Consulate General of Algeria in London

The consulate of Algeria in London hereby informs all Algerian citizens residing within its consular district and registered at the consulate that the procedure of the biometric passport has started.

Every citizen applying for a biometric passport must fulfill the following conditions:

1- Applying for a passport for the first time at the consulate is subject to prior consular registration;

2- The applicant, except children under 12 years, must be present at the consulate when submitting the application and collecting the passport (applications made by post are no longer accepted and the passport can't be sent by mail);

- Be in possession of the special extract of his/her birth certificate '12s';

- Submit the file at the consulate.

1- The expired passport; 

2- The valid consular registration card;

3- The application form  duly filled and signed by the applicant or by the legal guardian for minors;

4- The original applicant's special extract of birth certificate '12s';

5- Original and a copy of proof of legal residence in the UK ( leave to remain, student visa, work permit visa,  British passport.   For those holding other European passports, please provide the blue card from the home office );

6- A copy of the blood type card;

7- Two(02) photos comply with required standards (please write the name and surname at the back);

8- The work certificate or certificate of enrolment for students or school children;

9- A copy of a proof of address (any utility bill);

10- Payment of the passport fees payable by cash or by postal order when applying for the passport.

FOR ADULTS:

28-page ordinary passport £55

48-page ordinary passport  £110

FOR MINORS:

28-page ordinary passport    £27.5

48-page ordinary passport    £55

ADDITIONAL TAX ON PASSPORT LOSS OR DETERIORATION

Adults      £100

Minors    £50

Passports for kids:

A minor is entitled to an individual passport at any age and is no longer permitted to add his photo to his parent's passport.

In addition to the documents listed above, the issuing of a passport to a minor (under 19 years) is subject to a written parental authorization by the father or by the legal guardian who must be present at the consulate to sign the document in the presence of the officer in charge.

Please, be advised that children's birth must be registered with the civil status section (service de l'état civil) of the Consulate prior to the issuance of the passport. Furthermore, the consulate recalls that Algerian law imposes that the birth of a child must be declared to and registered with the consulate within 10 days (read more on the registration of births).

Note: the presence of children under 12 years is no longer required at the Consulate either when submitting the application or when collecting the passport. These two operations can now be performed by the child's legal guardian. However, the photographs provided must meet the required standards (The application will be rejected if the photographs do not meet these requirements).

Payment for Students and Children under 19: £27.50 ( For Students, a valid student certificate is needed) 

If a passport is lost, damaged, or stolen, you must report it immediately at your local police station and to the Algerian consulate, where you can apply for a new passport.

The replacement passport is issued after the cancellation of the lost, damaged, or stolen one. This process can take several months.

In addition to the documents listed above, please provide:

1. Lost property form issued by your local police station;
2. If the passport is lost or stolen, you must include in your application the declaration of loss or theft.
3. Payment of an additional fee of £100 as a penalty (to be paid cash or by postal order). A stamped receipt is issued to the applicant to confirm the payment of this tax;
4. Letter explaining in detail how the passport has been damaged;
5. - Applying for a passport for the first time at the consulate is subject to prior consular registration;

- The applicant aged 12 and over must be present at the consulate when submitting the application for the photo and fingerprints (minors under 12 are exempt from fingerprints);

- The photo taken at the consulate is the one that will be put on the biometric passport except for children under 12 years. However, the photos provided must meet the required standards;

- Applications made by post are no longer accepted and the biometric passport can't be sent by mail;

- Applications for the renewal of passport can be made 6 months before its expiry date;

- Regardless of the expiry date of the current passport, applications for renewal can be made if the passport does not contain any plain (blank) pages or holding an ordinary passport (old model);

- The consulate has no express service to process applications, therefore, we advise our citizens not to buy a ticket until the passport is issued;

- Applications for early renewal of passport when applying for a long validity foreign visa (Schengen visa for example) cannot be considered;

- As we don't make copies at all and we don't accept the file without copies, please provide copies of all original documents.

- Read  in Arabic or French the law N° 14-03 dated 24 February 2014 relating to travel documents.

1. The Original and a copy of the Algerian expired biometric passport;
2. The valid consular registration card;
3. The application form duly filled and signed by the applicant or by the legal guardian for minors;
4. The original applicant's special extract of birth certificate '12s'; (if the expired biometric passport is not issue by the Algerian consulate in London);
5. Original and a copy of proof of legal residence in the UK  (leave to remain, student visa, work permit visa, British passport. For those holding other european passport, please provide the blue card from the home office);
6. Two(02) photos comply with required standards (please write the name and surname at the back);
7. The work certificate or certificate of enrolment for students or school children;
8. A copy of a proof of address (any utility bill);
9. Payment of the passport fees (£55 payable by cash only when applying for the passport)
10. Payment for Students and Children under 19  £27.50 ( For Students , a valid student certificate is needed) 

1. General requirements
   

   Photos must:

   • be colour, recent and identical;
   • mesure 45mm by 35mm;
   • be printed on photo-quality paper without borders;
   • Only original photographs are acceptable. Copied or digitally scanned photos of photos will not be accepted. In addition, photos must not be digitally altered or retouched to alter the person's appearance in any way. 
2. Face
   • eyes must be open and clearly visible, with no flash reflections and no red eye;
   • facial expression must be neutral (neither frowning nor smiling), with the mouth closed;
   • photos must reflect/represent natural skin color;

   

   • photos must show both edges of the face clearly;
   • photos must show a full front view of face and shoulders, squared to the camera;
   • the face and shoulder image must be centred in the photo, the subject must not be looking over one shoulder (portrait style), or tilting their head to one side or backwards or forwards;

   

   • there must be no hair across the eyes;
   • hats or head coverings are not permitted except veil for womens and the full facial features must be clearly visible;
   • photos with shadows on the face are unacceptable.
3. Background

   Photos must have a background which:

   • has no shadows;
   • has uniform lighting, with no shadows or flash reflection on the face and head;
   • shows a plain, uniform and white;
   • photos with dark, busy or patterned backgrounds will not be accepted.
4. Glasses
   • as the glasses can often show reflection or glare from flash and the frames can obscure facial features, for applicants who wear glasses it's best to remove them to ensure that the photos obtained meet the required standards;
   • photos with dark, tinted or mirrored glasses are not accepted.