Visa policy of Algeria
Visitors to Algeria must obtain a visa from one of the Algerian diplomatic missions, unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months from the date of entry into Algeria.
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Visa policy map

Visa exemption
Ordinary passports
The citizens of the following 7 designated countries as well as refugees and stateless persons residing in these countries can stay 90 days in Algeria as long as their purpose of visit is tourism or business:[1][2][3]
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Diplomatic and service category passports

Holders of diplomatic and/or service category passports of the following countries can visit[5] Algeria without a visa:[2]
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Visa waiver agreement for holders of diplomatic and service passports was signed with India[6] and it is yet to come into force.
eVisa
In February 2020, the Government of Algeria announced a plan to introduce eVisas in the future.[7]
Israel
Entry and transit is refused to
Israeli citizens, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight.[8]
References
- http://www.mae.gov.dz/images/sce/documents/visas.pdf
- "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Gulf Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/reportage/2014/12/12/reportage-01
- Was applied under visa exemption agreement on 26 April 1988 from 9 May 1989
- fouzia, Boussadia. "الجزائر-روسيا: الغاء التأشيرة لفائدة حاملي جوازات السفر الدبلوماسية أو للخدمة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- https://mobile.twitter.com/indiainalgeria/status/1091047844474245121
- Le visa électronique bientôt introduit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170311192921/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=IL&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=DZ&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C
