy who didnt know better as u said. And guess what. Till now they are still holding my bag in Tirana airport 🤦🏻♂️ there is absolutely nothing good about this experience but I cant blame the country, it is definitely the individual who i spoke to. The country is still Gorgeous and ill give it another shot down the road, just not now ✌🙂
Thanks for sharing your story., Same incident happened with me in Feb 2022, it was worst experience for me. wasted time and money. There immigration behavior very bad . Not recommending anyone to go there at all.
We are planning to go at September this is very helpful as I am a filipina housewife to Emirate so i might get problem in entry but my kids and husband won’t! Thanks for the heads up
Glad to help. Just have him apply for a visa for u. Otherwise ur UAE visa needs to be valid for more than 10yrs. But check before travelling because they may change the requirements again 🙂✌
Your UAE visa needs to be valid for three months. You don't need to hold golden visa. Check with Albanian embassy in Abu Dhabi for more clarifications. Enjoy your time in Albania.
No man. It's either or. My colleague travelled to Albania and she did not have Albanian visa nor schengen. All she had was a UAE visa valid for 8 months and they let her in. There is no black and white. It's a laaarge grey area and i was one of the 9 victims they sent back that day. Simple as that. There is no way around it so plz dont try to justify what happened cuz u can't. 🙂✌
Albania is on my list for nxt year so im already preparing what to xpect there thats y i watch alabnia travel blog and came across this vid.. Now im having a second thought of going. Very sad..
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ok 👌 whatever u say bro. I travelled all over the world man and I worked 7 yrs in aviation. Do u really think i dont know how to check visa requirements ??? Would Etihad even allow me to board the flight if my documents were missing anything ? The system says something but the officer profiled me and didnt care to investigate. Simple as that.
Hey man, sorry for your experience. I just checked the visa requirements for UAE residents to visit albania and every source including the embassys say that you need a visa to travel to Albania. You can get en eVisa too. You say you checked the requirements but it seems you hanven't checked them well enough. You can't say too people to stop visiting Albania just because you did a bad job of checking the requirements. You had a bad experience and it was your fault. Stop denying it. You say you have travelled everywhere in Europe and America but if you haven't noticed Albania isn't part of the the EU and doesn't have the same rules. You say there is a 50/50 chance of getting in but you are 100% wrong. You jut mentioned yourself that the people that were denied just like you weren't UAE residents so it doesn't have anything to do with UAE residents travelling to Albania. The other 100 people on that plane(that really checked the requirements) got in Albania so it doesn't seem like a 50/50 chance. This in insult to a whole country without any proof. Next time you will be welcomed in Albania if you get a visa. Good luck
Hey Judi, thanks for ur comment. I did check and all airlines have a system called TIMATIC where they check requirements and that system is updated daily. The airline let me pass because i met the requirements. Other than that, my colleague who works with me (Egyptian lady) went to Albania and they let her in with the exact same documentation I had. Lastly, im not telling everybody, im telling UAE residents. If they updated the policies lately thats different. But i assure you, when i went, the requirements did not mention anything abt a visa and all it says : Citizens of Morocco with UAE residence visa valid for more than 6 months will get visa on arrival. I read it with my own 2 eyes. I travelled everywhere yes and i always double check the requirements so u cant put this one on me Judi. 🙂✌
@@Traveldan You can literally do a google search and it shows it everywhere that you need a visa or an eVisa. Maybe the app or website you used was wrong but please you know what impact these videos have on the tourism of a developing country. Yes it is your right to make a video about your experience but only on your experience, not telling other people what to do. I don't know you and maybe this wasn't your intention but I think you put that title just for views. Also as you say the lady was Egyptian and not from the UAE.
The lady was a colleague, she lives here in UAE as a resident. Just like me. The only reason was profiling. If u read my first response to you then you can see that i indicated how all airlines check through a system called TIMATIC, the same system that the immigration has. it shows all the requirements. Maybe since many people complained they updated their terms. One of the guys with me had a Albania visa and he was still rejected because they just profiled him. Im not making it up, this actually happened. They profile heavily there but dont investigate and instead just deny people entry. Why is it so difficult for you to accept ???
@@Traveldan It is not difficult to accept. Ok let's say you are right about everything but do you really think that the same thing that happened to you happens everyday do 50% of the tourists from UAE? I assure you it doesn't because there would be a big deal about this. You can speak out and make a video about your experience but you can't say to all tourists from UAE to not go to Albania. At least you could have said "don't travel to Albania without a Visa" but no you don't want ayone to go there. You can't put your personal revenge about a bad experience because of a bad costums policeman before a whole countrie that welcomes tourists the best they can. This is the first video I have seen about this and there would be a lot more if this happened everyday. I'm not saying that you are a liar or something but please the least you can do is admit that it is not right to tell people not to go to Albania.
Sorry if u misunderstood, i said there is a 50/50 chance they will let people in, not 50% of the people on the flight. There are many Albanians and europeans who dont need a visa and Ausralians and Americans. So my targeted audience was the people who have the same documentation as I do. Anyway. As u been respectful about it, i will change the title od the video and remove the "trap" word. My intention was not to offend anybody and apologies if i have offended u man. Thanks for ur approach 👍
Montenegro requires a visa. I think it takes 24 to 48 hours to get and it's around 350aed. Otherwise u need a schengen visa which is still valid. Hope that helps 🙂👍
Thank you Bela 😊🙏. I was really looking forward to exploring this beautiful country and interacting with the locals. But will give it another go later this year (Hopefully)
That sucks man. But Visa applications get rejected all the time without mentioning a reason. But to fly there and get rejected without a reason, that is just very unfair.
If you were denied, you were denied, there is no reason to rant about it. You can't expect to come to a random place that is not worldwide tourist hotspot and expect from them to let you in with opened arms. And you want to be respected? Who are you? They meet thousands of people and if they treat everyone like they are kings, they can't do their job. If they said no, it's no, period. You can't argue with them. You just simply pack your things and come back to where you came from
No reason to rant about it ??? The money and time and plans are not a reason ??? Have you ever travelled anywhere before ???? like, at all ????? I dont know what kind of places you been to. But respect is not a privilege. No immigration system has the right to disrespect you wherever you go. So standing up when u are disrespected is not arrogance, its what people with dignity actually do. And ofcourse people travel to places EXPECTING to be let in when they meet the requirements man. Why else would they travel to a place if they are think they'll be rejected ???? 😑😑😑
@@Traveldan for illegal immigration maybe? Maybe you looked suspicious? Did you really meet the requirements? Where did you checked the requirements? Have you called an embassy to check if you can go? Again, how do you want to be treated? You are coming from a random country to another random country. You are just another one for them, you aren't special so you aren't getting special treatment. I'm sorry that that happened to you but if you spend money on a trip that you can't go, it's your fault, nobody forced you to spend it
🤣🤣🤣 I think you just want to defend your country so you are willing to attack anybody regardless of the facts that were mentioned. I dont neednto be special to demand respect. What is wrong with u bro. Why do u think that a person has to be special to be respected ? Who taught u that ? As for the requirements. I have 7 years of experience in aviation, so checking the requirements are the first thing i do when planning a trip and the the last thing i do before going to the airport to avoid missing any updates. I travelled to Norway and they let me in, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, and my passport is full of stamps but all these countries were wrong i guess. And Albania decided that i was suspicious and i might run away cuz they know better than all the other countries. Riiiiiight. So Im not gonna run away in Norway, but i will run away in Albania 🤣🤣🤣 From DUBAAAII, 🤣🤣🤣 the immigration faild and thats the only truth. Cant lay the blame on me no matter how hard you try 🙂👍
@@Traveldan it's not my country by any means but the thing is that you can pop up with some random shit about my country as well. If you did everything right then you'll probably be in by now or maybe you just can't go in. As you said you weren't the only one to get denied so it wasn't anything personal or outside the rules. Maybe your source of information about the requirements was wrong? Maybe the conditions changed after you checked? And about the respect, you are coming to a foreign country which means that you have to respect and adopt their standards, rules and conditions and if don't like it you can leave. You aren't the one to define their rules and how you have to be treated. When they come to your house, you can treat them how you like or asked to be treated how you like but if you go to their territory you have to play by their rules or leave. You can't demand anything. And how's relevant the fact that you've been to other countries in terms of them letting you in? I've been to many countries with passports from multiple countries but that doesn't mean I can go anywhere in the world. Some governments don't even respect their own people, let alone foreigners, some countries doesn't even allow foreigners to cross the border, you were privileged to be able to fly to the airport and come home safely
Maaaan. Ur understanding of respect is broken bro. Do u think anybody has the right to disrespect you regardless if you are in their territory or not. And what's that about Privileged to fly to their airport ??? If people dont like something about ur own country, whichever one it is, do you not think that people have the right to call it out ? I think u are an eastern european cuz this is their way of thinking, always right. And never accept the other's opinion. No disrespect to u but I dont think you have what it takes to maintain this conversation. thanks for your time but i cant keep going back and forth in an illogical discussion. U said that u travelled but ur comments shows otherwise ✌ have a nice day. Im out 👍
Dont take me wrong bro there is a lot of people coming and have no issue but think one more time it might be some mistake by your side I really prefer to travel in all over the world without visa but isn't possible everything we like, Albania is very welcome country the love to welcome turist, have a look one more time where is the mistake and try to go back again and u won't regret for going there Will be worth if trying believe me for this
Believe me my friend, i was looking forward to it more than u can imagine. Especially the hike and was gonna do an amazing video about it. And believe me when i say, there was absolutely nothing wrong with my papers. I was profiled thats all. But they did not care enough to investigate and just sent me back. Which is not fair. I worked for an airline for more than 7yrs and i know what requirements i need but in this situation it did not matter. Anyway. Let's hope there will be a next time.
@@Traveldan dont let one bastard officer to change your opinion for the all country behind that gate, you won't regret it's worth of trying one more time and if im there and u let me know i will help u with whatever i can totally free all with pleasure
No way, ive travelled enough to know that one person can never represent the whole country. Immigration officers are one thing, but the regular people are another. The Albanians welcome tourists and have a great hospitable reputation which i was really looking forward to. I will still do the VALBONA - THETH hike one of these days 👍🤙
I’ve been traveling to many countries and having this details gives us backpacker a second thought. Hope we can get a response from their government. This is not a minor concern because even as simple details as this creates a big impact to the tourist around the world especially those who are a residence of UAE.
@@Traveldan and what does Albania gain?? by saying that you can enter without a visa and then when one arrives asking him for visas?? it does not make sense btw im Albanian
@@lagjescuni5482 Hey thanks for ur comment, tbh, i have no idea. Thats why i was really disappointed. I have nothing to gain btw cuz i love travelling and exploring so u can imagine how i felt when i got refused for no reason. The thing i realized is that immigration there is not consistent. There is no black and white. It's a grey area. and to deny people without investigating is not fair. I was really looking forward to the Valbona -Theth hike. I was gonna do an awesome video but ended up being denied entry and lost my tkt money and everything.
@@Traveldan I'm sorry about your money ...boh I do not know what to say it seems strange I have never heard a problem like this before in Albania...you have not contacted the embassy of your country??
I had no credit to contact anybody and wifi there was not working. I asked them to call the embassy they said why would they when i just dont meet the requirements and refused. I asked what else can i do. They said i need to go back to UAE. I have nothing against the country. However, i never seen any immigration behave like that. Especially when my passport is full of stamps to europe and it is clear that i travel alot but oh well. Lesson learned 👍🙂
@@chiomzyfed go to : e-visa.al/apply and check if your country is eligible for Evisa. Create an account, Then just follow the steps. It takes between 5 to 10 days.
how the hell can they show such stupid behavior towards guests in their country , its totally insane.. i was planning to visit in April 2023, thank God i av seen ur video.. am done now.. cant face such stupid behavior
As much as i understand their aim. I cant agree with their approach. I dont recommend it. I would strongly suggest Armenia or Georgia instead. If you been to both, then Azerbaijan is great too. Dont go to Albania.
I wish that would be the case. Because the country has sooo much potential to be one of the most touristic countries out there but with the current immigration officers behaviour it will back fire sooner or later. Thanks for listening👍
Im sorry to hear that u been denied entry . But actually if u give them 50€ inside your passport they will not denied. Im albanian and i know how it works
Hahahahaha, i heard that Albanians were funny and you just confirmed that. I was reaaaally looking forward to interacting with you guys. I could not because I was honestly too afraid that i might get arrested for attempting bribery 😂😂
Still up to the immigration officer. One of the people that were rejected with me had an e-visa and still, they did not let him through. So you may wanna try your luck, but i would not recommend it. The rejections are even increasing recently.
I entered Albania without a visa as a solo female traveller last January 7, 2022. A week before my departure, I emailed Albanian Embassy in Abu Dhabi to ensure they didn't require a visa, and I received a response saying that they don't require visas for UAE residents at the moment. Before my departure, I kept checking the Albania Embassy website to ensure there were no changes. On January 10, some people complained on social media about visa on arrival. Since then Evisa required if you don’t hold 10yr golden visa in UAE.
I strongly advise everyone to visit Albania. The weather, food, and people are all wonderful. ❤
The thing is. These changes were published late. And so many people were unaware including myself. The night before my depqrture i checked and it was still showing visa on arrival. Anyway, lesson learned.
@@Traveldan I don't understand, are they denying people who got the visa to enter also or only the visa on arrival?
Because my black friend is planning to visit there before end of December that's why I'm asking if they deny people that already have the visa also especially the black African people
That is ridiculous! I'm so sorry you had this experience and thank you for speaking about it on here, warning others. I absolutely hate unclear travel and entry rules, particularly when this is linked to extra financial charges that aren't justified in the end.
Thank you for your comment. It is exactly as you said, unclear travel and entry rules that ended up costing me time and money. I had to absort the cost myself so the least i can do is make this video to let others know. I have nothing against the country but cant say the same for their immigration. thanks once again for watching 🙂👍
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Dude to recommend to everyone that they never visit Albania based on the fact that the immigration didn’t let you In is not fair. Sounds personal.
Normally immigration have reasons to reject entry. Those reasons sometimes are known or unknown to that person.
I think you are being black and white in your description. True that the officer may have made a mistake but often decisions are not random. Some common reason for rejection entry are as follow:
1) Risk to public safety
2) illegal immigration to Albania or EU through Albania
3) No meeting Visa and Entry criteria
4) links to terrorism etc
5) Espionage
May I ask what is you Nationality what is your Original Country’s passport?
It’s normal practice within the security services not to alert a suspect on their suspension especially if they don’t have definite proof. Normal practice is to reject without explanation.
Albania uses TIMS as their vetting system which is use throughout Europe. Whatever Information is about you in that system may have guided their decisions.
Recently, arrivals from UAE residency use Albania as a transit to illegally immigrate to Europe or UK.
EU and UK are putting a lot of pressure on Albania Government to crackdown on Transit of illegal immigration to EU and UK. The fact that you were with two Indians and three Egyptians didn’t help your case. In the ideal world immigration officers should be able to have the time in Vetting all entries properly but they don’t have the time and resources so they take a shortcut and simply reject and don’t take the risk.
I know this is not a pleasant experience for you but wherever you go in the world you don’t take immigrations for Guaranteed
Hey man, thanks for ur comment and I really appreciate you taking the time to be thorough about it. While I agree with most of it. I will just clarify few things. Firstly, i meet the requirements and when i told them that they said the rules changed while my colleague was there a week before me and they let her in with only a 9 months UAE visa. Secondly, i was not with anybody but rather ended up with that group as we were all rejected. 3rd point, any immigration has to state the reason because otherwise it will be up officer which will disregard any rules in place. And FYI, tey did let people infront of me in with normal UAE residence visa so it was clear i was profiled and not questioned which is very wierd. I understand that some people use Albania as a way to get to EU. But my passport is filled with EU stamps, Norway, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, France. I think that proves that im not planning to run away otherwise i wouldve done it while in EU. And if you listen closely. Im not attacking the country, because the people are friendly and the country has much to offer. I was clear at the beginning and end that im addressing UAE residents. Hope i did not offend you in any way 👍🙏
@@Traveldan I’m not offended in anyway I’m just trying to offer you some hypothetical explanations to your rejection of entry. I have to say it’s very unusual for Albania to reject someone entry. It’s not 50/50 at all like you make it sound in the video. It’s either the office was a complete idiot on some power trip ( very unusual for Albania most people are very helpful) or there is some sort of information about you that you may or may not be aware off.
I think the video would have been more faire and balanced if you stack to explaining the facts to your followers
Like did you have travel insurance ?
Did you have a returning or exit flight ?
Did you presented your travel plans to officer ?
Did you present the financial requirements for the entry visa ? Meaning you could support yourself during your trip?
These are there details that are factual.
If you said you had all this and still got rejected then give your opinion of why and how it’s has affected you and on balance you went through this experience but it doesn’t mean everyone else will get the same experience. This would have been more fair and balanced explanations
But to say it’s 50/50 it would mean half the passenger on that plane would have been rejected entry. So when you say it’s 50/50 chance is not factual it’s your opinion or your emotional opinion.
@@ag5688 impossible for half of the passengers to be rejected because not all passengers were UAE residents. Lots of locals and westerners. As for the required docs, I don't understand why you keep referring to the idea that something is wrong with MY papers. I worked in aviation for 7 years and im well cultured in travel. This is not my first time and i had the necessary documents which is what i said in the video. Requirements include everything you mentioned so i did not see the need to say them one by one. I even had hard copies of the documents including vaccination certificate just in case. Why cant you just accept the fact that the officer messed up ? Pure profiling without investigating. Man, they didnt even give me this hassle in Germany which is very strict. They asked why i was in Germany when i have a visa for netherlands, i told them transiting to Norway because of flight availability, thats it. Thank you, bye. If an immigration officer profiles you, they have to ask you. They cant just treat you like a criminal and try to belittle you. They are not ready for tourism trust me. Compared to georgia where their immigration does not smile at all but they definitely follow protocol. Simple as that.
That sucks that it happened to you, I can’t imagine how that must feel. I have seen plenty of UAE residents get in, I don’t understand what must have caused that officer to refuse entry to you.
Yes, ive seen some UAE residents enter as well. And it really sucked to go all the way there and come back for nothing.
Theres so many filipino lives in dubai entered albania no problem, its surprising they didnt let you in😮
Absolutely agree. The funny thing is they entered right infront of me 🤣🤦♂️
Man I feel sorry you have to go through this. First time I hear anyone from uae to go through this in Albania. Usually Albanian immigration is quite relaxed but yeah I agree with you the people they employ there are a bit ignorants. If I were you I would insisted to speak with your embassy in Albania . I’m sure those fools didn’t know what they were doing. Honestly I feel bad for you wasting time and money for some donkeys which are not qualified and I don’t know who employ’s them. I’m Albanian and I have come across with some of this idiots before which it was clear to me they weren’t up to the task
Thanks for the comment Tony. I was super hyped for Valbona and Theth. But my bad luck led me to a guy who didnt know better as u said. And guess what. Till now they are still holding my bag in Tirana airport 🤦🏻♂️ there is absolutely nothing good about this experience but I cant blame the country, it is definitely the individual who i spoke to. The country is still Gorgeous and ill give it another shot down the road, just not now ✌🙂
those people are so annoying 😑 I have never heard of this before but this seems interesting, I feel bad for you and I hope it gets sorted soon
Thank you 🙏 😊 It was quiet an experience that i wouldnt wish for any traveler to face.
Thanks for sharing your story., Same incident happened with me in Feb 2022, it was worst experience for me. wasted time and money. There immigration behavior very bad . Not recommending anyone to go there at all.
I dont get how they let me people in but they deny others without telling them on what ground they were denied or giving them a chance 🤔
We are planning to go at September this is very helpful as I am a filipina housewife to Emirate so i might get problem in entry but my kids and husband won’t! Thanks for the heads up
Glad to help. Just have him apply for a visa for u. Otherwise ur UAE visa needs to be valid for more than 10yrs. But check before travelling because they may change the requirements again 🙂✌
Your UAE visa needs to be valid for three months. You don't need to hold golden visa. Check with Albanian embassy in Abu Dhabi for more clarifications. Enjoy your time in Albania.
My visa is valid for 2yrs and they refused me. They said they only accept Golden Visa or a valid schengen. Otherwise Albanian visa.
You should apply for Albanian visa prior to traveling to Albania and your UAE needs to be valid for three months.
No man. It's either or. My colleague travelled to Albania and she did not have Albanian visa nor schengen. All she had was a UAE visa valid for 8 months and they let her in. There is no black and white. It's a laaarge grey area and i was one of the 9 victims they sent back that day. Simple as that. There is no way around it so plz dont try to justify what happened cuz u can't. 🙂✌
So sad Dan but Good to see you here bro😉
Thanks Amal. Much appreciated 🙏
Albania is on my list for nxt year so im already preparing what to xpect there thats y i watch alabnia travel blog and came across this vid.. Now im having a second thought of going. Very sad..
I would suggest you get an actual Albania visa. As long as you dont reply on "Visa on arrival", you should be fine. Have you been to Armenia ?
Dude its bad that it happens but sounds like ur country and embassy problem not Albanian gov. Your embassy should have told you what visa u needed.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ok 👌 whatever u say bro. I travelled all over the world man and I worked 7 yrs in aviation. Do u really think i dont know how to check visa requirements ??? Would Etihad even allow me to board the flight if my documents were missing anything ? The system says something but the officer profiled me and didnt care to investigate. Simple as that.
Hey man, sorry for your experience.
I just checked the visa requirements for UAE residents to visit albania and every source including the embassys say that you need a visa to travel to Albania. You can get en eVisa too. You say you checked the requirements but it seems you hanven't checked them well enough. You can't say too people to stop visiting Albania just because you did a bad job of checking the requirements. You had a bad experience and it was your fault. Stop denying it. You say you have travelled everywhere in Europe and America but if you haven't noticed Albania isn't part of the the EU and doesn't have the same rules. You say there is a 50/50 chance of getting in but you are 100% wrong. You jut mentioned yourself that the people that were denied just like you weren't UAE residents so it doesn't have anything to do with UAE residents travelling to Albania. The other 100 people on that plane(that really checked the requirements) got in Albania so it doesn't seem like a 50/50 chance. This in insult to a whole country without any proof. Next time you will be welcomed in Albania if you get a visa.
Good luck
Hey Judi, thanks for ur comment. I did check and all airlines have a system called TIMATIC where they check requirements and that system is updated daily. The airline let me pass because i met the requirements. Other than that, my colleague who works with me (Egyptian lady) went to Albania and they let her in with the exact same documentation I had.
Lastly, im not telling everybody, im telling UAE residents. If they updated the policies lately thats different. But i assure you, when i went, the requirements did not mention anything abt a visa and all it says : Citizens of Morocco with UAE residence visa valid for more than 6 months will get visa on arrival. I read it with my own 2 eyes. I travelled everywhere yes and i always double check the requirements so u cant put this one on me Judi. 🙂✌
@@Traveldan You can literally do a google search and it shows it everywhere that you need a visa or an eVisa. Maybe the app or website you used was wrong but please you know what impact these videos have on the tourism of a developing country. Yes it is your right to make a video about your experience but only on your experience, not telling other people what to do. I don't know you and maybe this wasn't your intention but I think you put that title just for views. Also as you say the lady was Egyptian and not from the UAE.
The lady was a colleague, she lives here in UAE as a resident. Just like me. The only reason was profiling. If u read my first response to you then you can see that i indicated how all airlines check through a system called TIMATIC, the same system that the immigration has. it shows all the requirements. Maybe since many people complained they updated their terms. One of the guys with me had a Albania visa and he was still rejected because they just profiled him. Im not making it up, this actually happened. They profile heavily there but dont investigate and instead just deny people entry. Why is it so difficult for you to accept ???
@@Traveldan It is not difficult to accept. Ok let's say you are right about everything but do you really think that the same thing that happened to you happens everyday do 50% of the tourists from UAE? I assure you it doesn't because there would be a big deal about this. You can speak out and make a video about your experience but you can't say to all tourists from UAE to not go to Albania. At least you could have said "don't travel to Albania without a Visa" but no you don't want ayone to go there. You can't put your personal revenge about a bad experience because of a bad costums policeman before a whole countrie that welcomes tourists the best they can. This is the first video I have seen about this and there would be a lot more if this happened everyday. I'm not saying that you are a liar or something but please the least you can do is admit that it is not right to tell people not to go to Albania.
Sorry if u misunderstood, i said there is a 50/50 chance they will let people in, not 50% of the people on the flight. There are many Albanians and europeans who dont need a visa and Ausralians and Americans. So my targeted audience was the people who have the same documentation as I do. Anyway. As u been respectful about it, i will change the title od the video and remove the "trap" word. My intention was not to offend anybody and apologies if i have offended u man. Thanks for ur approach 👍
I have in my list to visit there in August. Thank you for sharing this. Very very useful. Thanks again.
Gald to help. Are you a UAE resident ?
@@Traveldan yes. How about Montenegro ? Do you have details?
Montenegro requires a visa. I think it takes 24 to 48 hours to get and it's around 350aed. Otherwise u need a schengen visa which is still valid. Hope that helps 🙂👍
We the people dont. You are welcome in Albania brother
Thank you Bela 😊🙏. I was really looking forward to exploring this beautiful country and interacting with the locals. But will give it another go later this year (Hopefully)
I applied online E visa from UAE and they reject without any reason
That sucks man. But Visa applications get rejected all the time without mentioning a reason. But to fly there and get rejected without a reason, that is just very unfair.
@@Traveldan Flying there and being rejected and deported happens all the time too.
Not a pleasant experience man 🤦♂️
thanks for this info good luck bro
Thanks man. Spread the word so people will know whats up 👍
This is sad but happen everywhere I think ,but Your story is totally personal I think!
Hey Marsel, thenks for watching. How is it personal though ?
super nice tips
Thank you🙏🙏🙏. Had to share to spread awareness. Follow my insta : Traveldan1 I post my travel photos there 🙂✌
Golden visa is 10 years visa
And if u invest 600k dollars in uae by investing in house u get golden visa
Not only doctors or scientist get that
Yes i do that that much. Investment of up to 500k not 600. 😊✌️
Please help Albania visa status "Paid and in verification process"! Does it need to be paid and how?
How long has it been showing this status ?
@@Traveldan 8 days ago
@@Traveldan How do I pay the visa fee please help
That means there is some issue. It does not take that long. You need to contact their embassy or consulate so they can guide you
Online. U need a credit or debit card.
Excellent video, I really like it. new friend
This looks like personal or you had some issues.
Nothing personal about it. Incompetency is the reason. Simple as that 🙂✌
If you were denied, you were denied, there is no reason to rant about it. You can't expect to come to a random place that is not worldwide tourist hotspot and expect from them to let you in with opened arms. And you want to be respected? Who are you? They meet thousands of people and if they treat everyone like they are kings, they can't do their job. If they said no, it's no, period. You can't argue with them. You just simply pack your things and come back to where you came from
No reason to rant about it ??? The money and time and plans are not a reason ??? Have you ever travelled anywhere before ???? like, at all ????? I dont know what kind of places you been to. But respect is not a privilege. No immigration system has the right to disrespect you wherever you go. So standing up when u are disrespected is not arrogance, its what people with dignity actually do. And ofcourse people travel to places EXPECTING to be let in when they meet the requirements man. Why else would they travel to a place if they are think they'll be rejected ???? 😑😑😑
@@Traveldan for illegal immigration maybe? Maybe you looked suspicious? Did you really meet the requirements? Where did you checked the requirements? Have you called an embassy to check if you can go? Again, how do you want to be treated? You are coming from a random country to another random country. You are just another one for them, you aren't special so you aren't getting special treatment. I'm sorry that that happened to you but if you spend money on a trip that you can't go, it's your fault, nobody forced you to spend it
🤣🤣🤣 I think you just want to defend your country so you are willing to attack anybody regardless of the facts that were mentioned. I dont neednto be special to demand respect. What is wrong with u bro. Why do u think that a person has to be special to be respected ? Who taught u that ? As for the requirements. I have 7 years of experience in aviation, so checking the requirements are the first thing i do when planning a trip and the the last thing i do before going to the airport to avoid missing any updates. I travelled to Norway and they let me in, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, and my passport is full of stamps but all these countries were wrong i guess. And Albania decided that i was suspicious and i might run away cuz they know better than all the other countries. Riiiiiight. So Im not gonna run away in Norway, but i will run away in Albania 🤣🤣🤣 From DUBAAAII, 🤣🤣🤣 the immigration faild and thats the only truth. Cant lay the blame on me no matter how hard you try 🙂👍
@@Traveldan it's not my country by any means but the thing is that you can pop up with some random shit about my country as well. If you did everything right then you'll probably be in by now or maybe you just can't go in. As you said you weren't the only one to get denied so it wasn't anything personal or outside the rules. Maybe your source of information about the requirements was wrong? Maybe the conditions changed after you checked? And about the respect, you are coming to a foreign country which means that you have to respect and adopt their standards, rules and conditions and if don't like it you can leave. You aren't the one to define their rules and how you have to be treated. When they come to your house, you can treat them how you like or asked to be treated how you like but if you go to their territory you have to play by their rules or leave. You can't demand anything. And how's relevant the fact that you've been to other countries in terms of them letting you in? I've been to many countries with passports from multiple countries but that doesn't mean I can go anywhere in the world. Some governments don't even respect their own people, let alone foreigners, some countries doesn't even allow foreigners to cross the border, you were privileged to be able to fly to the airport and come home safely
Maaaan. Ur understanding of respect is broken bro. Do u think anybody has the right to disrespect you regardless if you are in their territory or not. And what's that about Privileged to fly to their airport ??? If people dont like something about ur own country, whichever one it is, do you not think that people have the right to call it out ? I think u are an eastern european cuz this is their way of thinking, always right. And never accept the other's opinion. No disrespect to u but I dont think you have what it takes to maintain this conversation. thanks for your time but i cant keep going back and forth in an illogical discussion. U said that u travelled but ur comments shows otherwise ✌ have a nice day. Im out 👍
Dont take me wrong bro
there is a lot of people coming and have no issue
but think one more time it might be some mistake by your side
I really prefer to travel in all over the world without visa but isn't possible everything we like,
Albania is very welcome country the love to welcome turist, have a look one more time where is the mistake and try to go back again and u won't regret for going there
Will be worth if trying believe me for this
Believe me my friend, i was looking forward to it more than u can imagine. Especially the hike and was gonna do an amazing video about it. And believe me when i say, there was absolutely nothing wrong with my papers. I was profiled thats all. But they did not care enough to investigate and just sent me back. Which is not fair. I worked for an airline for more than 7yrs and i know what requirements i need but in this situation it did not matter. Anyway. Let's hope there will be a next time.
@@Traveldan dont let one bastard officer to change your opinion for the all country behind that gate,
you won't regret
it's worth of trying one more time
and if im there and u let me know
i will help u with whatever i can
totally free
all with pleasure
No way, ive travelled enough to know that one person can never represent the whole country. Immigration officers are one thing, but the regular people are another. The Albanians welcome tourists and have a great hospitable reputation which i was really looking forward to. I will still do the VALBONA - THETH hike one of these days 👍🤙
@@Traveldan perfect 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I’ve been traveling to many countries and having this details gives us backpacker a second thought. Hope we can get a response from their government. This is not a minor concern because even as simple details as this creates a big impact to the tourist around the world especially those who are a residence of UAE.
So sad ,they should have let you in .however, forget about it bro and visit orher places ,the world is beautiful...gd luck.
Thanks man. Just as you said, the world is beautiful. Who needs Albania when there are more than 200 countries to choose from 🤙
@@Traveldan and what does Albania gain?? by saying that you can enter without a visa and then when one arrives asking him for visas?? it does not make sense btw im Albanian
@@lagjescuni5482 Hey thanks for ur comment, tbh, i have no idea. Thats why i was really disappointed. I have nothing to gain btw cuz i love travelling and exploring so u can imagine how i felt when i got refused for no reason. The thing i realized is that immigration there is not consistent. There is no black and white. It's a grey area. and to deny people without investigating is not fair. I was really looking forward to the Valbona -Theth hike. I was gonna do an awesome video but ended up being denied entry and lost my tkt money and everything.
@@Traveldan I'm sorry about your money ...boh I do not know what to say it seems strange I have never heard a problem like this before in Albania...you have not contacted the embassy of your country??
I had no credit to contact anybody and wifi there was not working. I asked them to call the embassy they said why would they when i just dont meet the requirements and refused. I asked what else can i do. They said i need to go back to UAE. I have nothing against the country. However, i never seen any immigration behave like that. Especially when my passport is full of stamps to europe and it is clear that i travel alot but oh well. Lesson learned 👍🙂
this is very helpful, but may i know your nationality if you wont mind?
Im from morocco and live in the UAE for 10 years
@@Traveldanhello can you please guide me on how to apply for evisa
@@chiomzyfed go to : e-visa.al/apply and check if your country is eligible for Evisa. Create an account, Then just follow the steps. It takes between 5 to 10 days.
@@Traveldan but my problem is documents, what documents needed
how the hell can they show such stupid behavior towards guests in their country , its totally insane.. i was planning to visit in April 2023, thank God i av seen ur video.. am done now.. cant face such stupid behavior
As much as i understand their aim. I cant agree with their approach. I dont recommend it. I would strongly suggest Armenia or Georgia instead. If you been to both, then Azerbaijan is great too. Dont go to Albania.
Why he looks like fgteev
🤣🤣🤣 i guess i did. I would be the best dressed fugitive
Very useful information!
So sad that you could not spend your vacation the way you planned!
Tell me abt it. But i m already planning my next one in September since the leave is already approved 🙂✌
What in the hell. I'm going to contact the prime minister immediately.
I wish that would be the case. Because the country has sooo much potential to be one of the most touristic countries out there but with the current immigration officers behaviour it will back fire sooner or later. Thanks for listening👍
Im sorry to hear that u been denied entry . But actually if u give them 50€ inside your passport they will not denied. Im albanian and i know how it works
Hahahahaha, i heard that Albanians were funny and you just confirmed that. I was reaaaally looking forward to interacting with you guys. I could not because I was honestly too afraid that i might get arrested for attempting bribery 😂😂
And then you will end up in jail
@@lastsamuraial 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 exactly. Never mess with immigration officers anywhere. Baaaad idea
E-visa
Still up to the immigration officer. One of the people that were rejected with me had an e-visa and still, they did not let him through. So you may wanna try your luck, but i would not recommend it. The rejections are even increasing recently.
I'm from Albania
Great. Was looking forward to exploring the country. It really disappointed me that i wasn't able to 🤷🏻♂️