8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 3, 2005

                           ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                   0-16214                  14-0462060
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)            File Number)           Identification No.)

            1373 Broadway, Albany, New York                     12204
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       (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (518) 445-2200

                                      None
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

A copy of the Company news release announcing the repatriation of undistributed
foreign earnings during the third quarter of 2005 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to
this report.


                                    Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

                                          By: /s/ Michael C. Nahl
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                                              Name: Michael C. Nahl
                                              Title: Executive Vice President
                                              and Chief Financial Officer
                                              (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: October 3, 2005


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              News release dated October 3, 2005.

EX-99.1

                                  Exhibit 99.1

            ALBANY INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES PLAN TO REPATRIATE FOREIGN
         EARNINGS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT

      Albany, New York, October 3, 2005 -- Albany International Corp.
(NYSE/PSE/FWB:AIN) announced today that it repatriated approximately $69.7
million of undistributed foreign earnings during the third quarter of 2005 under
the provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act (the "Act"). The Act provides a
temporary incentive for United States companies to repatriate accumulated income
earned in foreign jurisdictions at a reduced income tax cost, provided that the
funds are invested in certain qualified investments in the United States. The
estimated income tax expense associated with the repatriation is approximately
$4.4 million, or $0.14 per fully diluted share, which will be recorded in the
third quarter of 2005.

      Albany International is the world's largest producer of paper machine
clothing and high- performance doors with manufacturing plants strategically
located to serve its customers throughout the world. Founded in 1895, the
Company is headquartered in Albany, New York, and employs approximately 5,700
people worldwide. Additional information about the Company and its businesses
and products is available at www.albint.com.