Algeria

How long you can stay, how long your vehicle can, and what your dog or cat needs to cross. Every rule links to the official source.

  • Last checked 28 Sep 2026
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Your answer

Your rules for Algeria

You · American passport

Visa needed

Set by the visa

You need a visa before you travel. The visa sets your dates.

mfa.gov.dz · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026

Your vehicle · United States plates

Temporary import

Up to 90 days per visit

It comes in on a temporary import with the Titre de Passage en Douane (TPD).

douane.gov.dz · Confirm before you go · Checked 27 Sep 2026

Your dog or cat

Paperwork needed

Start at least 35 days out

From the EU, Algeria accepts the pet passport with a valid rabies vaccination and a vet's health statement. See the steps

dgav.pt · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026

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Watch Algeria.

We'll email you if Algeria's rules change for your American passport, United States plates or your pet. That's the only email you'll get.

Dogs and cats

What your pet needs to cross into Algeria.

Do these in order. Miss one and your pet can be held at the border.

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  1. Before you go

    Microchip (ISO 11784/11785)

    Have a vet implant an ISO microchip and record the number on every document.

  2. On or after the microchip

    Rabies vaccination

    Vaccinate against rabies with an inactivated vaccine after the microchip is in place.

  3. At least 21 days after the rabies shot

    Wait 21 days after rabies vaccination

    Entry is only allowed once at least 21 days have passed since the rabies vaccination.

  4. Still valid the day you arrive

    Rabies vaccine still valid on arrival

    Your pet's rabies vaccine must still be valid on the day you cross. Check the 'valid until' date on the vaccination record and book a booster before it runs out.

  5. Within 10 days before you arrive

    Vet health statement in the passport

    A vet records the pet's good health in the pet passport shortly before departure; no official certificate is needed (per DGAV).

dgav.pt · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026. The app works these dates backward from your travel day and reminds you.

On your passport

Every passport in Algeria

42 passports
PassportEntryHow longSource
United States (yours)Visa neededSet by the visamfa.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
ArgentinaVisa neededSet by the visamfa.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
AustraliaVisa neededSet by the visamfa.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
AustriaVisa neededSet by the visamfa.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BelgiumVisa neededSet by the visamfa.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BrazilVisa neededSet by the visamfa.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BulgariaVisa neededSet by the visamfa.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
CanadaVisa neededSet by the visamfa.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
With your vehicle

Every registration in Algeria

42 registrations
Registered inEntryHow longSource
United States (yours)Temporary importUp to 90 days per visitdouane.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
ArgentinaTemporary importUp to 90 days per visitdouane.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
AustraliaTemporary importUp to 90 days per visitdouane.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
AustriaTemporary importUp to 90 days per visitdouane.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BelgiumTemporary importUp to 90 days per visitdouane.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BrazilTemporary importUp to 90 days per visitdouane.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BulgariaTemporary importUp to 90 days per visitdouane.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
CanadaTemporary importUp to 90 days per visitdouane.gov.dz
· Checked 27 Sep 2026

A plain-language summary of the official rules, checked on the date shown. It isn't legal advice, and the officer at the desk always has the final word.

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