The Egyptian Consulate in Vienna
1-Registration:
- In order for Egyptian nationals to receive consular services at any Egyptian
consular mission abroad, there is a prerequisite that they should be registered
at the mission closest to their location. Registration can be done by reporting
to the mission in person or by mail.
- Registration is
free of charge if done within a period not exceeding six
months from the date of arrival within the area of jurisdiction of the competent
consular mission .
2-Main consular Services to Egyptian nationals:
- Consular missions issue, renew and add data to passports. In case an Egyptian
national is deported from the host country, the consular mission would issue
a special travel document.
- Consular missions issue and legalize all documents relevant to marriage,
divorce, birth and decease occurring among Egyptian nationals resident in
the host country.
- The Egyptian Government undertakes the expenses of the repatriation of
Egyptians deceased abroad for burial in their motherland in case there is
a proof of the financial inability of the deceased relatives to bear those
expenses. Such proof is obtainable from the Ministry of Social Affairs in
Egypt.
- Consular missions perform legalizations of documents issued by Egyptian
authorities or local authorities in the host country. In addition, they perform
legalizations of powers of attorney and authentication of signatures of Egyptian
nationals abroad.
- Upon request, consular missions follow up on criminal and judicial cases
to protect the interests of Egyptian nationals within the framework of the
relevant laws and regulations of the host country.
- Egyptian nationals seeking to acquire an Austrian citizenship have to apply
to the Egyptian consular mission to complete the
required procedures whereby
they receive the necessary authorization from the competent authorities in
Egypt.