Flag of AlgeriaAlgeria has not acceded to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention (yet). Any document heading for Algeria must pass through two UK steps:

  • 1
    UK FCDO apostille – proves the UK signature or seal.
  • 2
    Consular legalisation at the Consulate of Algeria in London adds the final stamp of authentication.

We are an FCDO-registered agent and visit the Milton Keynes legalisation office every day.

For documents destined for Algeria, we then lodge the apostilled originals at the consulate and return them to you once the consular stamp is ready.

Full legalisation path for Algeria

  • Documents require certification or notarisation.
  • Documents require an apostille.
  • Documents require consular legalisation.
  • Arab-British Chamber of Commerce authentication is required for commercial docs

Key points

  • Turnaround: allow 6 – 9 UK working days; no express option.
  • Commercial paperwork: requires authentication by the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce before the Consulate.

  • Bundles: The Algerian consulate accepts several documents under a single notarial certificate.

  • Submission: in-person delivery only (no post or courier); bring two photocopies of every item.

Rules and restrictions

  • Original documents or certified copies are both accepted.
  • Photocopies: provide two copies of each document when you lodge the file.
  • The Arab-British Chamber stamp is compulsory for certificates of origin, invoices, packing lists, bills of lading and similar commercial documents.
  • No translations are required unless the Consulate asks for them later.
  • Payment is cash only; cheques, cards and transfers are not accepted.

Popular price examples:

Document Type Cost per document
Educational document + solicitor + apostille + legalisation £200
Educational document + NOTARY + apostille + legalisation £320
Birth, Marriage, Death + apostille + leglasisation £200
ACRO police certificate + apostille + legalisation £200
Medical report or certificate + apostille + legalisation £200

Need assistance?

If you find the legalisation process overwhelming or time-consuming, consider seeking assistance from a professional document legalisation service like us. We can handle the entire process on your behalf, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and peace of mind.

Included in our embassy attestation service:

  • We advise and check that your documents meet attestation criteria
  • If documents need to be certified, we get a solicitor
  • We submit your documents to the FCDO for the apostille
  • We arrange and complete embassy attestation
  • Documents are returned by your preferred chosen method
  • You’ll also get a digital copy of your attested documents
  • We are competitively priced with no hidden fees
  • We have a service guarantee! If we can’t get your documents attested, we refund our fee.

FAQs

Will an apostille on its own be enough for Algeria?

Before 9 July 2026, no, as applicants are required to complete the Consulate’s legalisation/attestation step after the apostille.

From 9 July 2026, apostille-only acceptance should become the baseline under the Convention, but in practice, you may still see transition “edge cases” (e.g., a local authority still requesting a consular stamp).

For most UK-issued documents, the Algerian consular legalisation stage expects the document to be apostilled (or authenticated) first, and some documents must be certified by a practising solicitor or notary before that.

Sometimes. The Consulate notes that “certain types of documents” require prior certification by a practising solicitor or notary.

(Practically: whether it’s needed depends on the document type and how it was issued/signed.)

This is a common misconception. UK apostilles are issued for UK public documents / UK signatures (or those properly in scope for the UK Legalisation Office). For anything non-UK, the route usually starts in the country of issue

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