{"id":18897,"date":"2024-05-11T14:16:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T12:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/?p=18897"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:37:39","slug":"visa-algerie-expatries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/blog\/visa-algerie-expatries\/","title":{"rendered":"Algeria: Visa-free entry now possible for expatriate nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Algerian government recently announced a measure significantly facilitating the return of Algerian citizens living abroad. <strong>Valid until October 31, 2024<\/strong>This decision allows you to enter and leave the country without needing a visa.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This measure reflects the government's ongoing commitment to supporting its diaspora and simplifying their travel to their home country, especially during the summer vacation periods.<\/p>\n<h2>A simplified process for nationals<\/h2>\n<p>In this way <strong>Algerians holding a valid foreign passport<\/strong> can now travel to Algeria with greater ease. Two options are available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Presentation of a <strong>biometric national identity card<\/strong>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even if out of date<\/span>accompanied by a valid foreign passport.<\/li>\n<li>Use of a <strong>Algerian biometric passport<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">expired<\/span> combined with a foreign passport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This temporary visa waiver is designed to strengthen family and cultural ties, by encouraging visits during the summer months in particular, when many expatriates choose to return to see their loved ones.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Important announcement for the Algerian diaspora!<br \/>The Algerian authorities are now making it easier for Algerians living abroad to return home. <br \/>You can enter Algeria with an expired Algerian passport, without needing a visa. What's more, flight fares are... <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EAmGeKRQZM\">pic.twitter.com\/EAmGeKRQZM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>- Marc MAUCO (@MarcMauco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcMauco\/status\/1788515080545472554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>For families, certain facilitations are also in place concerning <strong>documents required for children<\/strong>. For example, children under the age of 12 do not have to be present when submitting documents, if the photos provided meet the required standards.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, in special situations such as the father's death, divorce or absence, <strong>mothers can apply for passports for their minor children<\/strong>This simplifies administrative procedures in difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n<h2>Any progress before an electronic visa?<\/h2>\n<p>The long-awaited electronic visa for travel to Algeria will soon be available. Algeria is one of the countries where visa procedures are currently the most complicated and time-consuming.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Algerian government recently announced a measure that will significantly facilitate the return of Algerian citizens living abroad. Valid until October 31, 2024, this decision allows entry and exit from the national territory without the need to present a prior visa.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-18897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-afrique","tag-algerie"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18897"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7022274,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18897\/revisions\/7022274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}