Spain visa for Algerian citizens

Spain’s tourist visa costs €90 at the standard rate published by its authorities. Processing time, as Spain states it: 15 calendar days from submission, extendable up to 45 days if documents or an interview are requested. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Spain has 3 missions in Algeria, with its embassy in Algiers. Consulates: Oran and Algiers.

In 2025, Spain’s embassy and consulates in Algeria (Algiers and Oran) received 119,634 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 75,181. 31.2% of applications were refused. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 32.1%. Applications fell by 4% compared with 2024 (123,991).

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. Spain’s consulates worldwide refused 14.6%. Spain was the 2nd 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.

Before travelling from Algeria to Spain, it helps to know the official travel advice: the US State Department rates Spain at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 31 July 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Spain (updated 28 October 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Spain (updated 2 November 2026).

How long Algerian citizens can stay in Spain

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

How Algerian citizens apply

In Algeria, applications go to the Spanish embassy in Algiers and the consulates in Oran and Algiers, or to a visa centre acting for Spain; fees, documents and processing times are published by Spain.

Spain and the Schengen area

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

Spain’s neighbours for Algerian citizens

Andorra, Portugal and France require Algerian citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Spanish citizens travelling to Algeria

Spanish citizens need a visa for Algeria, obtained before travel. The rule is the same in both directions between Algeria and Spain.