A dedicated "Reconciliation Desk" was formed. For three weeks, operators called every affected citizen (where a phone number existed) or sent physical letters via the Posta Shqiptare. The rule was final: the earliest recorded date in any official Albanian document before 1995 would prevail. If no document existed, the date from the 2001 census would be used. This decision, though practical, created a small group of "chronological orphans"—people whose legal birthday no longer matched their lived identity.
The year 2018 marked a significant transitional period for the Civil Status Registry in Albania. Following the completion of the nationwide Civil Status Modernization Project, which introduced the new National Civil Status Database (NSCA), 2018 was characterized by a shift towards the of this digital infrastructure. The focus moved from initial data entry to improving data quality, enforcing legislative deadlines for address registration, and integrating civil status data with other state registries.