Greek Embassy in Tirana

Embassy Greece Tirana, Albania

Address
Rruga Skënderbej 18, Tirana
Website
mfa.gr

No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.

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Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Record last updated on 18 January 2024

The Greek embassy in Tirana stands at Rruga Skënderbej 18, Tirana, in Tirana, the capital of Albania. Greece admits Albanian citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

Opening hours

No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.

Upcoming closures

Public holidays in Albania

  • Independence Day

    Monday

  • Youth Day

    Tuesday

Public holidays in Greece

  • Christmas Day

    Friday

  • St. Stephen's Day

    Saturday

Greece visa for Albanian citizens

AlbaniaGreece Visa-free, 90 days Greece visa for citizens of Albania

GreeceAlbania Visa-free, 90 days Albania visa for citizens of Greece

Greece admits Albanian citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

Visa statistics

YearApplicationsVisas issuedRefusedRefusal rateMultiple-entry share
2023 220178125.7% 47.2%
2024 139121107.4% 40.5%
2025 16115453.1% 32.5%

Greece’s visa offices in Albania, 2025

Visa officeApplicationsRefusal rate
Tirana (this office) 1613.1%
Korçë 3–

2025 figures: 161 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Greece’s embassy in Tirana, and 154 visas were issued. 5 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 3.1%. The refusal rate fell by 4.2 points from 7.4% in 2024. Applications rose by 16% compared with 2024 (139).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 3.1% (2025) to 7.4% (2024).

Greece issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Albania; this office handled 98% of their 164 applications in 2025. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Albania, 5.4% of applications were refused in 2025; Greece’s rate worldwide was 14.5%. Greece received the 4th largest number of applications of the 13 Schengen states represented here.

32.5% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Albania.

Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates 2023–2025 (© European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0). Short-stay (type C) visas. How these figures are made

Other missions nearby

All embassies and consulates in Tirana (53)

Greece’s other missions in Albania

All missions of Greece in Albania (3)

The Greek embassy in Tirana is one of 3 missions of Greece in Albania. Consulates: Korçë and Gjirokastër. Albania in turn has an embassy in Athens.

Good to know

About the Greek embassy in Tirana

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Greece in Tirana.

Address and contact

Address: Rruga Skënderbej 18, Tirana. The record for the Greek embassy in Tirana includes a phone number and an official website.

Greek citizens travelling to Albania

Albania admits Greek citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Greek embassy in Tirana is closed

The next closures of the Greek embassy in Tirana for public holidays in Albania are Independence Day (Dita e Pavarësisë) on Monday 30 November 2026 and Youth Day (Dita Kombëtare e Rinisë) on Tuesday 8 December 2026; it may also close for Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Greek embassy in Tirana

Current procedures for the Greek embassy in Tirana, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Greek embassy in Tirana

Within 1 km of the Greek embassy in Tirana there are 19 other foreign missions.

Frequently asked questions

What is the address of the Greek Embassy in Tirana?

The Greek embassy in Tirana is at Rruga Skënderbej 18, Tirana.

When is the Greek Embassy in Tirana closed?

The Greek embassy in Tirana closes on Albania’s public holidays, the next being Independence Day (Dita e Pavarësisë) on Monday 30 November 2026, and usually on the national day of Greece.

Do Albanian citizens need a visa for Greece?

Greece admits Albanian citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

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