meimei, sorry about that, last time I was there with my friend she was getting her baby's birth certificate translated. They must have stopped since then. I think there are notaries in Tirana who also do translations - fairly sure I saw a few last time I was there.
I know, it's ridiculous. This is what's on the British Embassy Tirana's website: With effect from 2 January 2006 applicants for United Kingdom visas are required to provide only original documents or certified copies of documents in support of their visa applications: • UK documents should be eith...
Has anyone tried going through the Channel Tunnel without a schengen visa on the basis of their marriage/partnership to an EU citizen? Having been told in the summer by a Portuguese Immigration Officer that my Albanian husband no-longer needed a schengen visa to visit the Schengen areas as he is mar...
meimei you can get your documents translated at the Albanian embassy in London - however they will charge you in Euros for doing it! I couldn't tell you how long things take now, as we applied for my husband's visa in 2004, and they've changed their system since then. All I know is that it will prob...
i also read somewhere that when you submit documents for the visa alll copies need to be certified by a uk lawyer, but if my marriage cert is issued by the albanian registry do i get that certified by an albanian lawyer?becuz i heard they keep all original documents if you dont provide certified co...
Thirdwave, I'm sorry that you have had the misfortune to have met such horrible individuals. Were you to tell any decent Albanian about this kind of behaviour, they would be horrified. All I can tell you is I have been to Albanian three times now, and each time I have been overwhelmed by the love an...
Can I just say, it was never my intention to Slate the Albanians especially the men, although I agree my initial post may have come across that way... and for that i apolagise... there is good and bad in every race. It is the issue though that a few bad spoil it for the good and then wrongly they a...
So much ignorance displayed in this thread...... And from the comments it is evident that the posters are commenting on a country and society they have no real idea about. I may not have been to Albania (I have been to several countries in EE) but I have seen enough of Albanians in this country tha...
There have been a lot of interesting comments and suggestions.... please dont turn this thread into a battle ground!!!! That will not help my daughter and that is the original reason i posted this - to show my daughter suggestions on what she can or cannot do thanks sharonteresa, I apologise for hi...
Judging by the OP's experience, heartache is no issue to such con men. Also, bigamy is allowed in their societies so having an extra wife probably doesn`t trouble their conscience either. I personally know of someone who had a very similar experience (where the husband brought his 'real' wife over ...
Wanderer, I see your point. Those who actively seek out a partner of a certain nationality for immigration purposes can indeed be very ruthless. I actually asked my husband when we were first going out if he was with me for immigration purposes. As he pointed out to me, if he was that desperate to s...
Clairey, I can understand your indignation at my comments but they are based entirely on my interactions with Albanians & not on heresay. There might be Brits sponging off the system, the only difference being that a DISPROPRTIONATE number of Albanians & Somalis etc seem to be doing the sam...
(I know I might be accused of being a dearly beloved for saying this but) I think the trouble with places like Albania & Somalia is that the poor economic development, non existent judiciary, the general degree of social decay,lack of values & ubiquitous criminality in these countries mean ...
And as for holding this country in comtempt, I've yet to meet 1 Albanian who does, and I know a lot of Albanians. The vast majority are some of the kindest, loyal and respectful people you could ever hope to meet. Unfortunately, I've met quite a few - the prostitution rackets (including children) i...
Somehow I`m not at all surprised that Albanians are involved in such scams..I have met many Albanians in my line of work & a lot of them were not very nice people.Most hold this country in extreme contempt are here just to sponge off the system. It may be that the majority who came to this coun...
I feel for your Daughter and more so for your Grandaughter.... Iam married to an Albanian man and we expect our first child in October, to be fair all i have heard is "he is using you for a visa" . My family friends even co-workers have passed comments... Did you have any concerns at the ...
I'm really sorry about what's happened to your daughter. I used to know an Albanian guy who did a very similar thing to a friend. He had applied for asylum and claimed he was from Kosova. He had been going out with my friend for nearly 2 years when his asylum was granted and he got ILR and then appl...
No problem - the border guard actually said to my husband "You are married to an EU citizen, and therefore have the same rights as your spouse when travelling within the EU". I was stunned! I tell you which country WON'T be next - Austria. Last year on our way back home from Albania, we ha...
Hi guys, We've just got back from Portugal, and I thought I'd share some info with you. As some of you may know from my previous posts, I'm British, my husband is Albanian with ILR, and he travelled to Portugal on a Swedish-issued 3 month multi-entrance visa. When we got to immigration at Faro airpo...
Urime urime zemër!! Jam shumë e lumtur për ty! I'm still waiting for my mother in law to come over, as her mother is still sick :( I hope you all have a fabulous holiday together. Claire xx Oh Claire Shume faleminderit per urimet. How sweet of you. Your husband must be b the luckiest Albanian gu...
Urime!