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Contracted Services Unique Permit

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is a contracted-services single permit where the alien provides a service under a contract with a beneficiary in Albania.

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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.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

For a service-contract permit, there must be an ongoing employment relationship between a legal entity established outside Albania and the alien, and that outside entity must have concluded a service agreement with a registered entity in Albania (the service beneficiary) (Article 70(3)(a)). For 'freelance professionals' specifically, they must be registered as self-employed outside Albania and must have a service contract not exceeding 12 months (Article 70(4)(a)).

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  • The article does not otherwise describe a sponsor or job-offer duty on the Albanian service-recipient entity beyond having concluded the service agreement.
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 70(3)(a)
    is engaged in providing a temporary service in the Republic of Albania. Whilst being away, there should be an ongoing employment relationship between the legal entity established outside the Republic of Albania, who has concluded a service agreement with the registered entity in the Republic of Albania
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 70(4)(a)
    are engaged in providing a temporary service in the Republic of Albania, whilst they are registered as self-employed outside the territory of the Republic of Albania

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The alien must have at least two years of work experience in the specific field within the scope of the service contract, and relevant professional qualifications for the service provided (Article 70(3)(b)-(c)). For 'freelance professionals' specifically, the experience requirement is at least three years, plus professional qualifications where required (Article 70(4)(b)-(c)).

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  • The article does not state a salary or shortage-occupation condition.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The alien may receive no remuneration in exchange for other services except that paid by the customer with whom their employer has concluded the service-provision contract (Article 70(3)(ç)); entry and employment under this route may only be connected to the qualified activity of the employee — implementing works or providing special services that need specific experience (Article 70(9)). The official source does not state a family position for this route.

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  • The article does not state a family position for this route.
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 70(3)(ç)
    receives no remuneration in exchange for other services except for that paid by the customer with whom his/her employer has concluded a service provision contract
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 70(9)
    Entry and employment for contracting services may solely be connected to the qualified activity of the employee, which refers to implementing works or providing special services that need a specific experience.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The single permit may be issued more than once in a calendar year, but its overall validity cannot exceed 90 days; however, an alien offering services in fields such as science, culture, sports, health or education may be issued a single permit valid up to one year if there are no conditions in place to establish an employment relationship (Article 70(7)). Where a contract is concluded for longer than one year, the permit may be renewed annually until the end of the contract (Article 70(8)).

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  • The article does not state a longer-term residence pathway beyond these renewal rules.
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 70(7)
    The single permit may be issued more than once in a calendar year, but its overall validity shall not exceed 90 days. The alien who offers services in fields like science, culture, sports, health and education may be issued a single permit valid up to one year, if there are no conditions in place to establish employment relationships.
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 70(8)
    Where a contract is concluded on the work done by the alien for a time limit longer than one year, the permit may be renewed on an annual basis, until the end of the contract.

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

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