Conditions from official sources
- Instead of a consular visa, a tourist going to the Great South with a trip organised by an approved Algerian travel agency can get a visa on arrival, using the QR-code boarding authorisation the agency sends.
Visa rules · Tourist entry
Algeria visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders
Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Algeria.
The answer
No. United Kingdom passport holders need a visa to visit Algeria.
- Entry
- Visa needed
- Covers
- Tourist entry
Foreigners who are not exempt from this requirement must obtain a visa from diplomatic and consular posts before traveling to Algeria.
Before you go
The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.
Passport validity
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.
The validity of the passport should not be less than six (06) months.
Tourist entry only
These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.
The other way round
What Algeria passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.
Algeria passport United Kingdom
VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
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Visa-free nearby
Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Algiers, nearest first.
Weather in Algiers
Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Algiers, month by month.
- High 17.2°CLow 11.2°CRain 85 mm
- High 17.0°CLow 11.0°CRain 93 mm
- High 18.8°CLow 12.5°CRain 67 mm
- High 20.4°CLow 15.0°CRain 53 mm
- High 22.6°CLow 17.3°CRain 36 mm
- High 26.5°CLow 20.5°CRain 10 mm
- High 29.2°CLow 23.4°CRain 2 mm
- High 29.5°CLow 24.2°CRain 6 mm
- High 27.2°CLow 22.0°CRain 32 mm
- High 25.8°CLow 19.1°CRain 61 mm
- High 21.5°CLow 14.8°CRain 132 mm
- High 18.2°CLow 11.9°CRain 108 mm
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