No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Albania?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Albania and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Tirana: ≈ 17,930 km, about 23 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Albania without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Albania for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Albania visa rules at a glance

With a New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Albania passport: 74.
Citizens of New Zealand and Albania can travel together visa-free to 72 countries, for example: Micronesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Chile, Macau, Thailand, China, El Salvador, Seychelles, Colombia, Brazil, Zambia, Haiti, and Dominican Republic.
Citizens of Albania, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Albania

Travelling to Albania: good to know

Wellington — Tirana: about 17,930 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 23 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Tirana 01:00.
Local currency: Albanian Lek.
Languages: Albanian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ALL 80.
Albania is the 167th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.