Instructions

For Issuing Temporary Travel Document

The Consulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in San Francisco extends its compliments and presents the following instructions to issue temporary travel document:

1. The temporary travel document granted to the Egyptian citizen who lost his/her passport, wants to go back to Egypt soon and does not want to wait until obtaining an approval from Egypt to issue a new passport for him or to the deported Egyptian upon the request of American authorities.

2. It is valid only to go back to Egypt only, and not valid to travel to any other countries.

3. It is valid only to travel within 2 weeks from date of issue, and it is not extendable to any other periods.

4. The applicant must submit any proof for his Egyptian citizenship by any original (not copy) Egyptian document like Birth certificate, ID, Military certificate.

5. No fees are required for issuing temporary travel document.

6. To apply you have to fill out temporary travel document form and submit it to the consulate with:

q The proof of Egyptian citizenship.

q One passport photograph for the applicant.

7. For mail, please enclose self-addressed prepaid express mail  envelope to send the travel document back .  The consulate will not be responsible of any other kind of mail  the citizen may send.