Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates has reviewed progress in reducing passport issuance and delivery times to approximately five days. The update was presented during a meeting chaired yesterday by Minister Dr Badr Abdelatty as part of efforts to develop the ministry’s machine-readable passport issuance center and improve its efficiency.
The ministry said 3,082 passports were issued to Egyptians abroad in just 10 days, bringing the center’s total since the start of this year to approximately 14,700. More than 7,000 birth certificates were also issued for newborn children of Egyptians overseas during the past six months.
Working with the Ministry of Interior, the authorities introduced staff shifts and increased personnel handling these transactions to ensure documents are issued and delivered as quickly as possible. This has shortened processing times and made essential civil documents more readily accessible.
To improve consular services within Egypt and expand document authentication offices, the Foreign Ministry also announced plans to open mobile authentication offices at several universities, including the British University in Egypt, Cairo University, Ain Shams University and Helwan University. They will begin operating shortly to improve access and reduce pressure on existing offices. Source: the Egyptian Cabinet’s official Facebook page.
