Spanish Consulate General in Oran

Spain requires Algerian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for Spain.

2025 figures: 52,831 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Spain’s consulate general in Oran, and 33,421 visas were issued. 14,338 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 29.8%. The refusal rate fell by 2.3 points from 32.1% in 2024. Applications fell by 11% compared with 2024 (59,361).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 29.8% (2025) to 36.7% (2023).

Spain issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Algeria; this office handled 44% of their 119,634 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Algiers 32.2%, which makes Oran the lowest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Algeria, 31.3% of applications were refused in 2025; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 19 Schengen states represented here.

51.0% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Algeria.

For matters it cannot handle, the Spanish embassy in Algiers is responsible. Besides the Spanish consulate general in Oran, Spain has 2 other missions in Algeria. Consulates: Algiers. Algeria in turn has 2 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish consulate general in Oran

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Spain in Oran. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: شارع محمد بن عبد السلام 7, وهران. The record for the Spanish consulate general in Oran includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to Algeria

Spanish citizens need a visa for Algeria, obtained before travel.

When the Spanish consulate general in Oran is closed

The next closures of the Spanish consulate general in Oran for public holidays in Algeria are New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and Amazigh New Year on Tuesday 12 January 2027; it may also close for Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Before visiting the Spanish consulate general in Oran

Current procedures for the Spanish consulate general in Oran, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Spanish consulate general in Oran

Within 1 km of the Spanish consulate general in Oran there are 2 other foreign missions.