What the Algeria visa rules mean for Malaysia travellers
Malaysia citizens can enter Algeria without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Malaysia passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Algeria applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Algeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists a passport 'valid for at least of six months' among the visa application documents. The UK Foreign Office tells British nationals their passport must have an expiry date at le…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO lists Algeria as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months and over arriving from countries determined by WHO to be at risk of yellow fever transmission, including travellers who tran…
- Travel insurance: Algeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists a travel insurance and repatriation assistance certificate among the documents to accompany a visa application.
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states a return or onward ticket requirement. For a tourist visa, Algeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks for an accommodation certificate, a hotel booking or a travel-agency certific…
Algeria entry rules compared
Algeria lets 7 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 190. Malaysia citizens are treated the same way as Maldives. Overall the Malaysia passport ranks #34 in the world with 116 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Malaysia passport you can also visit 19 countries in the region without a visa, including Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Mauritius, Malawi and Namibia.
In the other direction, Algeria citizens can visit Malaysia visa-free.