Hello guys,

So a close friend just got a one-year work permit cum visa approval to travel to Albania for hustle.

I am trying to help him garner information on what living condition is like over there for immigrants, especially African migrants.

Anyone with useful information should please assist.

Thank you.

@Mods, please also help move to front page for more visibility and helpful inputs.

@justwise
@r231
@DisGuy

Albania?

You people keep going to very poor European countries with no economic prospects. Just because a country is populated by oyibo people does not mean life there is good.

Albania of all places. You think it is every country that is conducive to hustle in? If you cannot hustle within Africa where the people look like you, na for Albania, where the people are not used to Africans, that is where you want to go and "hustle." You don't even speak their language either. Some of you are just irredeemable. SMH.

I was in Albania last year for holiday, it's a good place to visit but not to live. And I joke you not, if youre going there to hustle, then suffering awaits you there. I kid you not. You will suffer. A country where a huge percentage depends on remittance from Albanians abroad, and tourism because its warm in winter compare to the rest of Europe, almost every street corner you'll see money exchange.

pansophist:
I was in Albania last year for holiday, it's a good place to visit but not to live. And I joke you not, if youre going there to hustle, then suffering awaits you there. I kid you not. You will suffer. A country where a huge percentage depends on remittance from Albanians abroad, and tourism because its warm in winter compare to the rest of Europe, almost every street corner you'll see money exchange.

Thank you for this enlightening insights...the work permit he was given also comes with a job offer for €800 net monthly pay. In your opinion, do you think it's worth the stress considering your firsthand knowledge of the country? In addition is there ever any possibility of crossing over into and EU country, maybe Italy, from Albania?

Thanks in advance for the anticipated response.

dasparrow:
You people keep going to very poor European countries with no economic prospects. Just because a country is populated by oyibo people does not mean life there is good.

Albania of all places. You think it is every country that is conducive to hustle in? If you cannot hustle within Africa where the people look like you, na for Albania, where the people are not used to Africans, that is where you want to go and "hustle." You don't even speak their language either. Some of you are just irredeemable. SMH.

I share your sentiments too but he's insistent on "finding any way possible" to make a living since Naija hasn't smiled on him at all and things don't seem like they'll get better soon. The Visa is coming with a work permit and job offer, my enquiry is to know if the country is immigrant friendly and if he has any possibility of crossing over to mainstream Europe from there.

PoeticMind:


Thank you for this enlightening insights...the work permit he was given also comes with a job offer for €800 net monthly pay. In your opinion, do you think it's worth the stress considering your firsthand knowledge of the country? In addition is there ever any possibility of crossing over into and EU country, maybe Italy, from Albania?

Thanks in advance for the anticipated response.

800 euros monthly is way above average, over x3 basically. It's a good salary but he should check well that it's not scam. Did he got the visa from the embassy himself or through an agent?

Because Albania is geographically close to the EU doesn't makes it easier to cross into the EU. When I was there, I met lots of footballers (well they play football there because there is nothing to do really), and many wanna cross over but they just stucked there. Their situation there was not promising at all. If your friend ever make it there, he should visit rccg Church in Tirana, to mingle with the African community there.

To cross into the EU, he would need to still meet the same visa conditions like he would if he is in Nigeria, only advantage is that transportation to EU will be cheaper (either by bus/ferry) due to the short distance. If he has a good job there that pays well, good bank balance and a good employer, then yes getting a visa should not be that difficult.

PoeticMind:


Thank you for this enlightening insights...the work permit he was given also comes with a job offer for €800 net monthly pay.

Million dollar question: what is the nature of the job

Either this friend is ignorant of the scam or he is fully aware of the high-risk hustle he is about to embark on.

In 2022, the national minimum wage in Albania remained fixed at €248.4 per month, that is 2,981 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.

https://countryeconomy.com/national-minimum-wage/albania

Albania
Major Language: Albanian
Not a member of the EU
Not a part of the Schengen zone.

If your friend had sent a mail requesting for a session, the overall reply will be a big NO.

Albania ain't all bad right now,. Although the pandemic had slowed it's economy, like most countries around the world,. The country has transformed from one of the poorest countries in Europe to an upper-middle-income country. The country is implementing important reforms to revitalize growth and job creation, while advancing the European Union integration agenda,. Don't forget that Albania also has a GNI per capita of $5,210. After the USSR's disintegration in the 1990s, Albania shifted from a socialist economy to a capitalist market economy. Although it is the fifth-poorest country in Europe, its economy is continually improving.

Na for airport he go realise say na fake visa

Queenslander:
Albania? Lmao ,. I don't even Kno what to say!! Anyways most of her citizens are running away from the country. That's a fact!!

Hmmmm...now that's an interesting take

JapaProfessor:
Albania
Major Language: Albanian
Not a member of the EU
Not a part of the Schengen zone.

If your friend had sent a mail requesting for a session, the overall reply will be a big NO.

Very salient points you've made.

pansophist:


800 euros monthly is way above average, over x3 basically. It's a good salary but he should check well that it's not scam. Did he got the visa from the embassy himself or through an agent?

Because Albania is geographically close to the EU doesn't makes it easier to cross into the EU. When I was there, I met lots of footballers (well they play football there because there is nothing to do really), and many wanna cross over but they just stucked there. Their situation there was not promising at all. If your friend ever make it there, he should visit rccg Church in Tirana, to mingle with the African community there.

To cross into the EU, he would need to still meet the same visa conditions like he would if he is in Nigeria, only advantage is that transportation to EU will be cheaper (either by bus/ferry) due to the short distance. If he has a good job there that pays well, good bank balance and a good employer, then yes getting a visa should not be that difficult.

Thank you very much, I'll share these your inputs with him to enable him make further clarifications and make an informed decision. The visa was actually processed via an agent. But the Visa is legit as it was also confirmed on the Albanian e-visa website. However, he'd need to make further confirmation about the job

PoeticMind:


Hmmmm...now that's an interesting take

My dear, as long as the visa is genuine,. Please move.. Albania right now is far better than Nigeria by a long shot!!

Queenslander:
My dear, as long as the visa is genuine,. Please move.. Albania right now is far better than Nigeria by a long shot!!

Yeah, the Visa us genuine but the job offer is what's not confirmed. Please on what did you base your comment ? Do you have a firsthand knowledge or do you know someone who's resident there? He would likely be traveling next month, I hope I can find more answers for him to ensure he'd be making the right decision.

ednut1:
Na for airport he go realise say na fake visa

Sorry to say u are a very heartless and wicked individual.

That abroad you dey dem go depot u soon

Albania ke?

AgentGoat:
Albania ke?

Please do share any informed knowledge you have about the country.

aieromon:
Albania?

Hi bruh
What's up with your friend??
Is he in Albania now
And what about the work

A friend of mine is planning on moving there soon

I have a very good and close friend playing football there for over 4 years now
Sincerely that guy had to take his club to FIFA before he was paid his wages
I jus hope the country has changed
Though he changed club and for that person who said he met lots of footballers there Yes you are right...
God help us that wiah to Japa

PoeticMind:


Thank you very much, I'll share these your inputs with him to enable him make further clarifications and make an informed decision. The visa was actually processed via an agent. But the Visa is legit as it was also confirmed on the Albanian e-visa website. However, he'd need to make further confirmation about the job

So is your friend in Albania na?

OsiEnterprise4:



So is your friend in Albania na?

Nah, he didn't take up the offer after all. The feedbacks were not very positive.

PoeticMind:


Nah, he didn't take up the offer after all. The feedbacks were not very positive.

How did he confirmed that visa, because the website I know that Albania embassy in Egypt that represent for all african countries sent me, you can not confirm any visa there, just apply, upload your documents, pay ad if given you will be sent your Evisa to your mail, my problem was payment last year. However please can I get your friend contact or the agent contact

PoeticMind:


Nah, he didn't take up the offer after all. The feedbacks were not very positive.

how far @poeticMind na Street u wan run me local? ... na u talk am with your own mouth...

Poeticmind,

Did your friend later travel to Albania 🇦🇱 with the work permit visa, I also plan travelling there soon, pls update us about his travel there


Please anyone who has been to Albania for job,
pls your comment will be needed

RT