Albanian passport

The Albanian passport ( Pasaporta shqiptare ) is the identity document is issued to citizens of Albania, to allow travel abroad. The passports are issued by the Home Office.

Biometric passport

In 2009, the Albanian government started to bring out the biometric passport. The driving force behind this company was the hope for modernization, which should come up to international standards. From 2011, this passport is the only valid yet the Balkan republic should be. To acquire this certificate, the Albanian Government provides that a citizen of the passport should apply at the post office. For a fee of six thousand Lek ( the equivalent of about 50 euros ) will be issued and equipped with the photograph of the holder of the pass. In addition, the fingerprints are stored in the passport. This passport is valid for ten years.

Nature

These passports contain a microchip in which the biometric data, such as photo, signature and fingerprints of the owner are embedded. The information on the passport have been written both in Albanian and English. The Albanian government has introduced this pass also due to the higher security and poorer ability to forgery of this document.

History

The first Albanian passport was introduced in the 1920s, when the then newly upscale from the baptism state began to consolidate political. During the communist era in the country 1945-1991, the government did not allow foreign travel of its citizens, so that passports were issued only for diplomatic travel in very limited numbers. After 1991 the Albanian government printed passports for each citizen who wanted to buy it.

• From 1991 to 1996, the passport had a striking red color on the cover page. The security was much lower, since the authenticity of this document was ensured only by a stamp on the document image. The biometric data were written by hand.
• From 1996 to 2002 the color of the passport was brown. The safety standards were increased by laminating the photo and no longer wrote the biometric data by hand. During this time the pass was made ​​by a Canadian company.
• From 2002 to 2009 showed the passport, the darker assumed again his former color, almost all standards, with the exception of the microchip. Bundesdruckerei put the card in that time ago.
• Since 2009, the passport has the color burgundy and is equipped with an implanted microchip. The French Sagem Sécurité reproduced now the pass.

Gallery

• Passport 1991
• Passport 1996
• Passport 2002