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Blue AL Card for Highly Qualified Employment

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Which exceptional-talent, academic, scientific, artistic, technological, cultural or other profiles does the pathway target?

The Blue AL single permit targets highly skilled workers taking up highly skilled work, subject to prior NAES authorisation and the Blue Card AL conditions.

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  • The cited official article is not a complete operational checklist; current forms, implementing decisions, fees, processing practice and all supporting evidence require separate review.

What achievements, recognition, awards, publications, reputation or other evidence establishes the required level?

The current Blue AL Card provision requires prior approval for highly qualified employment and a work contract whose average annual gross salary is at least the national average annual gross salary.

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  • The cited article does not state degree, publication, reputation or experience thresholds, and identifies some occupational exceptions through a separate ministerial instruction.
  • Law 79/2021 as amended by Law 43/2025, Article 65
    Neni 65 **Leja unike për punonjës me kualifikim të lartë “Karta blu AL”** *(Shtuar pikat 3/1 dhe 3/2 me ligjin nr. 43/2025, datë 26.6.2025)* 1. Autoriteti përgjegjës për kufirin dhe migracionin pajis të huajin me leje unike “Kartë blu AL” për punë me kualifikim të lartë vetëm nëse ka marrë më parë miratimin e Agjencisë Kombëtare të Punësimit dhe Aftësive për punonjës të kualifikuar dhe kur përmbush kushtet për marrjen e një lejeje qëndrimi “Kartë blu AL”. 2. Leja unike “Kartë blu AL” për punë me kualifikim të lartë lëshohet për një afat 2-vjeçar dhe mund të ripërtërihet për një periudhë 3-vjeçare. Në rast se miratimi për punësim për punonjësin me kualifikim të lartë është lëshuar për një kohëzgjatje më pak se 2 vjet, leja e qëndrimit “Kartë blu AL” lëshohet për afatin e miratimit të punësimit plus 3 muaj. 3. Mbajtësi i lejes unike “Kartë blu AL” njofton autoritetet përgjegjëse për ndryshimet në marrëdhëniet e tij/saj të punësimit. 3/1. I huaji pajiset me leje unike “Kartë blu AL” nëse në kontratën e punës përcaktohet se paga mesatare vjetore bruto është minimalisht sa paga mesatare vjetore bruto kombëtare. 3/2. Lista e profesioneve për të cilat nuk aplikohet pika 3 e këtij neni, përcaktohet me udhëzim të ministrit përgjegjës për çështjet e punësimit dhe ministrit përgjegjës për ekonominë.

Is an employer, nominator, recognised body, peer group or government endorsement required?

Article 65(1) requires prior authorisation from the National Agency for Employment and Skills (NAES) before the single Blue Card AL permit is issued to a highly skilled worker for highly skilled work.

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  • The article does not describe the NAES authorisation procedure or criteria beyond stating that it is required.
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 65(1)
    Authorities responsible for border and migration shall issue a single Blue AL Card permit to an alien highly skilled worker for highly skilled work, only upon prior authorisation of the National Agency for Employment and Skills and where the requirements to obtain a Blue Card AL have been satisfied.

Can the holder change employer, work independently, establish a business or conduct other professional activity? What is the family position?

The holder of the single Blue Card AL permit must notify the authorities of any changes in their employment relationship (Article 65(3)). The law does not state whether the holder may freely change employer, work independently or establish a business, or the family position.

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  • Whether a change of employer requires a new authorisation, and the family position for this route, are not stated in Article 65.

What duration, renewal and accelerated or normal longer-term residence pathway is officially stated?

The single Blue Card AL permit is issued for a two-year validity and is subject to renewal for an additional three-year period. If the underlying employment approval for the highly skilled worker is for a term of less than two years, the single Blue Card AL is issued for the term of that employment approval plus three months. The official source does not state a permanent-residence or accelerated settlement pathway.

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  • The article does not state a permanent-residence or accelerated settlement pathway beyond this renewal rule.
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 65(2)
    The single Blue Card AL permit issued for highly skilled work shall have a two-year validity and is subject to renewal for an additional period of three-year period. If the permit approval for
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 65(2)
    the highly skilled worker is issued for a term of less than two years, the single Blue Card AL is issued for the term of employment approval plus 3 months.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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