Requirements

For obtaining Egyptian Family Record

The Consulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in San Francisco extends its compliments and presents the following instructions in order to obtain an Egyptian Family Record for Egyptian citizens:

1. Egyptian citizens need the family record for the following purposes:

• Postpone or Exempt from military service for the only son of a deceased father or over 60 years old.
• Postpone or Exempt from military service for a son after immigration of his older brothers.
• Postpone or Exempt from military service for a son after death of his older brothers.
• Postpone or Exempt from military service for the only son of divorced mother.

2. To obtain a family record you have to submit a request to obtain it with the following documents to the consulate:

I. Copy of the Egyptian family ID of the person (father of the son looking for postponing or exempting from military service).

II. Copy of Egyptian passport for the same person>

III. Money Order or Cashier Check payable to "Egyptian Consulate" for $20.00 for each family record (personal checks are not accepted).

IV. For mail, please enclose self-addressed prepaid express mail envelope to send the family record.

3. The Consulate will send all these documents to the Ministry of interior affairs in Egypt which issues the family record and send it back to the consulate.

4. The process will take approximately six weeks (6 Weeks) .

5. The family record is valid only for three month after that you have to apply for a new one, so you have to complete you work within these 3 month.