The interior minister must meet in February consuls to ask them more vigilant in issuing visas for short stay. DRSelon information provided Wednesday, December 29 by the Department of Immigration, the Algerian traders must now obtain a visa for, undertake not to apply for a residence permit in France or to receive social benefits or medical." The requirement for an affidavit is an initiative of the Consul General of France in Algiers to simplify the application procedure for short-stay visas for the particular case of Algerian traders ", said the ministry. "With this statement, the retailer attests that he did not intend to request a residence permit, or receive social benefits or medical in France," added the services of the ministry, without specifying why the merchants were the first concerned by this measure.
The provision does not apply to visa applicants from other countries. MEETING IN FÉVRIERAu November 30, 2010, for the first eleven months of the year, France has issued a total of 125,027 visas to Algerians. In 2009, the Russians have been the leading source for documents issued (253 112), followed by Chinese (170,188), Moroccans (151 509) and Algerians (130 013).
The interior minister, Brice Hortefeux, must meet in February consuls to ask them more vigilant in issuing short-stay visas, which he should not be "hiding passports. "The issue of short-stay visas is crucial for the millions of Algerians and North Africans in good faith," said Secretary of State in charge of Algeria Algerian community abroad, Halim Benatallah.
Paris and Algiers have been trying for over a year to sign a fourth amendment to the 1968 bilateral agreement on movement between the two countries. But trading seems daunting, France wanted to align its former colony on the law, while Algeria wishes to remain a privileged status Algerians constitute the largest foreign community in France.
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