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Cairo 01:10, 17 May 2012
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Changes in passport application process
We no longer issue standard (10 year) British passports at this Embassy. You now need to apply for your passport at our Regional Passport Processing Centre in France. The Regional Passport Processing Centre website will tell you everything you need to know about applying for a new or replacement British passport.
If you cannot find the answer to your question on the website please call the Careline UK passport helpline on +44 208 082 4729. Please be aware that you will be charged for this call so you may wish to try the website first.
Calls will be charged to your credit card. If you don’t hold a credit card, you can apply for a pre-paid card, which you can get from some banks in Egypt such as Credit Agricole, http://www.ca-egypt.com/ or National bank of Egypt (Al Ahly). http://www.nbeuk.com/. There are no limits to the amount you deposit and you will not need to provide proof of Income. Please contact the banks directly for more information.
Why have we done this? Please see this leaflet [PDF, 77.0 Kb] for all the changes related to the way we issue passports overseas. If you need to travel urgently and your standard passport is not available we may be able to help you with emergency travel documentation:
- Emergency Travel Document Application Form (North American and Canada) [PDF, 171.1 Kb]
- Emergency Travel Document Application Form (Rest of the World) [PDF, 168.3 Kb].
Please call the Consular Section of the Embassy and explain that you need to travel urgently.
KEEPING ORIGINAL PASSPORT:
It is preferable not to be without your original passport in Egypt and we recognise this. You may therefore submit, with your old passport, a clear photocopy of your passport (just the page with your personal details and photograph) which will need to be signed and stamped by the Embassy. Your old passport will then be handed back to you, to keep for ID purposes. Please note that once we begin renewing your passport application your old passport will be cancelled electronically on our passport system so you will not be able to use it for travel.
If you provide the photocopied page then this will be free of charge. However, if the Embassy needs to make a photocopy we are obliged to charge for this (LE55 Consular Fee 8).
When collecting your new passport from the Embassy in Cairo. Please bring you old passport as we will need to physically cancel this before giving you your new passport.
Top Tips
You can renew your passport up to nine months before it expires, and we'll add any unused time onto your new passport. Remember - you can't travel without a valid passport. Don't leave it until the last minute!
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