National Retirement System

Executive Decree No. 22-351 of 22 March 1444 AH, corresponding to 18 October 2022, established a voluntary affiliation scheme to the national retirement system for members of the Algerian community abroad who carry out a professional activity outside the national territory.

Voluntary affiliation is not a continuation of contributions made in Algeria. It is a separate scheme, with different contribution and benefit-calculation rules. Applications for voluntary affiliation are made through the dedicated website:

https://teledeclaration.cnas.dz

Eligibility requirements

1. Be of Algerian nationality;

2. Be registered with an Algerian diplomatic or consular representation abroad;

3. Be under 55 years of age on the date of affiliation;

4. Be engaged in salaried or equivalent employment and/or self-employed professional activity;

5. Not be subject to mandatory affiliation to the national social security system.

Voluntary affiliation and the payment of contributions entitle members of the Algerian community abroad to:

1. Health and maternity benefits in kind: medical services generally covered by the national social security system.

Note: Health and maternity benefits in kind are reimbursed in accordance with the legislation and regulations in force, provided that the relevant medical services are performed exclusively in Algeria. These benefits are not paid outside the national territory.

2. A retirement pension or retirement allowance, as applicable: Beneficiaries who reach the age of 65 and can prove:

• Five (5) to fourteen (14) years of contributions are entitled to a retirement allowance;

• Fifteen (15) years or more of contributions are entitled to a retirement pension.

Note: The retirement pension is calculated on the basis of the average contribution base for the last ten (10) years of contributions.

3. Buy-back of contribution years: A voluntarily affiliated person who reaches 65 years of age but does not meet the contribution requirements for a pension or retirement allowance may validate the missing years, up to a maximum of five (5) years, by paying buy-back contributions. The buy-back contribution base is equal to the contribution base used to calculate the retirement pension.

Before you begin

Before starting your voluntary affiliation application on the website above, you must have clear scanned copies of the following four (04) documents:

1. Long-form birth certificate;

2. Algerian biometric passport;

3. Valid consular registration card;

4. A recent and valid proof of professional activity in the country of residence (employment certificate, pay slip, business registration, etc.).

Legal framework

• Executive Decree No. 22-351 of 18 October 2022, establishing the conditions and specific procedures for voluntary affiliation to the national retirement system for members of the Algerian community abroad who carry out a professional activity outside the national territory, as well as their rights and obligations.

• Interministerial Order of 5 January 2023, setting out the procedures for paying social security contributions relating to the voluntary affiliation of members of the Algerian community abroad to the national retirement system.