Albania
Entry Requirements
Is Albania a good place to travel or relocate to with dogs and/or cats?
Here are reviews and details to help you see if this country is a good place to travel with your pets.
Entry Requirements from Non-high Rabies Country
Medical Requirements:
Vaccination against rabies
Other diseases (when necessary)
Documentation Required and how to get it:
The US Government website says they do not have any official forms from Albania. However, they recommend your pet travel with a health certificate (e.g. APHIS Form 7001) issued by your veterinarian.
People coming from the EU can travel to Albania with the EU pet passport
Entry Requirements from High Rabies Country
Medical Requirements:
N/A
Documentation Required and how to get it:
N/A
Additional Considerations
Microchip Requirements:
Yes, a microchip listed with the rabies vaccine is required
Quarantine Requirements (if any):
NA
Breed Restrictions:
None listed
Number of pet restrictions:
None listed
Is this country considered high-risk rabies for entry into the US?
This country is not free of FMD. View requirements to import pet dogs.
The US does not require a rabies titer test. However, there are limited flight options from Albania directly to the US, so transiting through the EU might be a requirement.
Is this country considered high rabies for entry into EU countries?
This country is not rabies free. The EU requires the rabies titer test for dogs to enter back into the EU
Echinococcus (tapeworm) treatment required for exiting Albania and entry into the EU. This is most likely to be checked at an airport rather than at the Greece land/ferry border.
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1 Reviews on “Albania”
We entered Albania at a ferry port border from Italy with our pet passport. No one asked to look at it, but we had it signed just in case.
It sounded like there is a bus that will accept dogs from Durres to Saranda, but it was a side of the road bus. We didn’t want to risk it, so we hired a private transfer. He was happy to have the dogs.
Once we arrived in Saranda, we’ve been told multiple times dogs aren’t allowed on the busses. It’s very easy to walk around town with them, but if you want to go to Ksamil or the Blue Eye, we will need to rent our own car.
There are a number of expats here who have their own dogs, so we have been able to go on beach playdates in the off season.
Street dogs are also very common especially in the main tourist areas. They are calm and don’t really bother our dogs, but you can see in the photo they do come say hello. They are mostly looking for food handouts from the pet owners. Some street dogs were poisoned while we were there, so we were concerned about our dogs finding poison as well.
I would only recommend to bring a dog to Saranda in the off season. Summer would be too hot and crowded if you planned to do anything with them outside.