Embassy of the Republic of Albania — Local services in Beijing

Don't be afraid to apply for Albania E-Visa :) I'm Indonesian by nationality. Albanian embassy that have jurisdiction over my country is in Beijing. E-Visa regime really ease the process in obtaining visa there.

Here are some of my notes:

1. Apply as early as possible prior to your departure - In my experience, I received additional document request a week after my first submission. Right after I uploaded the additional document, I received a payment link. My visa is approved 10 days after I made the payment.
2. Payment - For evidence of payment, they require the one from branch office (you cannot use Jenius or Wise transfer) which include the teller's signature and bank's stamp. The online payment is not available yet. I hope it will be in the near future as there is usually a minimum transfer amount for international transfer from banks. Mine was EUR95 (including all fees, so it reached the embassy approximately ~EUR60) while the visa fee...

I have emailed the embassy many times asking for advice for visa application. I haven’t got any reply. Typical for a former undeveloped communist countries. I had the same problem with the embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zagreb Arrogant, ignorant and...

I emailed them for a visa application and got no answer! Lazy people...