Available. Police certificates are obtainable by both Egyptians and non-Egyptians who were born in, or who permanently reside, or have resided in Egypt. The Police Certificate, called a "Criminal Status Record" (Saheefat al Hala al Gina'iyya), may be obtained upon application to the police station nearest the applicant's place of residence in Egypt, and normally takes between one and five working days. Applicants are fingerprinted on the reverse side of the application form. Upon completion of the investigation, the certificate is delivered to the applicant with appropriate notations covering arrests which have resulted in charges being brought before a court and previous convictions, if any. An applicant abroad should make application to the nearest Egyptian consular officer who will fingerprint them and forward their applications to the Ministry of Interior, Cairo, for investigation. Upon completion of the investigation, the application is then returned to the applicant. The latter procedure usually involves considerable delay. Since the certificates are eventually issued, they must be considered available. |
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