Algeria entry requirements, by passport
Algeria visa requirements at a glance: 7 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Algeria without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 191 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Algeria for your nationality.
What we've verified for Algeria
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 6 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Typical processing time
- Required documents (5)
- Required vaccinations
- Health-insurance rules
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: mfa.gov.dz (Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: entry visa); Algerian Consulate General in Barcelona (consulatalgerie-barcelone.org: consular fees by age, tourist visa documents, mandatory travel insurance); interieur.gov.dz (Ministry of the Interior: 90-day maximum stay, extension and 180-day annual cap); douane.gov.dz (General Directorate of Customs: traveller tobacco and alcohol tolerances, personal-effects exemption up to 150,000 dinars, as quoted by the official domain); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Algeria (currency declaration mandatory from €1,000, ban on importing/exporting dinars, discouraged areas of the Sahara and the borders with Mali, Libya, Tunisia and Niger, threat in Tindouf) (checked 6 September 2026).
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 2 November 2026. Published: 6 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Libya | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mali | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mauritania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tunisia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| Albania | Visa required | — |
| Andorra | Visa required | — |
| Angola | Visa required | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa required | — |
| Argentina | Visa required | — |
| Armenia | Visa required | — |
| Australia | Visa required | — |
| Austria | Visa required | — |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | — |
| Bahamas | Visa required | — |
| Bahrain | Visa required | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Barbados | Visa required | — |
| Belarus | Visa required | — |
| Belgium | Visa required | — |
| Belize | Visa required | — |
| Benin | Visa required | — |
| Bhutan | Visa required | — |
| Bolivia | Visa required | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | — |
| Botswana | Visa required | — |
| Brazil | Visa required | — |
| Brunei | Visa required | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa required | — |
| Burkina Faso | Visa required | — |
| Burundi | Visa required | — |
| Cambodia | Visa required | — |
| Cameroon | Visa required | — |
| Canada | Visa required | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | — |
| Chad | Visa required | — |
| Chile | Visa required | — |
| China | Visa required | — |
| Colombia | Visa required | — |
| Comoros | Visa required | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa required | — |
| Croatia | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | Visa required | — |
| Cyprus | Visa required | — |
| Czech Republic | Visa required | — |
| Denmark | Visa required | — |
| Djibouti | Visa required | — |
| Dominica | Visa required | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required | — |
| DR Congo | Visa required | — |
| Ecuador | Visa required | — |
| Egypt | Visa required | — |
| El Salvador | Visa required | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Eritrea | Visa required | — |
| Estonia | Visa required | — |
| Eswatini | Visa required | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | — |
| Fiji | Visa required | — |
| Finland | Visa required | — |
| France | Visa required | — |
| Gabon | Visa required | — |
| Gambia | Visa required | — |
| Georgia | Visa required | — |
| Germany | Visa required | — |
| Ghana | Visa required | — |
| Greece | Visa required | — |
| Grenada | Visa required | — |
| Guatemala | Visa required | — |
| Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa required | — |
| Guyana | Visa required | — |
| Haiti | Visa required | — |
| Honduras | Visa required | — |
| Hungary | Visa required | — |
| Iceland | Visa required | — |
| India | Visa required | — |
| Indonesia | Visa required | — |
| Iran | Visa required | — |
| Iraq | Visa required | — |
| Ireland | Visa required | — |
| Israel | Entry not permitted | — |
| Italy | Visa required | — |
| Ivory Coast | Visa required | — |
| Jamaica | Visa required | — |
| Japan | Visa required | — |
| Jordan | Visa required | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | Visa required | — |
| Kiribati | Visa required | — |
| Kosovo | Visa required | — |
| Kuwait | Visa required | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa required | — |
| Laos | Visa required | — |
| Latvia | Visa required | — |
| Lebanon | Visa required | — |
| Lesotho | Visa required | — |
| Liberia | Visa required | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa required | — |
| Lithuania | Visa required | — |
| Luxembourg | Visa required | — |
| Macao | Visa required | — |
| Madagascar | Visa required | — |
| Malawi | Visa required | — |
| Maldives | Visa required | — |
| Malta | Visa required | — |
| Marshall Islands | Visa required | — |
| Mauritius | Visa required | — |
| Mexico | Visa required | — |
| Micronesia | Visa required | — |
| Moldova | Visa required | — |
| Monaco | Visa required | — |
| Mongolia | Visa required | — |
| Montenegro | Visa required | — |
| Morocco | Visa required | — |
| Mozambique | Visa required | — |
| Myanmar | Visa required | — |
| Namibia | Visa required | — |
| Nauru | Visa required | — |
| Nepal | Visa required | — |
| Netherlands | Visa required | — |
| New Zealand | Visa required | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa required | — |
| Niger | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| North Korea | Visa required | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa required | — |
| Norway | Visa required | — |
| Oman | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Palau | Visa required | — |
| Palestine | Visa required | — |
| Panama | Visa required | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Paraguay | Visa required | — |
| Peru | Visa required | — |
| Philippines | Visa required | — |
| Poland | Visa required | — |
| Portugal | Visa required | — |
| Qatar | Visa required | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | — |
| Romania | Visa required | — |
| Russia | Visa required | — |
| Rwanda | Visa required | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa required | — |
| Saint Lucia | Visa required | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa required | — |
| Samoa | Visa required | — |
| San Marino | Visa required | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa required | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | — |
| Senegal | Visa required | — |
| Serbia | Visa required | — |
| Sierra Leone | Visa required | — |
| Singapore | Visa required | — |
| Slovakia | Visa required | — |
| Slovenia | Visa required | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required | — |
| Somalia | Visa required | — |
| South Africa | Visa required | — |
| South Korea | Visa required | — |
| South Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Spain | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Suriname | Visa required | — |
| Sweden | Visa required | — |
| Switzerland | Visa required | — |
| Syria | Visa required | — |
| Taiwan | Visa required | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa required | — |
| Tanzania | Visa required | — |
| Thailand | Visa required | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa required | — |
| Togo | Visa required | — |
| Tonga | Visa required | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required | — |
| Turkey | Visa required | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa required | — |
| Uganda | Visa required | — |
| Ukraine | Visa required | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa required | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa required | — |
| United States | Visa required | — |
| Uruguay | Visa required | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa required | — |
| Vatican | Visa required | — |
| Venezuela | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
| Yemen | Visa required | — |
| Zambia | Visa required | — |
| Zimbabwe | Visa required | — |
Algeria rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller. Grounds for refusal depend on how you enter.
Vaccinations
- No mandatory vaccines for entry: Algeria is not in the yellow fever risk zone and does not require an international vaccination certificate under the International Health Regulations.
Customs limits
- Cash
- A currency declaration is mandatory on both entry and exit from Algerian territory for any amount of €1,000 or more (or equivalent), for residents and non-residents alike. Keeping the entry declaration is essential in order to re-export unspent foreign currency. The Algerian dinar is not convertible: its import and export are forbidden, except for residents, who may enter or leave with a maximum of 10,000 dinars. Currency is changed into dinars at the airport, at banks and at the main hotels. The 2026 Finance Law tightened exchange controls for non-residents.
- Alcohol
- Traveller tolerance published by Algeria's General Directorate of Customs: 2 litres of wine or 1 litre of spirits (adults). The sale of alcohol is restricted within the country.
- Tobacco
- General Directorate of Customs traveller tolerance: 200 cigarettes, or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250g of tobacco. Personal effects for own or family use are exempt up to a value of 150,000 dinars.
Overstay penalties
Staying beyond the authorised period without having applied for the extension at the wilaya leaves a foreigner in an irregular situation and requires regularising the situation before being able to leave the country; it can lead to a fine and an expulsion order. A specific fine amount could not be confirmed against an official Algerian source: the consequence is reported, not a figure.
Grounds for refusal
Apply to: Visa-free
- Holding a passport or recognised travel document with less than six months of validity.
- Not producing the documents justifying entry to the territory: an official invitation, a medical appointment, or another substantiated reason.
- Not showing sufficient means of subsistence for the whole duration of the stay.
- Not showing where you will stay: a certificate of accommodation legalised by the municipality of the place in Algeria, a hotel booking, or a travel agency attestation specifying the nature and place of travel is required.
- One useful nuance: in an emergency, the border police may exceptionally grant a regularisation visa to someone presenting themselves without a visa for legitimate and objective reasons, for instance where there is no Algerian diplomatic or consular representation in their country.
Apply to: Visa required
- Holding a passport or recognised travel document with less than six months of validity.
- Not producing the documents justifying entry to the territory: an official invitation, a medical appointment, or another substantiated reason.
- Not showing sufficient means of subsistence for the whole duration of the stay.
- Not showing where you will stay: a certificate of accommodation legalised by the municipality of the place in Algeria, a hotel booking, or a travel agency attestation specifying the nature and place of travel is required.
- Not having paid the visa stamp duties.
- One useful nuance: in an emergency, the border police may exceptionally grant a regularisation visa to someone presenting themselves without a visa for legitimate and objective reasons, for instance where there is no Algerian diplomatic or consular representation in their country.
Algeria requires travel insurance
Algeria asks for health insurance on entry. Before you buy, check in the terms that the policy covers every date of the trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Algiers, Oran, or Constantine?
No. Algeria sets the requirements, so entering through Algiers asks for the same as entering through Oran or Constantine. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Algeria
Algeria is the largest country in Africa and holds a first-rank Roman and Saharan heritage that barely sees any tourism. In the north, three exceptionally preserved Roman cities: Djémila and Timgad, in the mountainous interior, and Tipasa, on the Mediterranean, with Punic, Roman and early Christian layers. In Algiers, the Ottoman Casbah: a World Heritage site: is a maze of hillside alleys above the bay. In the desert, the M'Zab Valley (Ghardaïa and its 11th-century Ibadi pentapolis) is a lesson in Saharan urbanism that influenced 20th-century architects. Tassili n'Ajjer, in the far southeast, holds one of the world's most important sets of prehistoric rock art among eroded sandstone formations; it is a mixed site (cultural and natural). The list is rounded out by Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad, the first Hammadid capital. Algeria has 7 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Travel to the Sahara (Djanet, Tassili, Hoggar) must be organised through an authorised agency. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against any travel outside urban centres in the border areas with Mali, Libya, Tunisia and Niger, advises against independent desert travel, and advises against the area of the Tindouf camps because of a terrorist threat against Spanish citizens.
Sources for this section: whc.unesco.org (World Heritage List, 7 sites in Algeria: Beni Hammad 1980, Djémila 1982, M'Zab 1982, Tassili n'Ajjer 1982, Timgad 1982, Tipasa 1982, Casbah of Algiers 1992); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Algeria (Sahara, border areas, Tindouf). Accessed 6 September 2026.
Things to see and do in Algeria
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Algeria passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.