No information on the procedures followed nor on identity documents required by Algerian embassies to verify citizenship of persons subject to deportation from host country, nor on whether any change in the practice has occurred in recent years, nor on whether original documents such as birth certificates would be retained by the Algerian embassy could be found among the sources consulted.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Embassy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Ottawa.