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All consular services and visa issues are provided by the Regional Consular Centre Western Balkans in Pristina.

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Services

Contact the responsible Swiss representation or consulate when you want to register or unregister as a resident, when you need a new passport, have moved or wish to apply for citizenship. The entire selection of services offered can be found in the dropdown menu to the right. The contact details of the responsible Swiss representation are shown on the corresponding page.

Swiss citizens who get into difficulties abroad, also can ask for advice and help from the Swiss representative.

The magazine for the Swiss Abroad appears six times a year and provides information about what is happening at home and the activities of Swiss associations abroad. It also answers administrative questions.

Online desk FDFA

Using the FDFA’s online consular services while abroad.

The relevant Swiss representation abroad can answer any questions concerning the FDFA’s online desk.

Success story

Infrastructure works at Berat waste deposit site © SECO

Towards sustainable waste management in Berat (PDF, 2 Pages, 820.4 kB)

Calendar 2024

For this year's calendar we focused on Albania's birdlife. A rich biodiversity and the growing tourism sector create new opportunities and also call for better protection of the more than 300 bird species in the country. Download the calendar here (PDF, 26 Pages, 6.0 MB).

Calendar 2023

Albania is rich in medicinal and aromatic plants and our Calendar 2023 features 12 illustrations by artist Ledia Kostandini.

Download the full Calendar 2023. (PDF, 26 Pages, 8.9 MB)

Calendar 2022

The Swiss Embassy calendar for 2022 features photos with people and partners from the cooperation programme.

Download the full Calendar 2022 (PDF, 13 Pages, 26.5 MB).

Decentralisation: 20 years of Swiss-Albanian cooperation

For just over two decades Switzeralnd supports Albania's decentralisation process and the strengthening of local governance. Some of the examples, best practices and lessons learned were put together in a report finalised in April 2020.

Download the report (PDF, 41 Pages, 273.3 kB).

Social science research and societal change: speech by Swiss Ambassador Christoph Graf

Swiss Ambassador in Albania Christoph Graf speaking at the closing conference of the Regional Research Promotion Programme. ©FDFA

On September 2nd, 2016, Swiss Ambassador in Albania Christoph Graf addressed the closing conference of the Regional Research Promotion Programme - RRPP - and spoke about the importance of research for good policies and knowledge in the Western Balkans.

Watch the video

Breakfast with Roma children

On June 26^th, 2015, Swiss Ambassador Christoph Graf greeted a group of Roma children who participated in summer camps in four cities in Albania. Together with representatives from the government, the UN and UNICEF he called for more equality and inclusion for Roma people in society. The Breakfast with Roma Children was organised by Ndihmë për Fëmijët (Help for Children), a local foundation supported by Switzerland in its work to increase education and income opportunities for Roma. ©FDFA