No visa needed

Do citizens of Albania need a visa for North Macedonia?

Citizens of Albania don’t need a visa for North Macedonia 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 Albania: the passport opens 74 countries visa-free.

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 North Macedonia without a visa on a Albania passport?

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

North Macedonia visa rules at a glance

With a Albania passport you can visit 74 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 51 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Albania passport ranks 87th of 199.
Albania passport: visa-free access to 74 countries; North Macedonia passport: 80.
Citizens of Albania and North Macedonia can travel together visa-free to 67 countries, for example: Montenegro, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Vatican City, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Hungary, Malta, and Slovakia.
Albania and North Macedonia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of North Macedonia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Albania. Albania visa for citizens of North Macedonia

Travelling to North Macedonia: good to know

Tirana — Skopje: about 150 km in a straight line.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Macedonian Denar.
Languages: Macedonian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MKD 54.
North Macedonia is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Albania.