Visa application for Algeria – Foreigners residing in France
If you are a foreign citizen residing in France and wish to travel to Algeria, you must obtain a visa adapted to your situation.
This guide explains step by step how to prepare and submit your application to the competent Algerian consulate or embassy.
1. Identify the type of visa required
The type of visa depends on the reason for your trip:
- Tourist visa: leisure or discovery stay.
- Family visa: visit to relatives residing in Algeria.
- Business visa: business trip.
- Study visa: registration or training in an Algerian institution.
- Work visa: professional activity in Algeria.
- Other specific visas: press, medical, cultural, transit, etc.
2. Prepare the required documents
As a rule, you must present:
- Visa application form completed, dated and signed, in duplicate.
- Passport valid at least 6 months after the filing date + photocopy.
- Two recent passport photos that comply with standards.
- Certificate of travel insurance covering repatriation, hospitalization and medical expenses.
Specific supporting documents according to the type of visa:
- Tourist: legalized accommodation certificate or hotel reservation.
- Family: legalized accommodation certificate of the relative residing in Algeria.
- Business: mission letter and official invitation.
- Studies: certificate of registration and proof of resources.
- Work: provisional work authorization or employment contract.
3. Where to apply?
- At the consulate or embassy of Algeria competent according to your place of residence in France.
- Consult the official website to check the terms and conditions, make an appointment or, if available, submit an application online.
4. Average deadlines
- Transit visa: 5 to 10 working days
- Other visas: 10 to 15 working days on average
- In high season: allow up to 3 weeks
5. Practical advice
- Book your appointment several weeks in advance.
- Provide readable and complete documents to avoid any delay.
- Subscribe to travel insurance with repatriation and hospitalization coverage.
- Check the consulate’s official website regularly for any updates.
Conclusion
To avoid any delay or refusal: submit a complete file that complies with the requirements of the consulate. Submit your application no earlier than 3 months before the departure date and no later than 15 days before.
