The arrival of foreign citizens in Albania for study purposes is led by Italians and Indians. By June 2026, according to data from the State Police for Monitor, the number of foreigners with residence permits in the country reached 38,712 foreign citizens. Of the total active permits for foreign citizens by June, 1,261 permits or 3.2% are for study purposes.
According to the data, Italian citizens lead not only for the highest number of self-employed people, but also for staying in Albania for study purposes. For this category, residence permits are led by Italian citizens, with 462 permits, which constitute about 37% of the total residence permits for study purposes.
Following them are Indian citizens, with 426 residence permits for study purposes, or about 34% of the total in this category.
Together, Italian and Indian citizens account for around 71% of all residence permits for study purposes in Albania until June 2026.
They are followed by Turkish citizens, with 64 study residence permits, or about 5.1% of the total. Then come French citizens with 28 permits, making up about 2.2% of the total, while citizens of North Macedonia have 18 permits, or about 1.4%.
Among the countries with the highest number of study permits are Kyrgyzstan with 13 permits, Germany with 12, Kazakhstan with 10, Nigeria with 9, while Afghanistan and Spain have 8 permits each.
Poland registers 6 permits, while the Netherlands and Cameroon have 5 permits each. Russia, Serbia, Libya and Palestine have 4 permits each.
Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, England, Romania, Syria and Ukraine are ranked with 3 residence permits for studies. Meanwhile, many European countries, such as Greece, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland or the USA, etc., have 2 permits each.
