Capago, France’s outsourced visa-application partner in Algeria, has alerted customers that the France-Visas online portal will shut down twice for “major technical maintenance”: Wednesday 3 December (15:30-19:30) and Tuesday 9 December (06:00-09:00). During each four-hour window applicants will be unable to create files, pay fees, book appointments or track cases.
Because every Algerian tourist, student or work-permit holder must first register through France-Visas before submitting biometrics, even temporary outages risk snowball delays during the already congested end-of-year travel period. Capago warns that appointment slots could back-up into late December, jeopardising travel plans for Christmas and January university intakes.
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For global employers moving staff between Algeria and France, the message is clear: file dossiers before 3 December or wait until systems reopen. HR teams should also brief employees on the possibility of longer processing times at the Consulate-General in Algiers and set contingencies for flight re-booking.
In the medium term, Capago says it is accelerating a cloud-migration project to reduce downtime, but admits sporadic service windows will continue through Q1-2026. Firms with large North-African mobility pipelines may wish to secure block appointment allocations to protect business-critical moves.
Because every Algerian tourist, student or work-permit holder must first register through France-Visas before submitting biometrics, even temporary outages risk snowball delays during the already congested end-of-year travel period. Capago warns that appointment slots could back-up into late December, jeopardising travel plans for Christmas and January university intakes.
For global employers moving staff between Algeria and France, the message is clear: file dossiers before 3 December or wait until systems reopen. HR teams should also brief employees on the possibility of longer processing times at the Consulate-General in Algiers and set contingencies for flight re-booking.
In the medium term, Capago says it is accelerating a cloud-migration project to reduce downtime, but admits sporadic service windows will continue through Q1-2026. Firms with large North-African mobility pipelines may wish to secure block appointment allocations to protect business-critical moves.
