Who is concerned by CASNOS registration in Algeria?

CASNOS covers all self-employed workers: traders, craftspeople, liberal professions, farmers, carriers and auto-entrepreneurs. Registration is mandatory within 10 days of the declared start of activity, with a trade register as with an auto-entrepreneur card.

When is the CASNOS contribution paid?

The contribution falls due on 1 January and is payable before 1 July (before 1 October for an exclusively agricultural activity). If you register during the year, it falls due on the day of registration: payable before 1 July (1 October for an exclusively agricultural activity) if you register before that date, otherwise within thirty days of registration (décret exécutif 22-121, art. 15).

What is the CASNOS 2026 contribution rate?

The overall rate is 15% (7.5% social insurance + 7.5% retirement) applied to an annual base that can be neither lower than the annual SNMG nor higher than 20 times that amount, under article 14 of décret exécutif 15-289 as rewritten by décret exécutif 26-257. With the SNMG at 24,000 DZD a month, the base runs from 288,000 DZD to 5,760,000 DZD, i.e. an annual contribution of 43,200 DZD to 864,000 DZD. The 43,200 DZD figure is the official minimum contribution, and 864,000 DZD is 15% of 20 times the annual SNMG.

Is the CASNOS minimum still 32,400 DZD?

No. 32,400 DZD was the old minimum, calculated on an 18,000 DZD monthly SNMG that predates June 2020. Since the SNMG moved to 24,000 DZD a month on 1 January 2026 and décret exécutif 26-257 indexed the base on it, the official minimum is 43,200 DZD a year, i.e. 15% of the annual SNMG of 288,000 DZD. The decree applies from 23 July 2026 with no retroactive effect.

What contribution applies in the first and the third year?

In the first year of activity the base is set at the annual SNMG, i.e. a contribution of 43,200 DZD. From the third year, the contribution can no longer be lower than the average contribution of people carrying on the same activity in the same wilaya the previous year. That amount is set by an arrêté of the minister in charge of social security, activity by activity and wilaya by wilaya, and those arrêtés are unpublished so far.

How do I register with CASNOS?

Submit your file to the CASNOS agency of your wilaya or via the one-stop desk. Registration form + trade register + identity document + existence certificate from the tax authorities + sector-specific authorizations if applicable.

How do I make a CASNOS application online?

The registration file is submitted at the CASNOS agency of your wilaya. The official website www.casnos.com.dz gives access to the fund's online services and to practical information for preparing the application.

What CASNOS contribution applies to an auto-entrepreneur?

The auto-entrepreneur benefits from a special flat contribution of 24,000 DZD per year, specific to this status. They may also opt for a contribution of 15% of declared income, up to the maximum base.

What documents are needed for CASNOS registration?

Signed registration form, copy of the RC (natural person) or RC + articles of association (legal entity), DGI existence certificate, craftsman/carrier card if applicable, copy of the CNI and identity photo.

What penalties apply for late registration?

Article 7 of loi 83-14, as rewritten by article 6 of loi 04-17, punishes a failure to declare the activity with a penalty of five thousand dinars (5 000 DA) increased by 20 % for each month of delay, pronounced and recovered by the social security fund. The declaration is due within ten (10) days of the start of the activity (article 6), and for a non-salaried person it counts as the affiliation request (article 10).

What is the CASNOS Chifa card?

The Chifa card is the health-insurance card that allows reimbursement of care through third-party payment at pharmacies and contracted facilities. It is issued after CASNOS registration.

Can you switch from CASNOS to CNAS if you become an employee?

Yes. If you stop your self-employed activity to become an employee, you must request your removal from CASNOS and your employer registers you with CNAS. Keep the certificates to validate your quarters.

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CASNOS is the national body responsible for the social security of self-employed workers in Algeria, including traders, craftspeople, liberal professions, farmers and carriers. It provides coverage against risks (sickness, maternity, disability, death) and guarantees a retirement pension.

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Published on January 15, 2026Updated on August 23, 2026

Role and obligations

Registration is mandatory within 10 days of the declared start of activity.
The contribution falls due on 1 January and is payable before 1 July (before 1 October for an exclusively agricultural activity). If you register during the year, it falls due on the day of registration: payable before 1 July (1 October for an exclusively agricultural activity) if you register before that date, otherwise within thirty days of registration (décret exécutif 22-121, art. 15).
Access to basic social coverage and to the Chifa card.
Financial penalties in the event of late registration.

Documents to provide

Original signed registration form.
Copy of the trade register (natural person) or RC + articles of association (legal entity).
Copy of the authorization or approval for regulated activities.
Existence certificate from the tax authorities.
Craftsman's professional card or agricultural certificate.
Transport authorization or stand permit (carriers).
Copy of the national identity document.

Deadlines and penalties

Declaration of activity within ten (10) days of the start of the activity, article 6 of loi 83-14 as rewritten by article 5 of loi 04-17.
For a non-salaried person that declaration of activity counts as the affiliation request (article 10 of the same law).
Failure to declare the activity: a penalty of five thousand dinars (5 000 DA) increased by 20 % for each month of delay (article 7).

Contribution rate and taxable base

Overall rate: 15% (7.5% social insurance, 7.5% retirement), article 14 of décret exécutif 15-289 as rewritten by décret exécutif 26-257 of 15 July 2026.
Minimum annual base: the annual SNMG, i.e. 288,000 DZD with the SNMG at 24,000 DZD a month.
Maximum base: 20 times the annual SNMG, i.e. 5,760,000 DZD.
Annual contribution: from 43,200 DZD to 864,000 DZD. The official minimum of 43,200 DZD is 15% of the annual SNMG of 288,000 DZD, and the maximum of 864,000 DZD is 15% of 20 times the annual SNMG.
The old 32,400 DZD minimum, still circulating elsewhere, was calculated on a pre-June-2020 SNMG. Décret 26-257 applies from 23 July 2026 with no retroactive effect.
First year of activity: the base is set at the annual SNMG, i.e. a contribution of 43,200 DZD.
From the third year: the contribution cannot be lower than the average contribution for the same activity in the same wilaya the previous year. That amount is set by ministerial arrêté, and the arrêtés are unpublished so far.
Auto-entrepreneurs: a special flat contribution of 24,000 DZD/year kept by décret 26-257, with the option to take the ordinary calculation at 15% of declared income for a better pension.

How do I file my CASNOS application?

The CASNOS registration application is filed at the agency of the wilaya where the activity is carried out, within 10 days of the declared start of activity. The file includes the signed registration form, the trade register, the identity document and the existence certificate issued by the tax authorities.

The fund also offers online services on its official website www.casnos.com.dz, notably to track your status and prepare your procedures. For auto-entrepreneurs, registration is coordinated with ANAE registration and the special flat contribution of 24,000 DZD/year.

Your trade-register immatriculation counts as the declaration

Article 97 of loi n° 17-11 of 27 December 2017, the finance act for 2018, published in Journal officiel n° 76 of 28 December 2017 at page 44, provides that the immatriculation in the trade register of persons carrying on a commercial activity on their own account counts as the declaration to the social-security scheme for non-salaried persons. It lays down that rule without prejudice to alinea 2 of article 10 of loi n° 83-14 of 2 July 1983 on the obligations of persons subject to social security.

Décret exécutif n° 18-313 of 10 December 2018, published in Journal officiel n° 74 of 12 December 2018, sets out how it works. Its article 2 repeats that the immatriculation in the trade register of any natural or legal person counts as the declaration of the persons subject to non-salaried social security. Its article 3 states that the declaration is carried on the trade-register application forms supplied by the CNRC, which include a box reserved for it. Its article 4 makes it take effect from the date of immatriculation in the trade register.

Articles 5 and 6 require the CNRC to send the CASNOS a notice of immatriculation, remotely, over a secure electronic channel. Article 7 requires the fund to register the persons concerned upon receipt of that notice, and reserves one case: for persons who have not started their activity, the contribution falls due from the date the activity actually starts. Article 8 leaves the practical modalities of the transmission to a protocol agreed jointly between the fund and the CNRC.

This mechanism covers the declaration and its transmission, not payment and not what a counter asks for. Neither article 97 nor décret 18-313 removes the obligations of the person concerned, and neither sets any delay between the immatriculation and the fund opening the file, so we state none.

Benefits of registration

Chifa card for care with third-party payment.
Entitlement to a retirement pension.
Daily allowances in the event of sickness or accident.

Where to submit the file?

At the CASNOS agency of the wilaya where the activity is carried out.
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FAQ · CASNOS, National Social Security Fund for Non-Salaried Workers

CASNOS covers all self-employed workers: traders, craftspeople, liberal professions, farmers, carriers and auto-entrepreneurs. Registration is mandatory within 10 days of the declared start of activity, with a trade register as with an auto-entrepreneur card.
The contribution falls due on 1 January and is payable before 1 July (before 1 October for an exclusively agricultural activity). If you register during the year, it falls due on the day of registration: payable before 1 July (1 October for an exclusively agricultural activity) if you register before that date, otherwise within thirty days of registration (décret exécutif 22-121, art. 15).
The overall rate is 15% (7.5% social insurance + 7.5% retirement) applied to an annual base that can be neither lower than the annual SNMG nor higher than 20 times that amount, under article 14 of décret exécutif 15-289 as rewritten by décret exécutif 26-257. With the SNMG at 24,000 DZD a month, the base runs from 288,000 DZD to 5,760,000 DZD, i.e. an annual contribution of 43,200 DZD to 864,000 DZD. The 43,200 DZD figure is the official minimum contribution, and 864,000 DZD is 15% of 20 times the annual SNMG.
No. 32,400 DZD was the old minimum, calculated on an 18,000 DZD monthly SNMG that predates June 2020. Since the SNMG moved to 24,000 DZD a month on 1 January 2026 and décret exécutif 26-257 indexed the base on it, the official minimum is 43,200 DZD a year, i.e. 15% of the annual SNMG of 288,000 DZD. The decree applies from 23 July 2026 with no retroactive effect.
In the first year of activity the base is set at the annual SNMG, i.e. a contribution of 43,200 DZD. From the third year, the contribution can no longer be lower than the average contribution of people carrying on the same activity in the same wilaya the previous year. That amount is set by an arrêté of the minister in charge of social security, activity by activity and wilaya by wilaya, and those arrêtés are unpublished so far.
Submit your file to the CASNOS agency of your wilaya or via the one-stop desk. Registration form + trade register + identity document + existence certificate from the tax authorities + sector-specific authorizations if applicable.
The registration file is submitted at the CASNOS agency of your wilaya. The official website www.casnos.com.dz gives access to the fund's online services and to practical information for preparing the application.
The auto-entrepreneur benefits from a special flat contribution of 24,000 DZD per year, specific to this status. They may also opt for a contribution of 15% of declared income, up to the maximum base.
Signed registration form, copy of the RC (natural person) or RC + articles of association (legal entity), DGI existence certificate, craftsman/carrier card if applicable, copy of the CNI and identity photo.
Article 7 of loi 83-14, as rewritten by article 6 of loi 04-17, punishes a failure to declare the activity with a penalty of five thousand dinars (5 000 DA) increased by 20 % for each month of delay, pronounced and recovered by the social security fund. The declaration is due within ten (10) days of the start of the activity (article 6), and for a non-salaried person it counts as the affiliation request (article 10).
The Chifa card is the health-insurance card that allows reimbursement of care through third-party payment at pharmacies and contracted facilities. It is issued after CASNOS registration.
Yes. If you stop your self-employed activity to become an employee, you must request your removal from CASNOS and your employer registers you with CNAS. Keep the certificates to validate your quarters.
Article 97 of the finance act for 2018, in Journal officiel n° 76 of 28 December 2017, provides that the immatriculation in the trade register of persons carrying on a commercial activity on their own account counts as the declaration to the social-security scheme for non-salaried persons, without prejudice to alinea 2 of article 10 of loi n° 83-14. Décret exécutif n° 18-313 of 10 December 2018 requires the CNRC to pass the notice to the CASNOS over a secure electronic channel and requires the fund to register the person on receipt. Those texts govern the declaration, not the payment of the contribution and not what a counter asks for.

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CASNOS, National Social Security Fund for Non-Salaried Workers

Role and obligations

Documents to provide

Deadlines and penalties

Contribution rate and taxable base

How do I file my CASNOS application?

Your trade-register immatriculation counts as the declaration

Benefits of registration

Where to submit the file?

What UpGrowth does for you

Your CASNOS declaration, kept by our accountants

FAQ · CASNOS, National Social Security Fund for Non-Salaried Workers

Who is concerned by CASNOS registration in Algeria?

When is the CASNOS contribution paid?

What is the CASNOS 2026 contribution rate?

Is the CASNOS minimum still 32,400 DZD?

What contribution applies in the first and the third year?

How do I register with CASNOS?

How do I make a CASNOS application online?

What CASNOS contribution applies to an auto-entrepreneur?

What documents are needed for CASNOS registration?

What penalties apply for late registration?

What is the CASNOS Chifa card?

Can you switch from CASNOS to CNAS if you become an employee?

Do I still declare to the CASNOS if I already have a trade register?

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CASNOS agency by wilaya