What it is
Living between two countries means dealing with documents that must hold up on both sides: certificates, residence permits, translations, legalisations with apostille. A small mistake on one document can stall the whole procedure.
We guide you step by step: we tell you upfront which documents you need, where to get them and how they count in Italy and Albania, and we prepare them together, no running from one office to the next.
A residence permit or a change of residence rarely comes down to a single sheet of paper. Behind it sits a chain of documents: civil-status certificates, a criminal-record extract, birth or marriage acts, and for each one the translation and the apostille legalisation that lets it count across the border. Miss a link and the office asks for it later, when it costs you more time. We lay the whole chain out before anything starts, so you know from the beginning what the file will ask of you and you are not left chasing one last paper at the counter. Knowing the sequence in advance is what turns a stressful runaround into a series of steps you can plan.
Family reunification is one of the most common reasons families between Italy and Albania reach out to us. Someone living in Italy who wants a relative still in Albania to join them has to show the ties and meet the requirements with documents that hold up in front of the Italian offices, translated and legalised properly. We prepare the Albanian side of the file and orient you on what the Italian side asks, so the two halves fit together rather than clashing at the counter. That handover between the two countries is where many reunifications lose months, and it is the part we watch most closely.
Most hold-ups come from small details. A name written one way on the Italian document and another way on the Albanian one, a date that does not line up, a certificate that has already expired, an apostille placed in the wrong order: little things that get a whole file sent back and force you to start over. We go through these points early, while there is still time to fix them calmly, and we would rather find a problem on our own desk than have an office find it on theirs. Catching it now is far cheaper than discovering it after the file has already gone in.
A good part of the work happens at a distance. You send us the scans, you give us a power of attorney where one is needed, and we take care of the steps at the offices ourselves, from the practice on the SH1 in Mamurras. If you would rather talk it through in person, you are welcome. On timing we will not hand you a number out of the air: it depends on the offices and on the type of matter, and we prefer to give you an honest range once your case is in our hands, keeping you posted if anything shifts along the way. Wherever you are in Italy, a short message is enough to get started and to keep the file moving.
How it works
You tell us the case
Tell us what you need, phone, email or WhatsApp, in Italian or Albanian.
Document list
We prepare the exact list of documents and where to get them.
We handle the paperwork
We gather, translate and legalise the documents, remotely too.
File submitted
We close the matter and stay by you if anything more is needed.
FAQ
- Can I handle the documents without coming to Albania?
- Yes, for most matters: we start and handle them remotely. Only some filings need you in person, and we tell you beforehand.
- Do you also do translations and apostille legalisations?
- Yes, we help with official translations and apostille legalisations so the documents count in Italy and Albania.
- Do the names and dates on the Italian and Albanian documents have to match?
- Yes, and it is one of the points where files stall most often. If a name is transcribed differently or a date does not add up, we spot it before filing and tell you how to have it corrected, so the file does not come back to you weeks later.
- What language can we handle the matter in?
- In Albanian, Italian and English. The matter is handled by lawyer Ejona Dajcaj, a member of the National Chamber of Advocates (Dhoma Kombëtare e Avokatëve), so you speak with a real lawyer and not a go-between passing your papers along, which matters when a question needs a straight answer.