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In November, the stamps are removed for the entry and exit of Albanians in the EU

2023-02-22 17:46:14Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
In November, the stamps are removed for the entry and exit of Albanians in the
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From November, all Albanian citizens entering the countries of the European Union will no longer stamp their passports at the border. In an interview for TV Klan, the head of the political sector at the EU office in Tirana, Alexis Hupin, says that this new procedure is not only for Albanians, but for 60 countries that apply the visa-free regime.

"60 countries that qualify for the visa-free regime will be affected, which means 1.4 billion people will be affected by the system and in this sense there is no discrimination, no difference for Albania", said Hupin.

The political representative of the EU office in Tirana says that Albanians, before traveling, will apply to the ETIAS system to receive a code, which will serve them for three years and with which they can travel to any EU country. The only condition is that the passport must be valid within these three years.

“In practical terms, you apply once to get entry authorization and it is valid for three years, as long as you use the same biometric passport. If you change your passport, you will need to apply again. There will be a very small cost for this, but again, it's valid for three years, so it won't affect your freedom of movement," he said.

Asked if the movement of Albanian citizens towards EU countries is limited in this way, Hupin says that there are no movement restrictions for Albanians.

"In fact, it does not affect them, in the sense that nothing changes in the freedom of movement and the possibility to come to the EU. So nothing changes in terms of freedom of movement, it's just an entry authorization, like it used to be at the border, but this time you apply earlier," he said.

But what happens if a citizen's request, or code in the ETIAS system is rejected before travel?

"Citizens have the right to appeal. It is a website where citizens will be able to make the application, they must specify which country they want to visit, then the country will make the decision and if the decision is negative, it will be appealed to the authorities of the country where the person wanted to go".

Hupin says this decision by the European Union was made to ensure that people wishing to travel to the EU have compliance with the requirements to enter, so that there are no surprises at the border.


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