Embassies and consulates in Algeria

Outside Algiers, missions are found in Oran (4), Annaba (3), Sidi Bel Abbes (1) and Tébessa (1); most of them are consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates.

Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 7 can enter visa-free, 190 need a visa from an embassy or consulate and 1 is not admitted for Algeria.

Schengen consulates in Algeria received 444,577 short-stay visa applications in 2025, the 8th highest number of any country, and issued 302,181 visas. 31.3% of applications were refused (worldwide: 14.6%). In 2024 it had been 35.0%: the rate fell by 3.8 points. Applications fell by 18% compared with 2024 (544,634).

Most applications went to France (248,681), Spain (119,634), Italy (27,838) and Germany (11,517).

Among the states with at least 500 applications, the lowest refusal rate was Finland’s (27.5%) and the highest Malta’s (81.9%). The sharpest rise since 2024 was at the consulates of Portugal (+11 points), the largest fall at those of Poland (−8.5 points).

Bulgaria and Romania began issuing Schengen visas on 31 March 2024, so their 2024 figures cover part of the year. The numbers include every nationality applying in Algeria.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 18,280 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Algeria, the 59th highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Visitor visas (B1/B2) made up 92%, diplomatic and official visas 3%. That is 15% fewer than in fiscal year 2024 (21,431).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Algeria received 4,623, 48% fewer than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 51.2% for citizens of Algeria in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 50.7%).

In the other direction, Algeria runs 103 missions in 68 countries. Its largest networks are in France (19), Belgium (3), Switzerland (3), Italy (3) and the United Arab Emirates (2).

Where the embassies are

All 71 embassies are in the capital, Algiers. France has the most missions in Algeria, 5, followed by Morocco (4), Spain (3), Tunisia (3) and Belgium (2).

Travel advice for Algeria

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Algeria: the US State Department rates Algeria at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 24 August 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises against all travel to parts of Algeria (updated 25 September 2026) and the German Foreign Office has a partial travel warning (Teilreisewarnung) for parts of Algeria (updated 13 October 2026).