In 2020, Albania adopted amendments to the Civil Status Law to strengthen data protection (in alignment with GDPR principles) and to allow for late registrations under simplified procedures for citizens who had never been registered. Additionally, the registry began issuing multilingual civil status certificates (in Albanian, English, and Italian) to facilitate international use.
: The law aligned with international conventions to ensure children born in Albania to unknown or stateless parents are protected and registered. 3. Digital Authentication & Security regjistri i gjendjes civile 2020