Back جواز سفر مصري Arabic جواز سفر مصرى ARZ Pasaporte egipcio Spanish Egiptuse pass Estonian گذرنامه مصری Persian Passeport égyptien French Putovnica Egipta Croatian Passaporto egiziano Italian Passaport egizzian LMO Pasport Mesir Malay
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2014) |
| Egyptian passport | |
|---|---|
 The front cover of a contemporary Egyptian passport. | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Egypt |
| First issued | 27 January 2008 (current version)[1] |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Egyptian citizenship |
| Expiration | 7 years after acquisition |
| Cost | E£1,000 |
Egyptian passports (Arabic: جواز السفر المصري) are issued to nationals of Egypt for the purpose of international travel. Besides serving as a proof of Egyptian citizenship, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Egyptian consular officials abroad if needed. Egyptian passports are valid for seven years for adults, and is issued for lesser periods for school or college students, or those who have not finalized their status of the military conscription. Starting in 2008, The Egyptian government introduced newer machine-readable passport (MRP), in order to comply with international passport standards and requirements with 96.7% conformance to ICAO Document 9303.[2] The newer passports offer better security and state-of-the-art anti forging parameters and have a soft cover.
- ^ "Home". www.consilium.europa.eu.
- ^ Ahmed, Ahmed Mahmoud Yosri. "The Egyptian machine readable passport and ID card" (PDF). keesing journal of documents & identity. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2016.