The British Embassy in Tirana maintains and develops relations between the UK and Albania

Find out more on our Albania and the UK news page.

We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Albania.

You can access UK government services while in Albania.

Urgent assistance

If you’re travelling in Albania, see our [Albania Travel Advice](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/albania.

If you’re in Albania and you need advice which is not covered by reading our travel advice then you can contact us online.

If you’re in Albania and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call 355 4 223 4973 / +44 20 7136 6857 (open 24/7). If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in Albania, call 020 7008 5000 (24/7, 365 days a year).

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document.

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

See the full list of notarial and documentary services we provide.

Consular fees

We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in Albania.

Our people

British Ambassador to Albania
Alastair King-Smith

Contact us


British Embassy Tirana

Rruga Skenderbeg 12
Tirana
Albania

Telephone
+355 4 223 4973/4/5 // +44 20 7008 5000

Fax
+355 4 224 7697

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-tirana
For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email: british.embassytirana@fcdo.gov.uk

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