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Algeria Temporary Work Visa

12 facts quoted from the official source

For a foreign worker providing short employment, assistance or services in Algeria for no more than three months.

Route type
Work
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
8
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

8 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Application At Place Of Usual Residence RequiredThe request is filed with the diplomatic or consular post for the applicant's usual residence.
  • Passport Validity Months MinVisa applications must include a passport valid for at least six months.
  • Qualifying Short Term Work RequiredThe applicant must undertake temporary work, assistance or service provision in Algeria.
  • Employer Repatriation Commitment Required ConditionallyThe employment-contract branch includes an employer repatriation commitment.
  • Employment Contract AcceptedAn employment contract is the alternative qualifying branch.
  • Provisional Temporary Work Authorization Required ConditionallyPrior provisional authorization is required for the employment-contract branch but not the service-contract branch.
  • Service Or Assistance Contract AcceptedAn assistance or service-provision contract is one qualifying documentary branch.
What you’ll show with your application

Paperwork you prepare — it does not rule you out.

  • Health insuranceThe common application file includes travel insurance and repatriation assistance.
Also stated by the source
  • Eligibility summaryThe temporary work visa is limited to three months and accepts either an assistance or service contract, or an employment contract with provisional authorization.
  • Official source basisThe temporary work visa is limited to three months and accepts either an assistance or service contract, or an employment contract with provisional authorization.
  • Report summaryThe temporary work visa is limited to three months and accepts either an assistance or service contract, or an employment contract with provisional authorization.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • Stay Months MaxThe temporary work visa is for a maximum stay of three months.
How it works

From here to a yes

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Algeria?
The official source states: For a foreign worker providing short employment, assistance or services in Algeria for no more than three months.
02Do I need health insurance?
The official source states: The common application file includes travel insurance and repatriation assistance.

Every answer is quoted from the official mfa.gov.dz page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 12 points against the official source; 12 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source mfa.gov.dzLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Algeria government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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Other work routes to Algeria

2 other work routes to Algeria.

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