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Albania → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Albania
To
United Kingdom
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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UK visas

Entry clearance visas issued to nationals of Albania, and students from Albania at UK universities.

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor23,307
  2. Family728
  3. Study268
  4. Work224
  5. Other176

Visas issued by year

13k25k201020122014201620182020202220242025
13k25k201020132016201920222025
Data table
20105,729
20114,494
20124,863
20134,400
20144,836
20155,871
20166,163
20176,580
20189,205
201913,065
20207,672
202114,235
202225,475
202323,121
202420,499
202524,703

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

43386520152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
433865201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015225
2016235
2017225
2018260
2019320
2020435
2021525
2022745
2023865
2024790
2025610
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0; HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 24 Oct 2026

Residence permits in the United Kingdom

First residence permits issued by the United Kingdom to citizens of Albania (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
201900523372
20183,2500572290
20173,2730315272
20162,1760466260
20151,8000310263
20141,5060362247
20131,2020820250
20121,02301,0490
20111,14401,0450
20101,34801,3390
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of the United Kingdom in Albania, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyTiranagov.uk
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Albania move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Albania, 2023
  1. Italy29,990
  2. Germany22,097
  3. United States4,630
  4. France2,460
  5. Belgium1,132
  6. Sweden788
  7. Austria671
  8. Canada655
  9. Switzerland495
  10. Finland425
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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