withdrawal of passport

The Consulate General of Algeria in New York invites its community members, residing within the 44 states of its jurisdiction, whose passports are confirmed ready on the consulate website through the link  Passport Tracking to get in touch, immediately, with the passport department for the withdrawal of their biometric passport. It shall be made known to all Algerian nationals that pursuant to the provisions set out in the Act 14/03, dated on 24th February 2014 relating to permits and travel documents, and in particular article 10: « Any passport acquired and not withdrawn by the holder is destroyed 6 months after the announced notice of withdrawal. In such cases, except in cases of force majeure, the stamp duty required for the application of a new passport is equal to twice the stamp duty prescribed. Please check the attached list of receipt number, indicating passports available at the consulate. This list will be updated soon.