Besides enabling the bearer to travel internationally and serving as indication of Algerian citizenship, the passport facilitates the process of securing assistance from Algerian consular officials abroad.

[2] The data page of the passport is from rigid polycarbonate plastic and contains a microchip embedded in which are stored biometric data of the holder including fingerprints, photo and signature.

The photo on the page can be scanned and is replied by side and it is UV reactive.

It has an alphanumeric code at the bottom of the data page which is machine-readable with optical scanners.

for holders of regular Algerian passports Algerian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 50 countries and territories, ranking it 91st in the world according to the Henley Passport Index Q1 2022.