Albania: country policy and information notes
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Updates to this page
- From:
- UK Visas and Immigration
- Published:
- 9 December 2016
- Last updated:
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20 August 2026
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Published the country bulletin: human trafficking, Albania, August 2026.
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Removed the country policy and information note: human trafficking, Albania, July 2024, as it is out of date and not being replaced.
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Replaced the country policy and information note on domestic violence against women with a new country policy and information note on gender-based violence.
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Information on sexual orientation and gender identity updated.
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Added the country policy and information note: unaccompanied children.
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Published an updated version of the country and information note: actors of protection, Albania.
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Published the country and policy information note: mental healthcare, Albania, January 2025.
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Updated information on human trafficking published.
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Updated information on blood feuds published.
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Updated sections 1.4 and 6 in the note on human trafficking. Added an accessible version of the note on medical and healthcare provision.
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Albania: Medical and healthcare provision, May 2023 information note has been added. This has been updated to include information on the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund and references to drugs lists published by the Ministry of Health and Social Care.
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Added accessible version of the information on human trafficking.
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Updated the country policy and information note on human trafficking.
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Updated information on blood feuds published.
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Added Report on fact-finding mission: Blood feuds, Albania
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Updated information published covering: 'actors of protection', 'mental healthcare', 'domestic violence against women' and 'sexual orientation and gender identity and expression'.
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Updated human trafficking guidance.
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Information on Roma and Balkan Egyptians removed as no longer required.
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Updated information on medical and healthcare provision published.
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Accessible versions added of documents covering: trafficking, sexual orientation and gender identity, domestic abuse and violence against women, Roma and Balkan Egyptians, and actors of protection.
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All documents replaced.
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All Albania country policy and information notes have been removed for review.
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Published new country policy and information note 'Medical and healthcare provision'. Added a HTML accessible version.
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Information on 'actors of protection' added.
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Replaced human trafficking CPIN with a new version.
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New country policy and information note on Roma and Balkan Egyptians for October 2021 which replaces ‘Country policy and information note: ethnic minority groups, Albania, May 2017’.
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Removed "CPIN background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation document" document from July 2017
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Updated country and information policy on human trafficking to the February 2021 version, replacing the June 2020 version.
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Replaced report on people trafficking, Albania, March 2019 with new report on trafficking of women for sexual exploitation, Albania, June 2020.
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Added 'Country policy and information note: mental healthcare, Albania, May 2020'.
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Updated 'Albania: blood feuds' guidance document.
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Sexual orientation and gender identity guidance updated to take account of the decision of the Court of Appeal of October 2019 to uphold the decision made in the country guidance case of BF and to refuse permission to appeal on all grounds.
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Country policy and information note on sexual orientation and gender identity, April 2019.
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Country policy and information note: people trafficking, Albania updated with version 8 for March 2019.
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Updated guidance on trafficking and domestic abuse and violence against women.
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"Country Policy and Information Note Albania: People trafficking" and "Country policy and information note: Domestic abuse and violence against women" documents replaced with an updated versions.
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Updated country policy and information note on blood feuds
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Added a CPIN document for people trafficking, Albania, June 2018.
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Added the report of a Home Office fact-finding mission Albania.
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Updated note on women fearing domestic abuse.
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Updated guidance on background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation.
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Updated country policy and information notes on sexual orientation and gender identity and ethnic minority groups.
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Updated country policy and information notes on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Documents
Country bulletin: human trafficking, Albania, August 2026
PDF, 226 KB, 7 pages
Country policy and information note: gender-based violence, Albania, April 2026
PDF, 912 KB, 86 pages
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Country policy and information note: unaccompanied children, Albania, July 2025
PDF, 850 KB, 57 pages
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Country policy and information note: actors of protection, Albania, February 2025
PDF, 524 KB, 38 pages
Country policy and information note: mental healthcare, Albania, January 2025
PDF, 518 KB, 30 pages
Country policy and information note: blood feuds, Albania, July 2024
PDF, 864 KB, 62 pages
Country information note: medical and healthcare provision, Albania, May 2023
PDF, 484 KB, 50 pages
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Report of a fact-finding mission: blood feuds, Albania, January 2023
PDF, 460 KB, 63 pages
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Report of a fact-finding mission: human trafficking, Albania, December 2022
PDF, 779 KB, 113 pages
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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.
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