RECTIFICATION OF CIVIL RECORDS

Civil status records transcribed at the consulate can only be rectified by order of the Tribunal de Sidi M'Hamed in Algiers, the only Algerian court empowered to rectify the records in question (Art. n° 108 of Ordinance 70-20 of 19-02-1970).

The documents making up the file are :

• a handwritten request for rectification addressed to the Algerian court.
• An Algerian identity document.
• The transcribed act bearing the error in Arabic.
• The civil status certificate issued by the town hall, translated into Arabic.
• Parents' marriage certificate or family record.

Please note:

The request for rectification must be submitted by the interested party or by a third party authorized by a power of attorney issued by diplomatic or consular representations.