| Country | Algeria (DZ) |
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| Route | Algeria Temporary Work Visa for Short Assignments |
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| Route family | Employment / skilled work |
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| Route type | work |
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| Summary | Guide to Algeria's temporary-work visa for short service, employment and exceptional detached-worker assignments, including the three-month limit. |
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| Last verified | 2026-09-15 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2 |
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| Best-fit work models | Local employmentSource 1Source 2 |
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| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Investment requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Government fees | The Labour Ministry states that temporary work authorizations are generally subject to a 10,000 DZD issuance tax, while qualifying short detached missions of up to three months in a year are among the listed exemptions. Consular charges are separate.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
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| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Validity | The MFA describes a maximum stay of three months; for the simplified detached-worker category, the cumulative intervention is also limited to three months in the year.As of 2026-09-15Source 1Source 2 |
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| Renewal | Where an Autorisation de Travail Temporaire is used, the Labour procedure says a renewal request should be lodged at least eight days before expiry. This does not make the short route indefinitely renewable.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
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| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Local-work rules | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Application location | Submit the visa application through the competent Algerian diplomatic or consular post, with the relevant service/employment contract and, where required, temporary work authorization documents.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
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| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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