Kuwaitis can travel Albania without visa
Tirana open for business
KUWAIT: Kuwaitis can now visit Albania without a visa, according to the Albanian embassy in Kuwait. The decision follows the visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Kuwait last November. The no visa policy for Kuwaitis will be implemented shortly to woo more tourism and investors from Kuwait. “If you are citizens of Kuwait or the United Arab
Albanian Ambassador to
Kuwait Kujtim Morina
Emirates you are free to go Albania just by showing identification documents and passport. No visa is needed. This order will be implemented starting Wednesday or two days after the publication of this announcement,” said Kujtim Morina, Albanian Ambassador to Kuwait during a press conference yesterday at the Albanian embassy in Al-Zarah, South Surra.
“Kuwaitis can stay up to 90 days within a period of six months. That is the new immigration procedure which takes effect shortly; we want to convey this message to all Kuwaitis,” he said. Morina admitted there few Kuwaitis visit Albania, although it increased last year when they implemented a no-visa policy for Kuwaiti during summer vacation. “The new no visa policy will help, because this will be whole year round, not only in summer. The free movement of citizens helps increase trade exchanges and visits from citizens of both countries,” he asserted.
Though one of the poorest nations in Europe, Albania is growing in popularity as a destination for tourists. “In 2014, we ranked 4th in the New York Times list of tourism destinations; another online survey we are among top 10 tourism destinations,” said Morina. The UNESCO Heritage Committee identifies at least four locations in Albania as being part of the world heritage list: Butrinti National Park, Gjirokastra, Beranti, Isopolyphony.
Morina also added that the visit of their Prime Minister Edi Rama to Kuwait on November 18-20, 2014 marked a significant step in strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.
“Our bilateral relations are excellent. In the area of trade, is still low, but we are trying our best to increase our economic exchanges. We have several projects underway, like the support of Arab Funds in our country really helps; they have 22 million Kuwaiti dinar projects being undertaken now in Albania and we want more Kuwaitis to invest in Tirana; in fact, the delegation of PM last Nov comprised several businessmen and they came to seek partnership with their counterparts,” he mentioned.
Many Kuwaiti companies have expressed interest in Albania according to Morina and many visited the country to make their own assessments. “Some Kuwaiti companies have already started their business in Albania. In fact, we are open for business and some of our priorities are in the areas of tourism, agriculture, renewable energy, mining industry, manufacturing and investment,” Morina noted.