25 years with Italian documents/ He is blocked from returning to the Port of Vlora

2023-07-03 22:50:43, Denoncim CNA

25 years with Italian documents/ He is blocked from returning to the Port of

"Stop" was in Vlora with the citizen Donald Levani, who is stranded in Albania because they do not allow him to pass through the Port of Vlora. He said that he immigrated since 1998 with his family.

Donald has Italian papers and so do his parents. In 2019, the 'allow' has expired and an error was made during the production of the new document.

Instead of being written indefinitely, the police of Le?e released it for two years. For this problem, Donald is in court proceedings in Italy, where he lives and works.

"At the moment I want to go to court, but I can't cross the Albanian border", he says.

At the beginning of March, he came to Albania and when he tried to return to Italy, they did not allow him as they treat him as a tourist who has spent the allowed days in the Schengen area.

"I have all the documents, including the court documentation translated into Albanian, I have presented it to the employees and they simply insist that there is no proper documentation", he said.

So far there have been four rejections at the Port of Vlora.

Vlora border employee: I need the fact that you do not have a valid residence permit, you do not have an entry visa for the Schengen area and you have used up the days of your stay. The problems you have have been explained to you at least 3 times. With pieces of paper that no one needs, don't come back for the same problem! If you don't have a residence permit or a visa, you don't go to the Schengen area.

Citizen: I am proceeding with the trial there.

The employee of the Vlora border: Yes, continue the trial, who will say anything! The court issued a decision, so that you can go and get a visa!

Citizen: I am regular in Italy.

Vlora border employee: Stay in Italy, my friend, but here you need a document!

Citizen: People tell you not to come anymore, because you are making a mistake, you are wasting your time!

The former director of the Border at the Port of Vlora, Arben Hajdarmataj, explains the situation and the space on which action can be taken, so as not to penalize the citizen.

"According to the procedures, as long as he has a residence permit in the Italian state, let alone 20 years of residence, he has the right to enter and leave at any time, despite the fact that the police officer at the first moment when he presents his passport can see that he spent the days of his stay in Italy. Despite this, he must request additional documents and explanations why and in what legal position you are in relation to the Italian state. At the moment when the Albanian citizen presents the documentation and the arguments that he had a residence permit, there are court proceedings, so he argues to the police officer at the crossing point that he has all the documents, there is no practical possibility that the crossing from the Albanian state to the state will be refused. Italian", said Hajdarmataj./tvklan