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Algeria Visa Requirements for Mauritania Citizens

Visa-free

Mauritania passport holders do not need a visa to visit Algeria.

Source: Embassy of Algeria in Helsinki — Visa to Algeria: who needs a visa (all non-Algerians by default; listed exceptions) · checked 8 Oct 2026

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What the Algeria visa rules mean for Mauritania travellers

Mauritania citizens can enter Algeria without a visa. You only need a valid Mauritania passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.

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. Mauritania citizens are treated the same way as Libya, Mali, Seychelles and Tunisia. Overall the Mauritania passport ranks #155 in the world with 26 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Mauritania passport you can also visit 11 countries in the region without a visa, including Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Kenya, Libya, Mali and Niger.

In the other direction, Algeria citizens can visit Mauritania visa-free.

Entry requirements for Algeria

Passport validity

6 months

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 least 6 months after the date they arrive.

Entry visa to Algeria✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

9 months

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 transited more than 12 hours through the airport of such a country.

WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1 — countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

Algeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists a travel insurance and repatriation assistance certificate among the documents to accompany a visa application.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria — Entry visa to Algeria✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

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 certificate.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria — Entry visa to Algeria✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement for tourists or a fixed amount. Algeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks for proof of resources with cultural and transit visa applications.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria — Entry visa to Algeria✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026

Registration after arrival

24 hours

Any professional or private host who lodges a foreigner, on any basis, must declare it to the police station, the national gendarmerie brigade or, failing that, the municipality where the property is, within 24 hours. A host who fails to make this declaration is fined 5,000 to 20,000 dinars.

Journal officiel de la République algérienne No. 36 (2 July 2008) — Law 08-11 on the entry, stay and movement of foreigners✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

90 days

A foreigner must leave Algeria when the visa or the legal permitted stay expires; the maximum stay per entry is 90 days. Unless the situation is regularised, a foreigner staying irregularly may be escorted to the border by order of the wali. The UK government says that an overstayer is likely to be detained by immigration police at the airport on departure and may face criminal prosecution and up to 3 months in prison.

Journal officiel de la République algérienne No. 36 (2 July 2008) — Law 08-11 of 25 June 2008 on the conditions of entry, stay and movement of foreigners in Algeria✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

5,000 euros

The UK FCDO says to declare cash at your point of entry and exit if you carry more than 5,000 euros or the equivalent in other currencies, and that failing to declare, or declaring falsely, is an offence that may lead to criminal prosecution. It says only travellers with residency status may bring in and take out Algerian banknotes, up to a maximum of 10,000 dinars.

UK FCDO — Algeria travel advice (entry requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Mauritanian citizens need a visa for Algeria?