Greece visa for Algerian citizens

Greece’s tourist visa costs €90 at the standard rate published by its authorities. Processing time, as Greece states it: Decision normally within 15 calendar days of an admissible application; longer in individual cases that need more checks (the Visa Code allows up to 45 days). Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period in the whole Schengen area.

In 2025, Greece’s embassy and consulates in Algeria (Algiers) received 1,687 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 793. The refusal rate was 52.3%. The refusal rate fell by 3.6 points from 55.9% in 2024. Applications fell by 18% compared with 2024 (2,058).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 31.3% of the applications lodged in Algeria that year, from 27.5% at the consulates of Finland to 81.9% at those of Malta. Greece’s consulates worldwide refused 14.5%. Greece was the 12th most applied-for Schengen state in Algeria.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Algeria, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Algeria to Greece, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Greece at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 22 October 2025), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Greece (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Greece (updated 15 October 2026).

How long Algerian citizens can stay in Greece

How long Algerian citizens may stay in Greece is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Algerian citizens apply

Greece has no embassy or career consulate in Algeria. Algerian citizens apply through a mission of Greece accredited to Algeria from abroad, or through another Schengen state that represents Greece for visas; the official visa portal of Greece names the right place.

Greece and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Greece lets Algerian citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Greece when it is the main destination of the trip.

Greece’s neighbours for Algerian citizens

North Macedonia, Turkey and Bulgaria require Algerian citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Greek citizens travelling to Algeria

Algeria requires Greek citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. The rule is the same in both directions between Algeria and Greece.