Legalization · Egypt
Legalizing U.S. documents for use in Egypt
Egypt isn't a party to the Apostille Convention, so a U.S. document for Egypt is authenticated by the state (and the U.S. Department of State for court, marriage and divorce documents) and then legalized by an Egyptian consulate. The Washington consulate's page says it handles documents only from Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, D.C. and West Virginia, so for a New Jersey document we confirm the consulate that serves New Jersey and quote that route.
Steps on the consulate's personal-documents page: the notary signs with the seal next to the signature (not on a separate page); the document is authenticated by the Secretary of State of the home state; and court, marriage and divorce documents issued by a court or county are also authenticated by the U.S. Department of State before the consulate. Diplomas and educational certificates go first to the Egyptian Cultural & Educational Bureau in Washington, then to the consulate.
The page lists $47 per document, walk-ins Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with cash, and for mail a cashier's check payable to the Consulate of Egypt, a passport copy, the request form and a prepaid USPS return envelope (other carriers are not accepted). It says mailed documents take at least 10 business days.
In New Jersey, the state certification is issued by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services.
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We handle the paperwork steps only. We are not lawyers or immigration consultants, we never prepare USCIS forms, and nothing here is legal, immigration or tax advice. The receiving office decides what it accepts, so no acceptance or turnaround is guaranteed.
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Before you send
- Tell us the country and the office that asked for the document. Each embassy sets its own rules, fees and timelines, and they change.
- Send originals or certified copies. The state or federal certificate attaches to the original, not a photocopy.
- Government and embassy fees are passed through at cost, on top of our service fee.
- We confirm the steps and the price before you pay. We don't guarantee that an embassy accepts a document or how long it takes.
- We handle the paperwork and the trips. We are not lawyers and don't advise on what a foreign authority will accept.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
Who decides what Egypt accepts?
The office in Egypt that receives the document. Ask it what certificate, translation and age of document it wants before you order anything.
Can you translate the document too?
We arrange certified translation through a partner from $29 per page. Ask the receiving office whether the translation goes before or after the certificate.
Do you prepare immigration forms?
No. We never prepare USCIS or other immigration forms and don't give immigration advice. We handle the certification steps for documents you already have.