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Updated September 2026

👥 Someone I do not know is registered at my address — how do I remove them?

Direct answer

It happens more than you would think: a previous tenant who never deregistered, or a fraudster using your address. It can affect your benefits, taxes and mail, so act. Ask Zyra e Gjendjes Civile (bashkia) / Drejtoria e Përgjithshme e Gjendjes Civile (dpgjc.gov.al) — the population registry — to start an address investigation: you declare that the person does not live there, they check, and the entry is corrected or moved to "unknown". Bashkia — Policia Bashkiake / sporteli i qytetarit (112) is the desk for it in many municipalities. If mail arrives suggesting fraud (loans, orders, court letters in their name), Policia e Shtetit — kallëzim (129) takes the report.

Call firstZyra e Gjendjes Civile (bashkia) / Drejtoria e Përgjithshme e Gjendjes Civile
Report toBashkia — Policia Bashkiake / sporteli i qytetarit
If that failsPolicia e Shtetit — kallëzim

🗣️ What to say

"[Name], unknown to me, appears to be registered at my address [address]. I am the [tenant/owner] and live here [alone / with …]. This person does not live here and never has / left on [date]. I ask you to investigate and correct the register, and to confirm when it is done."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Check your registrationOnline with your digital ID: who is registered at the address. Screenshot it.
  2. Request the investigation: Zyra e Gjendjes Civile (bashkia) / Drejtoria e Përgjithshme e Gjendjes CivileWritten declaration; some municipalities have a form. Mention benefits or tax effects for priority.
  3. Return their mail"Not at this address" on the envelope, back in the box. Do not open it.
  4. Fraud signs: Policia e Shtetit — kallëzimDebt letters, parcels, court notices in their name — report, and keep copies.
  5. ConfirmationAsk for written confirmation of the correction; benefit and tax agencies use the register date.

📇 All contacts

Zyra e Gjendjes Civile (bashkia) / Drejtoria e Përgjithshme e Gjendjes CivileResidence registration, personal number, certificatesWithin 30 days of moving🔗 www.dpgjc.gov.al
Bashkia — Policia Bashkiake / sporteli i qytetaritNuisances, roads, waste, civil registry, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles📞 112🔗 www.tirana.al
Policia e Shtetit — kallëzimReport online (Digital Police Station) or at a stationAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 129🔗 www.asp.gov.al/komisariati-dixhital
Avokati i PopullitComplaints about public administration, freeWhen the administration does not answer or acts unfairly📞 0800 3232🔗 www.avokatipopullit.gov.al

❓ Frequently asked

Does it affect my benefits?

It can — a "household" of two changes calculations. Tell the benefit agency in writing that the person does not live there and that an investigation is running.

A former flatmate will not deregister

The same investigation route. Their new address is their problem; the register can set them to "departed, unknown".

Someone used my address for a company

Report to the company register as well; a registered office at your home without consent can be removed.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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  • “unknown person registered at my address Albania”
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  • “address investigation municipality”
  • “former tenant still registered”
  • “address fraud report”

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