President Abdelmadjid Tebboune did not remain insensitive to the complaints of members of the Association Algerian Diaspora abroad regarding the quality of reception and service in consulates and travel conditions in Algeria.
As the summer season approaches, which usually generates large crowds in Algerian consulates abroad, especially in France, the Algerian authorities have just taken seven additional measures to limit the travel of emigrants make possible
Is it possible to go to Algeria with an expired passport?
The first measurement is the most important. Valid from May 1 to the end of October 2024, it now allows Algerians abroad, who have passport a valid foreigner, to be able to return to the country without a passport, upon presentation of a simple biometric identity card, even if it expires, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a press release published to public this Wednesday, May 8.
Dual nationals holding a foreign passport may only enter Algeria when their Algerian passport is presented even if its validity has expired.
This is a request from the Algerian diaspora through several of its representatives.
“We are the only country in the world that requires its nationals to have passports to enter the national country”has denied diaspora MP Abdelouahab Yagoubi in an interview with TSA in early April.
A valid Algerian passport is required for Algerians returning from abroad since 2016.
Abdelouahab Yagoubi is one of the first to deal with the construction of this duty. “A positive decision that will reduce the pressure on our diplomats and consular staff for contingent passport renewals and visa applications.”Welcome to MP.
Algerian consulates are indeed under a lot of pressure especially because of the high demand for travel documents every year as the summer season approaches.
Algerians abroad: five steps to improve service in Algerian consulates
In addition to lifting the obligation to present a valid passport, the Algerian MFA announced six other concrete measures that could provide relief to consular service personnel and members of the national community established abroad over.
These measures were detailed in the MAE press release. This is’ “Give maximum weight to the services responsible for supervising the issuance of passports, by ensuring human support so that they can carry out their tasks under the best conditions” , “promote reception services”, “extend the working hours and days from Monday. to Saturday”, “Enter the reception system by appointment”etc “Perform biometric team visits in areas with high density of community members and far from the embassy headquarters and consulates”.
The introduction of an online appointment system for visiting Algerian consulates abroad was announced a month ago.
The seventh step involves facilitating procedures at the civil status service level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the establishment of a new system that “To be announced soon”.
Algeria has therefore decided to pull out all the stops to respond to the complaints of its citizens established abroad as summer approaches. This time is ideal for trip to Algeria, especially for expats who come to spend family holidays, go to weddings, go hiking, go to the beach, etc.
Every summer, Algeria attracts millions of people, mostly members of its diaspora, who come to spend the holidays in their country of origin.
Summer, a good time to travel to Algeria?
Before the problem of travel documents and reception in consulates, the authorities had addressed the problem of the high cost of transport tickets and the unavailability of seats on flights and sea routes to and from Algeria this summer.
A 50% discount was placed on ticket prices during the month of Ramadhan and Air Algérie launched the Osra offer intended only for Algerians traveling with family, a formula that will be valid until the end of the summer season .
It is in France, where more than 80% of the Algerian diaspora is based, that the problems arise most in consulates. Although Algeria has no less than 18 consulates in this country, they are struggling to meet the high demand. Algerians seeking consular service have to get up early and wait long hours. In other countries, the problem of distance arises and sometimes it is necessary to travel thousands of kilometers to reach the Algerian consulate.
The latest measures taken should improve the situation, pending the implementation of the several proposals made by representatives of the Algerian community.
Farès Rahmani, deputy head for the Americas and the Rest of Europe region, for example, suggested a month ago to use the same fingerprints that were used in their first delivery for the license- travel or renew the identity card.
2024-05-09 23:28:04
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