Secured Birth certificate 12-S

The Secured birth certificate: 12-S, is compulsory for the issuance of a biometric passport. It is issued immediately after the registration of the birth certificate.

Any Algerian citizen residing abroad can request, during his/her stay in Algeria, a 12-S from all municipalities.

Citizens born in Algeria and registered with the Consulate General of Algeria in Naples can apply for the Secured Birth certificate 12-S online at the following website address of the Ministry of Interior and Local Authorities : https://demande12s.interieur.gov.dz

The applicant must follow the progress of the processing of the request through the "Follow the request " tab located on the homepage of the website on which the request was submitted. When the message ‘Contact the relevant consulate to collect the 12S’ appears, they must go to the Civil Status Department, with an Algerian identity document, to collect the 12S for themselves and their minor children (under 19 years old).

To register the application via the website of the Ministry of Interior and Local Authorities, the following information must be provided

• Surname (maiden name for married women).
• Name(s).
• Date and place of birth (place/municipality/state).
• Birth certificate number shown on the birth certificate or in the family book.
• Consular registration number shown on the consular registration card.
• Consular registration number of the father or mother for minor children (under 19 years of age).

Citizens born in and residing in our consular district whose birth certificates have not been registered must complete the procedure at the Civil Status Department by presenting the following documents:

• Two (02) complete original copies of the birth certificate (dated less than three months ago)
• Family book, either in Arabic or Latin or both.
• A document proving Algerian nationality (passport or national identity card) of the person concerned or of the father or mother if it concerns a minor child (under 19 years of age).

Citizens born in our consular district and registered with other diplomatic and consular representations must appear in person at the consulate premises or send the application by post (registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt) to obtain a 12S (see forms) accompanied by:

• Two (02) full original copies of the birth certificate (dated less than three months).
• A document proving Algerian nationality (passport or national identity card) of the person concerned, or of the father or mother if it concerns a minor child (under 19 years old).

Citizens registered in our consular district, born in Italian provinces not under our consular jurisdiction or born in other countries, can request their Secured birth certificate 12-S from the Algerian diplomatic and consular representations covering their place of birth by presenting themselves in person or by sending a request by post (see forms). Furthermore, our Consulate General can forward the request of the interested party to the competent diplomatic or consular mission.

The documents to be submitted for this purpose are

• Two (02) complete original copies of the birth certificate (dated less than three months ago).
• A document proving Algerian nationality (passport, national identity card) for the person concerned or for the father or mother if it concerns a minor child (under 19 years of age).

Note:

The Secured birth certificates are drawn up in Arabic. To avoid errors, anyone who does not know the exact spelling of the surnames and names of their spouse, mother and father is requested to enclose their birth certificates in Arabic with their 12-S application. Expired birth certificates and a legible copy are accepted.