Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A person born in Albania to non-Albanian parents is an Albanian citizen if that person: Holds no other nationality at the time of birth (i.e., is stateless) Parents reside in Albania and consent to the acquisition of citizenship; Is adopted while a minor by an Albanian citizen residing in Albania; Effectively this means that:
a 502,546 Albanian citizens, an additional 43,751 Kosovar Albanians, 260,000 Arbëreshë people and 169,644 Albanians who have acquired the Italian citizenship [8] [9] [65] [66] b Albanians are not recognized as a minority in Turkey. However approximately 500,000 people are reported to profess an Albanian identity.
Visa requirements for Albanian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other nations placed on citizens of Albania. As of 2025, Albanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 129 countries and territories, ranking the Albanian passport 43rd in the world according to the Henley Passport Index .
Dua Lipa was granted Albanian citizenship by President Bajram Begaj in a ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 27.
Albania's landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps and the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from the Adriatic and Ionian seacoasts. Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër.
The concept of birthright citizenship, also known by the legal term "jus soli", is based in English common law and was generally accepted to apply to white men throughout early American history.
Fredis Beleris, who holds dual Greek-Albanian citizenship, is serving a two-year prison sentence for vote-buying in municipal elections last year in Albania. He denies the charges, and Greece has ...
402,546 (2015 statistics, Albanian citizenship) to 700,000 Albanian descents from south Albania [with Arbereshe, dual citizens and undocumented] 0.83% [84] Albanians in Italy Germany: 300,000 (2010) [85] Albanians in Germany Switzerland: 292,717 (2022 Statistics) 3.39% [86] Albanians in Switzerland United States: 222,964 (2023 5-Year-Estimates ...