Reduction in the number of visas for inhabitants of the Maghreb: Algeria summons the French ambassador to Alge – franceinfo

The executive denounces “a unilateral decision by the French government”, which announced a halving of the number of visas issued to Algerian nationals.

Posted the 09/29/2021 19:51

Update the 09/29/2021 10:40 PM

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Algiers puts pressure on Paris. The Algerian foreign ministry summoned the French ambassador to Algeria on Wednesday September 29 to protest against the decision to reduce the number of visas granted to Algerian nationals. The ministry claims to have notified François Gouyette “a formal protest from the Algerian government following a unilateral decision by the French government affecting the quality and fluidity of the movement of Algerian nationals to France”.

Paris announced the reduction in the number of visas granted to nationals of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia because of the “refusal” of these Maghreb countries to issue the consular passes necessary for the return of immigrants returned from France.

“The idea is to make every second visa” for Morocco and Algeria and “one on three” for Tunisia, detailed the Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, Wednesday morning, on BFMTV, while specifying that the files will be processed “on a case-by-case basis”, with possible variations depending on “of the relationship we will have with these countries”.

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