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Tourist Visa

AlgeriaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Foreigners within the visa-required scope must obtain a visa from an Algerian diplomatic or consular post before travelling to Algeria. The rule does not apply to travellers who are exempt from this formality.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not identify which nationalities or traveller classes are exempt from the advance-visa requirement.
  • L112
    L112: 1. Except those not subject to this formality, foreigners wishing to travel to Algeria must previously obtain a visa from diplomatic and consular posts.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

This route covers tourist visits to Algeria, including tourism documented through a travel agency.

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  • L116
    L116: 2. Foreigners can obtain diplomatic, service, courtesy, press, tourist, business, study, work, temporary work, family, medical, cultural, transit visas.
  • L124
    L124: 7. The application for a tourist visa must be accompanied either by a certificate of accommodation legalized by the Town Hall of the place of accommodation in Algeria, or by a hotel reservation or a certificate from a travel agency specifying the nature and place of the trip.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The listed visa-validity periods are 90 days, 180 days, one year and two years. The maximum authorised stay is 90 days at each entry, while cumulative actual stays may not exceed 180 days per year. Visas may be single-entry or multiple-entry depending on the visa type and individual case.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not specify which listed validity period or single- or multiple-entry arrangement will apply to a particular tourist visa.
  • L159-L160
    L159: - Duration of visa validity: 90 days, 180 days, one (01) year and two (2) years. L160: - Duration of stay: the maximum duration of stay authorized at each entry into Algeria is 90 days, which may, exceptionally, be extended not to exceed 90 days. The actual cumulative stay may not exceed 180 days per year.
  • L164
    L164: 17- Number of entries: single entry or multiple entries depending on the type of visa and depending on the case.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Required evidence includes a passport valid for at least six months, a passport copy, two recent identity photographs, the stated identity documents, and travel-insurance and repatriation-assistance certification. A tourist applicant must also provide either a locally legalised accommodation certificate, a hotel reservation, or a travel-agency certificate specifying the nature and place of the trip. An applicant residing in the host country after originating from another country must also provide a residence card and copy.

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  • L117-L118
    L117: 3. Visa application forms can be downloaded from the websites of the diplomatic and consular posts. They must be completed in duplicate and accompanied by: a passport, valid for at least of six months, passport’s photocopy, two (02) recent identity photos, identical identity documents, a travel insurance and repatriation assistance certificate. L118: They must be submitted to the Embassy or Consulate of the applicant's usual place of residence, accompanied by the additional documents indicated according to the type of visa requested.
  • L121
    L121: 4. The applicant originating from a foreign country and residing in the host country will provide in support of his application, the residence card and its photocopy
  • L124
    L124: 7. The application for a tourist visa must be accompanied either by a certificate of accommodation legalized by the Town Hall of the place of accommodation in Algeria, or by a hotel reservation or a certificate from a travel agency specifying the nature and place of the trip.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The form is downloaded from a diplomatic or consular post’s website, completed in duplicate and submitted with supporting documents to the embassy or consulate for the applicant’s usual place of residence. For tourists travelling through a tourist agency, the visa is issued within 48 hours after the relevant post receives the complete file. A visa can be extended in Algeria under unspecified conditions, exceptionally by no more than 90 days. An authorised authority may exceptionally issue a regularisation visa on arrival in an emergency.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state the conditions, procedure, competent office or required documents for an in-country extension.
  • The source does not describe a procedure for changing from tourist status to another immigration status.
  • L117-L118
    L117: 3. Visa application forms can be downloaded from the websites of the diplomatic and consular posts. They must be completed in duplicate and accompanied by: a passport, valid for at least of six months, passport’s photocopy, two (02) recent identity photos, identical identity documents, a travel insurance and repatriation assistance certificate. L118: They must be submitted to the Embassy or Consulate of the applicant's usual place of residence, accompanied by the additional documents indicated according to the type of visa requested.
  • L129
    L129: 8. Tourists traveling to Algeria within an organized framework (tourist agencies): the visa is issued within 48 hours after receipt of the complete file by the diplomatic or consular post concerned.
  • L148
    L148: 13. A regularization visa could be issued on arrival, exceptionally and in case of emergency, by the authorized authorities.
  • L155
    L155: 15. Extension of the visa on the spot: the visa can be extended in Algeria under certain conditions.
  • L160
    L160: - Duration of stay: the maximum duration of stay authorized at each entry into Algeria is 90 days, which may, exceptionally, be extended not to exceed 90 days. The actual cumulative stay may not exceed 180 days per year.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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