UK help and services in Algeria

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Algeria. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Algeria.

Emergency help for British nationals

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.

Passports and emergency travel documents

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to Algeria

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in Algeria

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.

Birth, death and marriage abroad

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.

News and events

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Algeria.

Trade and invest

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Algeria.
  • DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Algeria, and Algerian companies set up and invest in the UK.

  • See below for information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Algeria.

  • What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits

British embassy or high commission

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
  • The British Embassy in Algeria maintains and develops relations between the UK and Algeria.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.