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Youth Exchange Residence Permit

AlbaniaYouth mobility

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Which nationalities and age range can participate?

Article 49 does not state which nationalities or age range can participate. The permit is available only where the intended activity is closely linked to a youth-exchange or youth-mobility scheme provided for in bilateral or multilateral agreements in force in Albania. The official source does not state the eligible nationalities or age range.

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Limits of the record
  • The cited official article is not a complete operational checklist; current forms, implementing decisions, fees, processing practice and all supporting evidence require separate review.
  • Albania Aliens Law no. 79/2021, Article 49
    Article 49 Youth exchange residence permit 1. The authority responsible for border and migration shall issue to the alien a residence permit for youth exchange valid for a maximum of one year

What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

Article 49 states only that the intended activity must be closely linked to a youth-exchange or youth-mobility scheme provided for in bilateral or multilateral agreements in force in Albania, and limited in time. The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what combination of travel, work, study or training the programme permits.

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Limits of the record
  • The cited official article is not a complete operational checklist; current forms, implementing decisions, fees, processing practice and all supporting evidence require separate review.
  • Albania Aliens Law no. 79/2021, Article 49
    Article 49 Youth exchange residence permit 1. The authority responsible for border and migration shall issue to the alien a residence permit for youth exchange valid for a maximum of one year

What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

The permit is valid for a maximum of one year and only for activity closely linked to a youth-exchange or youth-mobility scheme provided for in bilateral or multilateral agreements in force in Albania. It may exceptionally be extended only where the relevant agreement provides for it. The official source does not state a quota, ballot, previous-participation rule, or employer or study limits.

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Limits of the record
  • The cited official article is not a complete operational checklist; current forms, implementing decisions, fees, processing practice and all supporting evidence require separate review.
  • Albania Aliens Law no. 79/2021, Article 49
    Article 49 Youth exchange residence permit 1. The authority responsible for border and migration shall issue to the alien a residence permit for youth exchange valid for a maximum of one year

What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation for this route.

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Limits of the record
  • The cited official article is not a complete operational checklist; current forms, implementing decisions, fees, processing practice and all supporting evidence require separate review.
  • Albania Aliens Law no. 79/2021, Article 49
    Article 49 Youth exchange residence permit 1. The authority responsible for border and migration shall issue to the alien a residence permit for youth exchange valid for a maximum of one year

How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

The youth-exchange residence permit is valid for a maximum of one year and is issued only when the intended activity is closely linked to a youth-exchange or youth-mobility scheme governed by an effective bilateral or multilateral agreement recognised by Albania, and restricted in time. The permit may exceptionally be extended if this is foreseen in the agreements under which it was granted and recognised by Albania. The official source does not state what happens when the permit ends.

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Limits of the record
  • The article does not state what happens at the end of the permitted stay beyond this exceptional-extension rule, or a longer-term residence pathway.
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 49(1)
    a residence permit for youth exchange valid for a maximum of one year, solely when the intended activity is closely linked to youth exchange or youth mobility scheme, governed by bilateral or multilateral effective agreements in the Republic of Albania and restricted in time
  • Aliens Law 79/2021, Article 49(2)
    The residence permit may exceptionally be extended, if foreseen in the agreements entered for this purpose and recognised by the Republic of Albania.

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

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