Embassy of Algeria in Rabat, Morocco

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Contact and pre-visit guide

Algerian Embassy in Rabat: a practical guide

Algeria's mission in Rabat uses two addresses for different work. The diplomatic chancery is on Rue Ghiata at Avenue Mohammed VI; the Rabat consular section is at 46–48 Avenue Tarek Ibn Ziad. Algeria's central directory and the mission website confirm that separation, while Morocco's diplomatic directory corroborates the principal public line. The mission also divides consular jurisdiction among Rabat, Casablanca and Oujda, so residence and transaction belong in the first enquiry. This guide does not name a current ambassador: the Moroccan personnel record is undated, the mission material naming that person is from 2019–2021, and its organisation page is still under construction.

27 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.

Diplomatic chancery address

Rue Ghiata, Avenue Mohammed VI
Rabat
Morocco

Rabat consular-section address

46–48 Avenue Tarek Ibn Ziad
P.O. Box 448, Rabat
Morocco
Use the address for the right office

Avenue Mohammed VI is the chancery address for diplomatic and institutional contact. Passport, registration, civil-status and visa matters should go to the competent consular post at Avenue Tarek Ibn Ziad only after jurisdiction, appointment and submission method are confirmed. P.O. Box 448 forms part of the consular address; it is not proof that passports or other originals may be posted.

The French and Arabic contact pages both start the chancery day at 08:30; an older homepage panel instead says 09:00. Consular hours appear only on an undated local page. Confirm before travelling. No general line is relabelled here as an emergency number or as a promise of out-of-hours response.

Why this page does not name a current ambassador

The office is clear; the current office-holder is not time-verified

Morocco's official diplomatic directory lists Abdelhamid Abdaoui but gives no record-updated date. The mission website contains activities under that name from 2019 to 2021. Those records establish a historical period, not an adequately current appointment for July 2026.

The mission's organisation page says only that it is under construction. An undated directory row and older news are therefore not turned into a present-tense claim. Ask the mission or Algeria's central directory to confirm the head of mission when the identity matters for a formal document.

Official embassy organisation page Moroccan Foreign Ministry diplomatic directory

Which post covers your part of Morocco?

The nearest office is not necessarily the competent one. The mission assigns named regions and provinces to three Algerian posts. State town, region and exact service in the first message, and request written confirmation if an address is near a boundary or the transaction is unusual.

Rabat consular section

Rabat covers Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Tanger-Tétouan and Fès-Meknès. Its address, telephone and inboxes are in the contact card above. Do not silently extend this published list to another region.

Consulate General of Algeria in Casablanca

Casablanca covers Casablanca-Settat, Marrakech-Safi, Souss-Massa, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Guelmim-Oued Noun and Drâa-Tafilalet. Address: 701 Boulevard Modibo Keita, Casablanca; telephones +212 522 28 21 56 and +212 522 28 21 75; email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Consulate of Algeria in Oujda

Oujda covers the Oriental region plus Taza and Al Hoceima provinces. Address: 11 Boulevard Bir Anzarane, P.O. Box 444, Oujda 60000; telephone +212 536 71 04 52; email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. It is a separate post, not a Rabat department.

Visa and registration: what the pages safely establish

The mission pages are useful starting points, but they also contain undated or mutable detail. Identify the service there, then obtain a current checklist from the competent post before paying, booking non-refundable travel or handing over a passport.

Applying for an Algerian visa from Morocco

The visa page repeatedly asks for two signed forms, a passport valid for at least six months with a copy, proof of Moroccan residence and two recent photographs. Further evidence varies by purpose and nationality. This guide does not reproduce a fee, account, payment method or processing period because the undated page also includes Schengen-specific insurance wording and mutable press-payment and timing instructions.

Official visa page

Consular registration for Algerians abroad

The mission describes registration as a formality for Algerians lawfully resident abroad and tells first-time applicants to attend the consulate covering their residence. Its detailed page also contains older dates, a 2020 finance-law reference and a cash amount. The principle is useful; the checklist, charge and appointment need a fresh reply from the consulate.

Official consular-registration 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 Rabat 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 Rabat-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

This page does not turn old or undated material into a promise:

  • no current ambassador is named from an undated Moroccan row and mission reports from 2020–2021;
  • an old homepage WhatsApp panel is not presented as a verified round-the-clock emergency service;
  • chancery and consular addresses are not merged, and one office's hours are not applied to the other;
  • 30 euros, CIB payment and a fifteen-day instruction are not published as current visa rules;
  • 720 dirhams and references to 2015 or the 2020 finance law are not treated as today's registration procedure;
  • there is no guarantee of walk-in access, accessibility, parking, original-document post, passport return or outcome.

Before visiting, obtain a dated reply confirming the competent post, department, address, appointment, papers, fee, payment, submission and return. Keep copies and never send an original or money solely because an undated page appears to request it.

Frequently asked questions

What is the address of Algeria's embassy in Rabat?

The chancery is on Rue Ghiata at Avenue Mohammed VI. The separate consular section is at 46–48 Avenue Tarek Ibn Ziad, P.O. Box 448.

What opening hours are published?

The chancery lists Mon–Thu 08:30–16:00 and Fri 08:30–13:00; the consular section lists Mon–Fri 08:30–15:30. Confirm before attending.

Does Rabat handle every case in Morocco?

No. The mission publishes separate regional or provincial jurisdictions for Rabat, Casablanca and Oujda.

Who is Algeria's current ambassador to Morocco?

The dated official material checked does not establish a sufficiently current office-holder, so the mission should confirm when a name is needed formally.

What is a safe first step for a visa application?

Open the official visa page, then confirm the competent post, appointment, current checklist, fee, payment, submission and passport-return method.

Official sources checked

These official records tie each address, line and jurisdiction to its publisher. They also show why undated personnel, emergency, fee and processing claims remain excluded.