Alarming numbers of young Albanians leaving: Germany, preferred destination

Every start month, the German embassy opens visa applications. They are divided into specialized and simple visas.

I have over 300 applications of young people who want to go and work in Germany. There are still”, Ortensa Budla said.

“The demands have been very high, discussed that 10,000 jobs would be opened. Within stages of the application, there are specialised ones that seek to have B2-level recognition of language and diploma recognition, the visa-taking process runs through six months. There is also application for the next phase for free professions, in the construction sector, gastronomy. The quotas that the embassy makes available are in months around 200-300 applicants benefiting”, Aurela Baholli told Euronews Albania.

According to the national family immigration poll, for 2011-2019, conducted by INSTAT and some international organisations about 50% and approximately 177 thousand displaced citizens are young people aged 15-29. By the end of 2022, the number of displaced youths exceeds 100,000.