Egypt Certificate Attestation
Egypt presents a unique combination of historically significant past alongside its dynamic cultural offerings and its expanding economic performance. People find viable options at reasonable costs and various work possibilities while pursuing business ventures although they must navigate through bureaucracy while facing economic variations and security issues.
Egypt does not belong to the Hague Apostille Convention so the apostille certification system has no validity for documentation certification purposes. Certificate Attestation process is the only method in Egypt through which documents become legally established in Egyptian territory.
Egypt certificate attestation importance is as follows:
Mandatory for Employment in Egypt
All workers moving to Egypt for employment need to present attested versions of educational credentials as well as personal and professional qualifications.
For students
All students requiring university admission in Egypt need to submit their documents through Egypt certificate attestation process.
Essential for Family & Legal Matters
All birth certificates and marriage certificates and police clearance certificates require attestation by authorities to process family sponsorship claims and inheritance cases and legal proceedings.
Business & Trade Expansion
Business registration documents combined with commercial licenses and power of attorney need attestation before establishing a business or trade operations or investment in Egypt.
Legal Recognition of Foreign Documents
Every foreign document that a foreign resident of Egypt presents to Egyptian authorities demands a certificate of authentication for validation purposes.
Types of Egypt certificate attestation is as follows:
Personal Documents (For visa, residency, family sponsorship, or legal purposes)
- Birth Certificate
- Marriage Certificate
- Divorce Certificate
- Death Certificate
- Police Clearance Certificate (PCC)
- Medical Certificate
Foreign educational documents need Egypt certificate attestation to secure validity throughout the process of employment as well as study and migration requirements
- Degree Certificate
- Diploma Certificate
- School Leaving Certificate
- Academic Transcripts
Egypt certificate attestation supports commercial and business documents that enable business setup and trade along with corporate operations.
- Company Registration Certificate
- Power of Attorney
- Export/Import Documents
- Memorandum of Association
- Commercial Invoices
Egypt certificate attestation process is as follows:
Multiple documents require notarization directly from the country they originated in.
Educational Certificates:
The Educational Department and HRD of the issuing state provides this authentication.
Non- Educational or Personal Documents:
The issue authority either belongs to the Home Department or SDM of the respective state.
Commercial Documents:
The Chamber of Commerce provides the authentication service.
Required documents need to obtain an official stamp from the Ministry of External Affairs at the country of origin.
The process of final attestation is conducted by the Egyptian Embassy located in the issuing country.
A few documents need supplementary validation through Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
Processing time and Validity:
Egypt does not acknowledge the Apostille convention therefore businesses need to get their foreign documents attests at each level before using them in Egypt. The complete process requires State-Level Attestation first followed by MEA Attestation and then ends at Egyptian Embassy Attestation.
