Performance of Egyptian marriages

Before the consulate officials

Or authentication of marriage certificates

The Consulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in San Francisco, extends its compliments and presents the following instructions to complete a marriage of Egyptian Citizens: -

1. Marriage procedure is establishing a marriage between a man and a woman that are not married before, but the authentication of marriage is legalization a marriage happened before in front non Egyptian authority.

2. One of the marriage parties must be an Egyptian citizen.

3. Husband must be 18 years old or over, and wife must be 16 years or over.

4. The consulate can establish marriage only for Moslems. For Christians, the Consulate can only authenticate all their marriage certificates issued from their churches, or local authorities.

5. Both the husband and the wife must be present in the consulate with their passports and 4 passport pictures for each of them.

6. To authenticate a marriage happened before, they must have the original certificate of that marriage.

7. Fees for $80.00 in Cashier Check or Money orders payable to "Egyptian Consulate" (personal checks are not accepted).

8. The consulate hands copy of Egyptian marriage certificate to the husband, copy to the wife and sends a copy to be registered in Egypt.