Embassy of Algeria in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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A practical guide to the Algerian Embassy in Riyadh

Algeria’s embassy in Riyadh is in the Diplomatic Quarter and publishes one main telephone, a general inbox and separate email channels for consular, civil-status, visa, economic and political enquiries. Saudi Arabia also has an Algerian Consulate General in Jeddah. The official directory confirms both posts but does not publish a complete current map dividing every service or place of residence between them. A useful first message therefore states the applicant’s city, status and exact procedure and asks which post is competent before travel, payment or dispatch of an original.

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.

Riyadh embassy address

Diplomatic Quarter
P.O. Box 94388
Riyadh 11693
Saudi Arabia
Use the address only after confirming the service

The Algerian central directory and the active mission contact page converge on the Diplomatic Quarter, P.O. Box 94388, Riyadh 11693. That supports the public location and postal line; it does not prove walk-in access, parking, accessibility, security-entry rules or acceptance of passports by post. For a consular file, first identify the service, ask whether an appointment or personal attendance is required, and obtain written instructions before sending a passport, certificate or other original.

Service inboxes and emergency label

  • Consular affairs This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Civil status This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Visas This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Economic affairs This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Political affairs This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mission-published emergency number

8003010103

The mission publishes one general time window; it does not distinguish chancery, consular, civil-status and visa-counter hours. The role inboxes are official contact channels, not response-time promises. Number 8003010103 is labelled toll-free for emergencies, but no checked page states its monitoring hours, geographic reach, supported cases or escalation arrangements.

Who currently heads Algeria’s mission in Saudi Arabia?

Walid Sharif

The active Algerian mission identifies Walid Sharif as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry recorded him as Algeria’s newly appointed ambassador on 16 January 2024 and reported an official meeting on 5 August 2024. The mission later published his presentation of credentials on 30 September 2025. These records concern the same serving ambassador and provide a current cross-check from both countries.

The dates describe different diplomatic milestones, not a contradiction: appointment, an official bilateral meeting and presentation of credentials must remain separately attributed. This visitor page needs the ambassador’s name and public role, not private-family details or a copied staff roster that may become stale.

Official biography of Walid Sharif Saudi Foreign Ministry appointment record, 16 January 2024 Mission report on the presentation of credentials

Check whether Riyadh or Jeddah is competent

Algeria’s central directory currently lists an embassy in Riyadh and a consulate general in Jeddah. It does not provide a complete, service-by-service territorial division. Residence in a particular Saudi city is therefore not enough for this guide to assign a post. Give the place of residence and named procedure and ask for a dated answer.

Embassy and consular services in Riyadh

Use the Riyadh channels for an initial jurisdiction enquiry and include the applicant’s Saudi city, nationality or Algerian status, and the exact service. The published Riyadh hours are general; confirm the relevant desk, appointment rule, entrance and document route before setting out.

Consulate General of Algeria in Jeddah

The central directory lists P.O. Box 8132, Jeddah 21482, telephones +966 12 698 50 34 and +966 12 698 50 35, fax +966 12 698 50 38, the public inbox This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and the official site consalg-jeddah.com. These details establish a second post, but not which individual services it accepts for every residence.

  • Jeddah consulate-general address P.O. Box 8132, Jeddah 21482
  • Telephone 1 +966 12 698 50 34
  • Telephone 2 +966 12 698 50 35
  • Fax +966 12 698 50 38
  • General email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Official website consalg-jeddah.com

Do not infer a jurisdiction boundary

No checked official source supplies a complete current map from Saudi regions to Riyadh or Jeddah, and the existence of two posts does not justify guessing. Ask one of the official channels to confirm the competent post, section and submission method for the exact case.

Start visas, forms and registration with a current official answer

The mission pages are useful starting points, but their presence does not settle today’s appointment, fee, payment, processing or return arrangements. Reopen the relevant page when preparing the file and obtain a dated Saudi-specific checklist from the competent post.

Applying for an Algerian visa from Saudi Arabia

Use the mission’s official visa page to identify the appropriate category and initial requirements. Then confirm which post is competent and ask it for the current form, supporting documents, appointment or attendance rule, fee, payment method, processing estimate, collection and passport-return route. This guide does not reproduce mutable values or promise a decision.

Official entry-visa page

Official consular forms

The Riyadh mission publishes a download page for several consular forms. Downloading from the mission domain is safer than using an uncontrolled copy, but a form’s presence does not establish the current Saudi checklist, appointment rule or accepted submission route. Reopen the page and confirm the edition before completing or signing it.

Official Riyadh forms page

Consular registration

The mission publishes guidance on consular registration for Algerians resident abroad. Use it to understand the procedure, then confirm the Saudi-specific evidence, copies, photographs, appointment or attendance requirement and whether Riyadh or Jeddah handles the residence concerned. Do not send originals merely because a generic list is online.

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 Riyadh 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 Riyadh-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 keeps current official facts separate from assumptions that could cost a traveller time, money or an original document:

  • the general 09:00–15:00 window is not presented as a guaranteed counter schedule for every service;
  • 8003010103 is not described as continuously monitored or reachable from every location or network;
  • no geographic or service-by-service Riyadh/Jeddah division is invented;
  • published service inboxes are not turned into response-time guarantees;
  • visa fees, payment, appointments, processing, collection, validity and outcome remain for direct confirmation;
  • walk-in access, accessibility, parking, security entry, courier acceptance and safe return of originals are not promised.

Before travelling or paying, obtain a dated reply confirming the post, section, address, appointment, documents, fee, payment, submission and return method. Keep copies and do not send a passport, certificate or sensitive data merely because a general page shows an address.

Frequently asked questions

What is the address of the Algerian Embassy in Riyadh?

The official sources list the Diplomatic Quarter, P.O. Box 94388, Riyadh 11693, Saudi Arabia. Confirm the entrance and service before travelling.

What hours does the Riyadh embassy publish?

Sunday to Thursday, 09:00–15:00, except national and religious holidays. The page does not separate the hours of each desk, so confirm the service and appointment.

Who is Algeria’s current ambassador to Saudi Arabia?

Current Algerian mission pages and Saudi Foreign Ministry records identify Walid Sharif. The 2024 appointment and meeting and the 2025 credentials are separate milestones.

Should I contact Riyadh or Jeddah?

Do not decide from geography alone. State your Saudi city and exact procedure and ask an official post to confirm jurisdiction.

What should I confirm before a visa or consular application?

Confirm the competent post, checklist, form, appointment, attendance, fee, payment, submission and return method before travel or sending originals.

Official sources checked

These ten official pages establish the current Riyadh mission, public contacts, serving ambassador, two-post network and basic procedure orientation. Mutable details and unsupported service promises remain excluded.