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United Kingdom embassy in Algeria

Verified 5 May 2026

Where United Kingdom citizens in Algeria get consular help.

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Emergency numbers in Algeria

Police 17: UK FCDO lists 17 for police. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/algeria/getting-help. Verified 2026-09-29. Police 1548: UK FCDO lists 1548 for police. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/algeria/getting-help. Verified 2026-09-29. Police 104: ITU-T E.129 lists 104 as police (updated 2024-04-08). UK FCDO lists police 17 or 1548. ITU gives 104 no further description. Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 1021: UK FCDO lists 1021 for ambulance. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/algeria/getting-help. ITU-T E.129 (updated 2024-04-08) calls 1021 civil protection, not only an ambulance number. Verified 2026-09-29. Fire 14: UK FCDO lists 14 for fire. Source: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/algeria/getting-help. ITU-T E.129 (updated 2024-04-08) calls 14 civil protection. It also lists forest fire 1070, which is not stored separately. Verified 2026-09-29. Gendarmerie 103: ITU-T E.129 lists 103 as gendarmerie (updated 2024-04-08). ITU calls both FCDO ambulance 1021 and fire 14 civil protection. Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. Verified 2026-09-29. Gendarmerie 1055: ITU-T E.129 lists 1055 as gendarmerie (updated 2024-04-08). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. Verified 2026-09-29. Coastguard 1054: ITU-T E.129 lists 1054 as coast guard (updated 2024-04-08). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. Verified 2026-09-29. Search and rescue 1058: ITU-T E.129 lists 1058 as air search and rescue (updated 2024-04-08). ITU also lists 1070 for forest fire. That forest-fire number is not stored beside civil-protection 14. Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. Verified 2026-09-29.

Lost your passport? Report it to the local police and keep the report, have passport photos and a copy of the passport ready, then contact the mission above for an emergency travel document. Full checklist

Local UK consular office listed by GOV.UK for Algeria.

To call us in an emergency or send us an online enquiry use our contact form: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/algeria/british-embassy-algeria Office hours: The Service is open to the public on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9.00am To 12.30pm (local time). Please book an appointment by visiting our services for British nationals and our notarial and documentary services guide. For any consular enquiry please send an enquiry using our web form. Embassy public holidays 2025 Date Holiday Wednesday 1 January New Year’s day Sunday 12 January Yennayer (Amazigh New Year) *Sunday 30 March Eid El Fitr *Monday 31 March Eid El-Fitr *Tuesday 01 April Eid El-Fitr Sunday 20 April Easter Sunday Monday 21 April Easter Monday Thursday 01 May Labour Day *Sunday 08 June Eid Ul-Adha *Monday 09 June Eid Ul-Adha *Tuesday 10 June Eid Ul-Adha Sunday 06 July Ashura Thursday 25 December Christmas Day Sunday 28 December In lieu of Boxing Day Dates marked with * are tentative.

Verified 5 May 2026 · 2 sources
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