Spanish Embassy in Tirana

No visa is needed by Albanian citizens for Spain, for stays of up to 90 days.

In 2025, Spain’s embassy in Tirana received 177 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 152. 1 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.7%. In 2024 it had been 6.6%: the rate fell by 5.9 points, a clear improvement for applicants. Applications fell by 7% compared with 2024 (191).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.7% (2025) to 7.5% (2023).

Across all Schengen consulates in Albania, 5.4% of applications were refused in 2025; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the 3rd largest number of applications of the 13 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 23.0% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Albania.

The Spanish embassy in Tirana is the only mission of Spain in Albania on record. Albania in turn has 5 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish embassy in Tirana

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

Address and contact

Address: Rruga Skënderbej 43, 1001 Tirana. The record for the Spanish embassy in Tirana includes an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to Albania

Spanish citizens can visit Albania without a visa for up to 90 days.

When the Spanish embassy in Tirana is closed

Expect the Spanish embassy in Tirana to be shut on Independence Day (Dita e Pavarësisë) on Monday 30 November 2026 and Youth Day (Dita Kombëtare e Rinisë) on Tuesday 8 December 2026, and often on Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026, a holiday in Spain.

Before visiting the Spanish embassy in Tirana

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

Near the Spanish embassy in Tirana

The Spanish embassy in Tirana has 19 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.