HOW TO APPLY FOR A TOURIST VISA FOR ALGERIA

  

The visa service of the Consular Section of the Embassy of Algeria in Rome is open from Tuesday to Friday from 10.30 to 12.00 and covers the following regions of central and southern Italy: Abruzzo, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania , Lazio, Marche, Molise, Sardinia, Sicily, Umbria.

The visa service of the Consular Section of the Algerian Embassy in Milan (Address: Via Rovello, 7/11 TEL: 0272080603/0272080595 FA X: 0289015912, E-mail: visas-affaireseconomiques@consulatgeneralalgeriemilan.it), is open from Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 11.00 for the presentation of the documentation and from 14.00 to 15.00 for the withdrawal of the visa.

It covers the regions of Northern Italy, namely: Valle d'Aosta, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont, Trentino-Alto Adige, Tuscany.

 

Keep in mind that the 2 Consulates do not respond to e-mails requesting information on how to obtain visas and therefore it is necessary to call.

 

Another important thing to know is that it is not possible to obtain a visa for Algeria if you have a passport with the stamp of Israel.

 

Please note that visa applications submitted more than 30 days prior to the departure date are not accepted.

 

Another thing to know is that the Algerian Consulate in Milan does not accept Visa Applications submitted by Travel Agencies but it is necessary to go personally to the Consulate, where you must identify yourself at the entrance desk and get the ticket with the number of priority and wait in the first small waiting room. When there are many people you can take the number and go to the bar to pass the wait.

 

The documentation to be submitted to obtain the tourist visa for Algeria valid for 45 days is as follows:

 

- original passport (valid for no less than 6 months);

 

- 2 color passport photos taken recently;

 

- passport photocopy;

 

- original residence certificate (keep in mind that it is valid for 6 months from the date of issue);

- Invitation letter. (To this end, I specify that it can be easily obtained if you book through "Booking.com", at Guest House Marhaba, located in Algiers, at Residence Soummam - Bapt B, Appt. 17 - Said Hamdine, 6th floor, owned by the very kind and extremely helpful Nadjib Benyoucef, E_mail: nadjib_ben@yahoo.fr, Telephone: +213557919935. He will be the one who will send it to you in a few days by e_mail). Keep in mind that it is also possible to obtain a visa by presenting a hotel reservation, but I am not sure if the one obtainable through "booking.com" is sufficient, or the same must be received from the Hotel located in Algiers. For the latter hypothesis it is not so easy to obtain it as the hotels are very few, expensive and above all not used to dealing with tourists since tourism in Algeria is almost non-existent. However, for clarification it is possible to call the Consulate.

    

- Number 2 Forms AC-51 of the completed and signed entry visa application;

 

- travel insurance “valid for Algeria which covers medical expenses for the entire duration of the visa. The policies of the “Colombus” and “Viaggiare Sicuri.it” companies are accepted.

 

- Euro 85 in cash for chancellery fees for issuing the visa;

 

- Copy of the pay slip;

 

- Return flight ticket;

 

- Simple declaration with which you write that you have sufficient resources (Euros, Dollars, credit card) to cover my stay in Algeria;

 

 

Once you deliver the aforementioned documentation by hand, the Dear Employee, who speaks excellent Italian, checks it and if it is complete he will issue you the receipt of payment of the 85 Euros for the secretarial fees and tells you on which day to present yourself for collection of the passport with the visa (from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm), at the Algerian Consulate in Milan. Generally the visa is issued in one week.

 

On the day fixed for the withdrawal of the visa, you must present yourself at the Consulate of Algeria in Milan from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm, with the receipt of payment of the 85 Euros for the administrative fees and in a few minutes you will be given the Passport with the face valid for 45 days from the date of issue. Keep in mind that if, for example, the visa is ready on Monday, you can also present for collection the days after Monday.

 

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