Travel & Immigration

The exclusive provider for French Schengen visa applications in Algeria, Capago, will close all four of its centers on December 25th, creating a critical bottleneck for applicants during a peak holiday period. This disruption is particularly severe given the existing context of explosive demand, where Algeria already faces a 31% visa refusal rate—double the global average—amid a broader French policy of “firmness.” The practical takeaway is that applicants must urgently anticipate their procedures to navigate this administrative closure andContinue Reading