Should you include your date of birth in Albania?

In practice: Expected; commonly included

Should you state your marital status in Albania?

In practice: Expected; commonly included

Resume rules in Albania

Q: Should you put a photo on your CV in Albania?

In practice: Expected; professional headshot standard What the law says: Not found in search results

Q: Should you state your sex or gender in Albania?

In practice: Protected but not mandated on CV What the law says: Law No. 9970 on Gender Equality prohibits discrimination; Labor Code Article 32(3) bans sexual harassment

What employers in Albania expect on a Kurrikulumi Vitae (CV/Biografi), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.

Call it a CV for Albania, a resume for Albania, or Kurrikulumi Vitae: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Albanian, English.

This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.

Law and practice, side by side

The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.

Photo: Expected

Expected; professional headshot standard

What the law says: Not found in search results

Date of birth: Expected

Expected; commonly included

Marital status: Expected

Expected; commonly included

Sex or gender: Not found

Protected but not mandated on CV

What the law says: Law No. 9970 on Gender Equality prohibits discrimination; Labor Code Article 32(3) bans sexual harassment

Nationality: Not found

Not found

National ID number: Not found

Not found

What the law says: Not found for CV

The rest of the entry

Local name of the document: Kurrikulumi Vitae (CV/Biografi)
Language to submit in: Albanian, English
Typical length: 1-2 pages
Officially prescribed form: None; informal conventions; e-Albania may offer standard form
Religion, ethnicity or caste: Law No. 10221/2010 'On Protection from Discrimination' prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity
Health, disability or pregnancy: Law No. 10221/2010 prohibits discrimination based on disability; employers must hire 1 employee with disabilities per 25 employees or pay into Employment Fund
Other customary attachments: Cover letter frequently required; educational degrees/certificates commonly required; work permit/visa for foreigners
Employer may not ask for: Discrimination based on sex, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, other protected characteristics per Labor Code and Law 10221/2010
Named statutes: Law No. 9970 'On Gender Equality'; Labor Code; Law No. 10221/2010 'On Protection from Discrimination'; Law No. 124/2024 'On Personal Data Protection' (effective January 17, 2025)
Data protection regime: Law No. 124/2024 (2025), harmonized with GDPR; replaced Law No. 9887 (2008); Office of Information and Data Protection Commissioner oversees compliance
Anti-discrimination statutes: Law No. 10221/2010 'On Protection from Discrimination'; Labor Code Article 9; Law No. 9970 on Gender Equality
Local language source: Albanian

Where this came from

Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.

Notes: Albania has new data protection law effective January 2025 fully aligned with GDPR. Strong anti-discrimination protections in place; employers must avoid discriminatory criteria in job ads or hiring. Standard European CV conventions with post-communist elements (photo expected). No legal requirements for CV content, but market conventions match broader Balkans region.

Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this