Schmidt and Schmidt provides services for the retrieval of civil status documents, as well as obtaining duplicates of lost or damaged documents in Albania with their subsequent legalization and translation.
If your personal documents are lost or damaged or you need to obtain current copies of documents it is necessary to request duplicates of documents. Often, those who have left Austria face difficulties in this procedure. Our service allows you to request documents in Austria remotely and we can carry out courier delivery of the document to anywhere in the world.
Validity of civil status documents in Albania
Civil status documents issued in Albania generally have a validity period of no more than 6 months, after which they must be replaced with new ones containing up-to-date data.
When to obtain duplicate documents in Albania
A duplicate birth certificate, marriage certificate, name change certificate, divorce certificate, criminal record certificate or death certificate may be required to register a marriage abroad, a newborn child, citizenship, inheritance, data verification for pension applications, opening bank accounts, employment and other bureaucratic issues.
What documents can be requested in Albania:
- Birth certificate
- Marriage certificate
- Certificate of change of surname
- Divorce certificate
- Death certificate
- Certificates of good conduct
- Educational documents
- Other civil status documents
Required documents for docuement procurement
Since civil status documents are personal documents containing personal data, they can only be requested by their owners or persons authorized by them. That is, first of all, to request documents, we will need a signed power of attorney from the owner of the document. Aditionally:
- Copy of passport
- Birth data and name and surname change
- Data on the place of registration of civil status records
Some Albanian registry offices may refuse to request a document even with a power of attorney. In this case, the owner can order a new certificate online independently through the registry office website or by e-mail with subsequent delivery to our office in Albania, since in most cases the sending of documents is possible only within Albania.
Responsible authorities
The Tax Authority of Albania is the civil registration authority.
Marriage documents can be obtained at the local town hall.
Apostille and legalization of documents in Albania
The Republic of Albania is a party to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, which introduced a simplified procedure for the legalization of documents by means of apostille. Albania joined the Convention on September 3, 2003, and on May 9, 2004, the Hague Convention came into force on the territory of the Republic. Thus, documents issued in Albania are subject to legalization by a simplified procedure - apostille.
You can order an apostille for copies and duplicates of documents from Albania from us. As a rule, certifying documents with an apostille takes about two weeks.
Deadlines for requesting documents in Albania
Requesting documents usually takes about two weeks, in some cases, depending on the processing time of the application by local authorities, the time may differ.
Requesting certified copies of educational documents takes about two weeks.
This period does not include the time required for legalization of documents and their translation.
Notarized translation of documents from Albania
Copies and duplicates of civil status documents can be translated into Russian or another language by a sworn translator in Albania or the translation can be done in the destination country. Schmidt and Schmidt provides services for the translation of civil status documents with their subsequent certification. The cost of work is calculated based on the volume of a specific document.
