CONSULAR REGISTRATION
Consular registration is an administrative procedure for Algerian nationals who reside legally in a foreign country.
The consular registration card is issued free of charge. It is valid for five (5) years and must be renewed upon expiry.
Algerian nationals residing in Serbia or Montenegro who wish to register for the first time are invited to apply in person at the Embassy.
After registering, any change in circumstances (civil status, address, occupation, etc.) must be reported, with the relevant supporting documents.
Anyone registered who returns permanently to Algeria must request removal from the consular registration records.
Documents required for first-time registration
(Originals and photocopies on A4 paper)
- A consular registration application form, duly completed, dated and signed. [Download here]
- Algerian passport: photocopies of the first page and of the pages showing the visa and date of entry into Serbia or Montenegro.
- The applicant’s original 12S birth certificate, plus one copy.
- For applicants born in Algeria: the father’s original full birth certificate.
- For applicants born abroad: the original full birth certificates of both the father and grandfather.
- Naturalization decree, if the applicant acquired Algerian nationality.
- Proof of family status, as applicable: family record book and marriage certificate, or divorce judgment.
- A valid residence permit for the consular district, or a valid Serbian or Montenegrin national identity card.
- Recent proof of address, dated within the last three months.
- Proof of employment or activity, as applicable: certificate of employment, payslip, certificate of enrollment, pension certificate, or other relevant document.
- Four (4) recent, regulation-compliant identity photographs, taken from the front and from the same batch, measuring 3.5 × 4.5 cm.
The spouse and minor children of an Algerian father or mother are registered as dependents.
The spouse must provide the same documents listed above.
Documents required for minors
(Originals and photocopies on A4 paper)
- The legal guardian’s consular registration card.
- The child’s original 12S birth certificate, plus one copy.
- A Belgian or Luxembourg national identity card for dual nationals; for children under 12, an identity certificate.
- Two recent identity photographs, taken from the front and from the same batch.
Minors are registered together with their parents as dependents.
Important: The legal guardian must be present.
Documents required to renew a consular registration card
- The previous consular registration card.
- A renewal application form [download here], duly completed, dated and signed.
- Proof of residence—a valid residence permit or Serbian or Montenegrin national identity card—and a photocopy.
- Two (2) recent identity photographs, taken from the front and from the same batch.
- A certificate of employment, payslip, or, for students and trainees, a certificate of enrollment.
Re-registration following voluntary deregistration, issuance of a Certificate of Change of Residence (CCR), or an absence of more than 10 years
Re-registration is required for any Algerian national who settles again in the consular district after receiving a Certificate of Change of Residence (CCR), voluntarily requesting removal from the consular registration records, or being absent for more than 10 years. The applicant must provide the same documents required for first-time registration.
- For a first registration, the applicant will be asked to present himself/herself to the consular service provided with the original document showing his/her legal presence in the country.
- The registration card has five years period of validity, after that it must be renewed. Art. 19 of Presidential Decree 02-405 of 26 November 2002, relating to the consular function.
- "In the absence of renewal of the registration within ten (10) years, it is proceeded to the radiation of interested parties ".: Art. 20 of the decree above mentioned.
In accordance with Article 36 of Presidential Decree No. 02-405 of November 26, 2002 on the consular service, particularly Articles 26 and 27, the deletion from the consular immatriculation registers is carried out in the following cases:
- Death.
- Final return to Algeria
- Change of consular district.
- On handwritten request requesting the cancellation.
- Absence for more than 10 years.
Removal from the registration books leads to removal from the electoral roll during annual and exceptional revisions that allow for the electoral roll to be cleared.
A fee is required for the issuance of a certificate of deletion.
- Application Form dully filled out and signed by the applicant.
- Expired Consular Registration Card. In case the Consular card is not available (lost, stolen or damaged), the applicant must dully fill out and sign the form (download) of declaration of loss and legalize it by a public notary. The seal of the notary must be on the Form.
- Two (2) standard passport-size photos.
- A copy of a document showing the legal presence in the country.
- Proof of address in the consular circumscription of the Embassy.
- Statement of employment or university registration.
- Self-addressed prepaid envelope.
Documents required for the request of Consular registration transfer:
- Application Form dully filled out and signed by the applicant.
- Original Consular Registration Card.
- Four (4) standard passport-size photos.
- A copy of a document showing the legal presence in the country.
- Proof of address in the consular circumscription of the Embassy.
- Statement of employment or school registration.
- Application form dully filled out and signed by the applicant.
- Original full birth certificate.
- Original father's full birth or death certificate.
- Applicants born overseas should include birth certificates of two (2) paternal ascendants born in Algeria or a certificate of Algerian nationality.
- Marriage certificate (for married citizens).
- Divorced women should include record of divorce judgment.
- A copy of a document showing the legal presence in the country.
- Proof of address in the consular circumscription of the Embassy.
- Statement of employment or university registration.
- Five (5) standard passport-size photos.