Consular Affairs
INITIAL CONSULAR REGISTRATION
Documents required for initial consular registration
- Application for registration, completed, dated and signed
- Married applicants should fill out spouse application form
- Original birth certificate
- Original of father’s birth certificate or Algerian Nationality Certificate
- Applicants born overseas should include birth certificates of two (2) paternal ascendants born in Algeria
- Married women should include marriage certificate
- Divorced women should include record of divorce judgment
- Notarized copy of a document showing the legal presence in the US, such as: F, H, G, A, etc…., Alien Registration Card (“Green Card”) or copy of US passport.
- Statement of employment of school registration
- Five (5) standard passport-size photos. Photos must be recent, frontal-view, of the same batch, untouched, taken on white background and showing applicant wearing no glasses of any kind, except for prescription eyewear. Please write first and last names of applicant in pencil on back of photos
- Photocopy of first two pages of passport and page bearing US entry visa
- Self-addressed stamped envelope
Faxed or photocopied records of civil status, even notarized, are not accepted
Complete documentation is required. Incomplete documentation will be returned to applicant at cost
CONSULAR REGISTRATION FOR SUBSIDIARY
Application (CONJOINT) for registration, completed, dated and signed
- Original birth certificate
- Original of father’s birth certificate or Algerian Nationality Certificat
- Applicants born overseas should include birth certificates of two (2) paternal ascendants born in Algeria
- Marriage certificate
- Notarized copy of a document showing the legal presence in the US, such as: Visa, Alien Registration Card (“Green Card”) or copy of US passport.
- Statement of employment or school registration if any.
- Five (5) standard passport-size photos. Photos must be recent, frontal-view, of the same batch, untouched, taken on white background and showing applicant wearing no glasses of any kind, except for prescription eyewear. Please write first and last names of applicant in pencil on back of photos
- Photocopy of first two pages of passport and page bearing US entry visa
CONSULAR REGISTRATION RENEWAL
Documents required for renewal of a consular registration card
- Expired Consular Registration Card
- Two (2) standard passport-size photos. Photos must be recent, frontal-view, of the same batch, untouched, taken on white background and showing applicant wearing no glasses of any kind, except for prescription eyewear. Please write first and last names of applicant in pencil on back of photos
- Notarized copy of a document showing the legal presence in the US, such as: Visa, Alien Registration Card (“Green Card”) or copy of US passport.
- Statement of employment or school registration
- Self-addressed stamped envelope
CONSULAR REGISTRATION TRANSFER
- Application for registration, completed, dated and signed
- Original Consular Registration Card
- Four (4) standard passport-size photos. Photos must be recent, frontal-view, of the same batch, untouched, taken on white background and showing applicant wearing no glasses of any kind, except for prescription eyewear. Please write first and last names of applicant in pencil on back of photos
- Notarized photocopy of Alien Registration Card (“Green Card”) or copy of US passport
- Statement of employment or school registration
- Self-addressed stamped envelope
For further information, please call (202) 265-2800 ext 135.







