Embassy of Algeria in Bucharest, Romania

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Contact and pre-visit guide

Algeria’s embassy in Bucharest: verified practical details

The Algerian Embassy is at 4 Theodor Aman Street, Sector 1, 010778 Bucharest. Algerian records and Romania’s diplomatic list dated 29 July 2026 agree on +40 21 211 51 50, +40 21 212 41 85, fax +40 31 620 82 13 and general hours of Monday to Thursday 09:00–16:00 and Friday 09:00–14:00. The list names Mustapha Benfriha as chargé d’affaires a.i. Confirm the responsible section and any appointment before travelling.

Reviewed 29 July 2026

Published address and contact channels

Name the exact transaction and your usual place of residence in the first enquiry, and say whether it concerns a consular, visa or institutional matter. Confirm the receiving section, appointment, submission and return method before travelling, paying or sending an original.

Embassy address in Bucharest

4 Theodor Aman Street
Sector 1, 010778 Bucharest, Romania

Contacts published by the Bucharest mission

  • Telephone +40 21 211 51 50
  • Second main telephone +40 21 212 41 85
  • Fax published by both Algerian official sources +40 31 620 82 13
  • General embassy email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Consular section email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Visa enquiries in Bucharest This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Published general hours General hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00–16:00 and Friday 09:00–14:00. The mission and Romania’s list dated 29 July 2026 match, but these are not service-specific counter or appointment hours.
  • Official website embbucharest.mfa.gov.dz
Official mission contact page Algerian Foreign Ministry directory for Romania
Confirm the desk before travelling

The verified public address identifies the chancery, not the entrance for every procedure. In your first message, name the visa, civil-status, registration or other consular service you need and ask whether an appointment or personal attendance is required. If you live outside Romania, ask first whether Bucharest is still competent for that procedure. Do not send a passport, residence permit or original civil record until the mission confirms the receiving address, accepted delivery method, tracking and return arrangements in writing.

What the three-way contact check establishes

Algerian and Romanian sources agree on the address, two main phones, fax and general hours. Romania lists +40 21 314 45 65 as “Protocol” only. The general, consular and visa mailboxes are published contacts, not delivery, response or case-acceptance guarantees.

Romanian diplomatic list, 29 July 2026

One embassy with several published sections

Romania lists one Algerian embassy at this address. The mission publishes political, economic and cultural; consular and visa; and administrative and financial sections. Current evidence does not identify a separate Algerian Consulate General in Romania.

Mission sections page Romanian foreign-mission directory

Who currently heads Algeria’s mission in Romania?

Mustapha Benfriha is chargé d’affaires a.i.

Romania’s diplomatic list dated 29 July 2026 names Mustapha Benfriha as chargé d’affaires a.i. and displays 30 April 2026 beside that role. This guide preserves the displayed date without recasting it as an appointment or credentials date.

Romania’s Foreign Ministry recorded Abdelmadjid Naamoune’s farewell at the conclusion of his mandate on 15 April 2026, so he is not presented as current. The older mission staff page helps cross-check names but does not establish a complete current roster or duties.

Romanian diplomatic list, 29 July 2026 Romanian record of Naamoune’s farewell Dated mission staff page Empty official biography page

Choose the route by residence and procedure

Consular and visa work is presented as sections within the embassy. State your nationality, lawful city and country of residence and the exact service, then obtain written confirmation of the receiving section and appointment rule. Older procedure text does not prove current jurisdiction for North Macedonia.

If you live lawfully in Romania

Start with the official Bucharest contact page. Give your nationality, city of lawful residence and exact procedure. For a visa, add the purpose and intended travel dates. For an Algerian consular matter, state your registration position and the document or civil-status act required. Ask which desk owns the case, whether personal attendance is required, and which current copies, translations or originals must be shown.

If you live outside Romania

Put your country and city of lawful residence in the subject line. Ask whether Bucharest is competent for your nationality and procedure or whether another Algerian post must handle it. Request the correct official link and wait for a written answer before travelling, paying for legalisation or translations, or releasing an original document.

Protect passports and original records

The frozen official evidence does not establish a current courier or postal process for originals. Obtain written confirmation of the exact receiving desk, delivery company, tracking, insurance, return envelope, collection method and responsibility for loss before releasing any passport or civil-status record. Keep complete copies and the dated official reply.

Use official pages for orientation, then confirm

The official portal provides visa forms, not a fully current verified procedure. A 2025 page contains a contradictory processing-time phrase. Confirm the form, documents, appointment, fee, payment and passport-return method directly before acting.

Visa enquiries in Bucharest

Send your nationality, lawful country and city of residence, travel purpose and dates. Ask the visa section to confirm jurisdiction, the current form and checklist, copies and photos, insurance, appointment route, fee, payment and passport return. Do not rely on any timing, fee or courier rule from the older page.

Official visa-form page

What to include in the first message

Give your full name, nationality, lawful country and city of residence, the exact service and a preferred contact method. For a visa, add the travel purpose and dates. Do not attach unnecessary identity scans. Ask for the current form, number of copies, photo rules, translations or legalisation, appointment channel, fee and payment reference, submission route, processing estimate, and collection or secure return method.

Official mission contact page

Algerian consular and civil-status matters

For registration, civil status, passports or another Algerian consular matter, request the current local form, eligibility, originals and copies, translations, attendance and collection rule. Do not send an original until written instructions identify receipt, tracking and safe return.

Official forms page

Name the service in the first message

A short enquiry with enough context is easier to route than a broad request for ‘all the documents’. State who you are, where you normally live, the exact procedure and the decision you need from the embassy.

Algerian document or consular matter

Name the passport, registration, civil-status, legalisation or other procedure. Ask for the current Bucharest checklist and whether attendance, an appointment, originals, copies, payment or collection are required.

Visa for Algeria

Give nationality, country of habitual residence, purpose and expected length of travel. Ask for the correct category, form, supporting papers, fee, payment method, appointment rule and personal-attendance requirement.

Institutional or diplomatic enquiry

Identify the organisation, subject, responsible contact and any genuine deadline. Do not attach personal or confidential records until the receiving address, section and transfer method have been confirmed.

Prepare a useful enquiry before calling or writing

The office can answer more accurately when the first message contains enough context. Keep it concise and do not attach sensitive documents until the recipient and method have been confirmed.

  • Your full name and a safe way to reply.
  • Your nationality and, when relevant, whether you are an Algerian citizen or a foreign traveller.
  • Country of habitual residence, town and postcode, because residence can determine the competent Algerian post.
  • The exact service: passport, civil status, consular registration, legalisation, visa or another named request.
  • Any genuine deadline and the reason for it, without presenting a travel booking as a guaranteed processing date.
  • A request for the current checklist, fees, payment method, appointment rule, submission method and collection method.
Do not send original documents on assumption

No reliable Bucharest-specific postal procedure or return method was established in the checked material. Ask for written confirmation before posting a passport, certificate or other original. If an office authorises post, follow its current packaging, tracking and return instructions exactly and keep copies of everything sent.

Information this guide does not treat as settled

The official evidence supports a practical guide, but not these assurances:

  • general embassy hours do not guarantee walk-in or visa-counter access;
  • the 2023 staff page is not a complete current roster or duty map;
  • the label Tel Vert does not establish universal toll-free or emergency service;
  • older pages do not prove current jurisdiction for North Macedonia;
  • the contradictory visa page cannot support current fees, payment, appointments or timing;
  • conflicting old address, personnel and representation labels are not treated as current.

Before a visit, payment or document shipment, obtain a dated reply that names the responsible post and desk, territorial competence, current hours and appointment rule, checklist, fee and payment route, processing estimate, submission channel and safe return method.

Frequently asked questions

What is the address of the Algerian Embassy in Bucharest?

4 Theodor Aman Street, Sector 1, 010778 Bucharest, Romania. Confirm the entrance and section before travelling.

What general hours are published?

Monday to Thursday 09:00–16:00 and Friday 09:00–14:00. Ask for the hours of the specific service.

Who currently heads the mission?

Romania’s 29 July 2026 list names Mustapha Benfriha as chargé d’affaires a.i.

Is there a separate Algerian Consulate General in Bucharest?

Current official sources do not identify one; consular and visa work is listed within the embassy.

Is the online visa form the complete application procedure?

No. Confirm the current checklist, appointment, fee, payment and passport-return method directly.

Official sources checked

Contacts were matched across Algeria’s central directory, the Bucharest mission and Romania’s new diplomatic list dated 29 July 2026. Romania’s farewell record excludes the former head from current use. Mutable procedures remain withheld.