Emergency passport

The emergency passport is a travel document established by Executive Decree No. 16-58 of 24 Rabie Ethani 1437 corresponding to February 3, 2016. It is issued exceptionally and under certain conditions (listed in the decree) to Algerian nationals who do not have a biometric passport and who are obliged to:

•      Or, to travel to Algeria for urgent family or personal reasons (death of a 1st degree family member or summons to justice, etc.)
•      Or, to present a valid passport to the prefectural authorities in order to be able to regularize their situation in terms of residence in France.

The emergency passport is a machine-readable electronic passport, issued by the embassies and consulates of Algeria as well as by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Algiers. Its period of validity varies from 3 months to one year, depending on the reason for its issue. It cannot be extended.

The emergency passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - General Directorate of Consular Affairs and the National Community Abroad concerns nationals residing abroad who, during a stay in Algeria, are subject to loss, theft, damage or expiry of their passport. The emergency passport allows them to return to their place of residence abroad. To do this, they must prove their consular registration and their legal residence abroad.