Algeria
Last update 23 January 2025Diplomatic missions
Risk index
Level 2: Increased cauion (Be informed on the current situation in the country beforehand)
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People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Algeria
Address: 13/15, ‘Colonel Bougara’, El – Biar, Alger;
Telephones: +213 20 069 200; +213 20 069 578;
Fax: +213 20 069 685
Mobile hotline for emergencies: +213 661 995 900;
Working hours of the Embassy: 08:30 – 14:30 ч./ 10:30 – 16:30 /Bulgarian Summer Time/
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/algeria
Consular Section:
Tel: +213 20 069 200; +213 20 069 578
Fax +213 20 069 685
Working hours: 10:00 – 14:00 (Tuesday and Thursday)
Working hours with citizens: 10:00 – 14:00 (Tuesday and Thursday)
E-mail: [email protected]
The Consular Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria operates on the announced opening days, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 14:00. The acceptance of the citizens is carried out after a preliminary scheduled day and time for acceptance, by calling the following telephone numbers: 00 213 20 069200 and 00213 20 069578, between 10:00 and 13:00, on Sundays to Thursdays inclusive, or by e-mail: [email protected]
Embassy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria in Sofia
Address: 16 Slavyanska St. Sofia
Telephone: +359 2 980 22 50
Website: https://ambalg-sofia.org/
E-mail: [email protected]
General information
Security level:
Algeria is a country of risk and a real danger to the personal safety of tourists. Maximum caution is advised for travellers to Algeria, including:
- to be met, accompanied and assisted upon departure by pre-arranged local persons;
- to avoid travelling at night outside the central parts of the city;
- to stay in large internationally recognised hotels on arrival.
Healthcare:
The risk of infectious diseases in Algeria is relatively low. There are no reports of epidemics or outbreaks of infectious diseases. No mandatory vaccinations are required upon entry into the country.
Customs requirements:
Upon entry into Algeria, the customs authorities clear goods within the framework of generally accepted international norms. Quantities of each type should be within the necessary and reasonable limits of consumption for the personal or business needs of each traveller or family. There are no restrictions on small amounts of alcohol (2—3 bottles) and cigarettes (1—2 packs) for personal consumption.
Customs requirements for Algeria can be downloaded from HERE.
Local currency:
Algerian Dinar (DZD).
Exchange rate: EUR 1 - about DZD 123
Travel papers and visas
Border control requirements in Algeria are within the framework of generally accepted international norms. Bulgarian citizens can enter the territory of Algeria with entry visas obtained in advance from the Embassy of Algeria in Sofia or any other country. The cost of a regular visa is EUR 45 and the cost of a business visa is EUR 60. It is not possible to apply for a visa electronically or obtain a visa at the border.
Passports are required to be valid for at least 6 months after the visa expiry date.
Exceptionally, the stay in Algeria may be extended once for up to 1 month by submitting an application to the local authorities of the Ministry of Interior at least 15 days before the expiry of the stay period of the initial visa.
Attention!
Your passport must have at least one completely blank page so that the entry visa can be affixed to it. There should be no other visa stamps on the back of this page other than the border control stamps.
It is not allowed to enter the country with two passports (one valid without a visa and the other expired but with a valid visa).
For travellers under 18 years of age with or without an accompanying person, a notarised declaration from both parents in French or Arabic is required.
When travelling by car, vignette fees are payable at the tax office. Where the vehicle is registered in the name of a person other than the driver, a power of attorney in French or Arabic valid for the whole of the territory of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria must be presented. Traffic control is strict and effective, and fines and penalties are appropriate to the size and seriousness of the offences. There are no particularities in the imposition of penalties for violation of traffic rules of the country.
Consular service
Emergency Travel Document
In case your passport is stolen, damaged or lost, you could apply to the Bulgarian Embassy in Algeria for a temporary document to return to Bulgaria.
Civil status
The Consular Office of the Bulgarian Embassy certifies civil status certificates drawn up by the Algerian authorities and legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria.
Upon the birth of a child, the Bulgarian citizen must present to the Embassy an Algerian birth certificate, legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria.
In case of death of a Bulgarian citizen, the medical reports and the death certificate (issued by the Ministry of Justice of Algeria) must be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria and subsequently submitted for certification to the Consular Office of the Bulgarian Embassy.
Under local law, the only institutions authorized to carry out marriage procedures, either between Algerians, between Algerians and foreign nationals or between foreign nationals only, are the People's Municipal Councils. Marriages contracted between Algerian and foreign nationals in diplomatic and consular missions accredited to Algeria shall not be recognized by the Algerian authorities.
An Agreement on Judicial and Legal Assistance in Civil, Commercial, Family and Criminal matters remains in force between Bulgaria and Algeria.
Certifications and legalization's
Bulgaria has concluded a bilateral agreement with Algeria, according to which documents issued or authenticated within the jurisdiction of an authority or official of one of the two Contracting Parties do not need to be legalized for use by a court or other authority of the other Contracting Party, provided that they are signed and stamped with an official seal. These provisions also apply to signatures on documents certified by a court or other competent authority.