Document checklist
Iran → Algeria: Visa de travail
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
12 itemsIdentity
After arrival: 5 photos, passport copy with visa, and a tax stamp
RequiredFive recent, identical identity photos, a copy of your valid passport showing your entry visa, and a tax stamp (timbre fiscal) for the amount set by law.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Algérie), Carte de résident étranger
After arrival: residence card form and your birth certificate
RequiredTo live in Algeria for work, ask the police (sûreté) for a foreign resident card at least 15 days before your visa ends. Bring the form (from the police station, the wilaya, or the Ministry of the Interior website) and your birth certificate.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Algérie), Carte de résident étranger
Passport valid for at least 6 months, plus a copy
RequiredYour passport must be valid for at least 6 more months. Bring a copy of the first page too.
Source: Consulat Général d'Algérie à Bruxelles, Visa de travail
Two recent identity photos
RequiredTwo recent, identical identity photos, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, physically glued onto the forms, scanned photos are rejected.
Source: Consulat Général d'Algérie à Bruxelles, Visa de travail
Two visa application forms, filled in and signed
RequiredTwo visa application forms, fully completed, dated and signed. Apply at the Algerian embassy or consulate for where you normally live.
Source: Consulat Général d'Algérie à Bruxelles, Visa de travail
Accommodation
After arrival: housing rental contract
RequiredA rental contract for your home in Algeria.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Algérie), Carte de résident étranger
Insurance
Travel insurance covering repatriation
RequiredA travel insurance certificate covering possible repatriation costs for medical reasons, valid for your entire visa period.
Source: Consulat Général d'Algérie à Bruxelles, Visa de travail
Employment
Employer's repatriation commitment
RequiredA written commitment from your employer to cover the cost of repatriating you once your employment relationship ends.
Source: Ministère des Affaires Etrangères (Algérie), Visa d'entrée en Algérie
Provisional Work Authorization (APT)
RequiredA Provisional Work Authorization (Autorisation Provisoire de Travail, APT) from the Algerian employment authorities.
Source: Ministère des Affaires Etrangères (Algérie), Visa d'entrée en Algérie
Work contract or employer's recruitment commitment
RequiredAn employment contract, or an employer's recruitment commitment, duly signed by both you and your employer.
Source: Consulat Général d'Algérie à Bruxelles, Visa de travail
Other
After arrival: medical certificate
RequiredA medical certificate covering a general check-up and a lung (tuberculosis) check.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur (Algérie), Carte de résident étranger
Proof you live where you're applying
If you're not a national of the country where you're applying, proof of your residence there is required, for example, an ID card showing actual residency.
Source: Consulat Général d'Algérie à Bruxelles, Visa de travail
Why applications on this route get refused
Missing Provisional Work Authorization (APT)
The work visa application must be accompanied by an APT, a work contract, and an employer's repatriation commitment, missing the APT means the application doesn't meet the work-visa requirements.
How to avoid it: Confirm with your employer that the APT has been obtained from the Algerian employment authorities before you apply.
Incomplete visa application
The Brussels consulate says incomplete applications are refused, and it can also ask for further documents.
How to avoid it: Check every item on your embassy or consulate's list before you apply, and be ready to give extra documents if asked.
Passport valid for less than 6 months
Every Algerian visa application needs a passport valid for at least 6 months.
How to avoid it: Renew your passport first if it has less than 6 months left.
Asking for the residence card too late
Foreigners who want to live in Algeria must ask for a residence card 15 days before their visa ends.
How to avoid it: Prepare your residence card documents as soon as you arrive, and apply well before your visa ends.
Sources
- Consulat Général d'Algérie à Bruxelles, Visa de travail · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Ministère des Affaires Etrangères (Algérie), Visa d'entrée en Algérie · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Ministère de l'Intérieur (Algérie), Carte de résident étranger · checked 24 Sept 2026
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