NOTARY · SAL · EMBASSY OF EGYPT
Registering a marriage in Cairo, shipping goods to Alexandria or opening a branch with GAFI? Our Egypt embassy legalisation Singapore service takes your Singapore document through our partner Notary Public where needed, the Singapore Academy of Law and the Embassy of Egypt in Singapore.
Egypt does not accept an apostille, so we plan the full chain and tell you about the final Egypt MOFA authentication and the Arabic translation most Egyptian offices ask for.
Tell us the document and the Egyptian office that asked for it, and we reply with the route, price and timeline before any work starts.
No — embassy legalisation is required
Egypt is not a contracting party to the Apostille Convention, so a Singapore document needs SAL authentication followed by legalisation at the Embassy of Egypt in Singapore, and usually Egypt MOFA authentication after arrival.
Source: HCCH Apostille Convention status table · Last checked 2 November 2026
Where Egypt asks
Family registries, universities, customs and investment authorities in Egypt all want Singapore documents that carry the Egyptian embassy attestation. Below are the cases we prepare most often.
A Singapore marriage certificate is legalised so the Egyptian spouse can record the marriage with the civil registry in Egypt.
A Singapore birth certificate is legalised to register a child with an Egyptian parent and apply for Egyptian papers.
Singapore degrees and transcripts are legalised for equivalency with the Supreme Council of Universities before postgraduate study or professional work.
Egyptian employers ask for legalised qualifications when applying for a foreign employee's work permit.
Commercial invoices and certificates of origin are legalised for Egyptian customs clearance and for importers' letters of credit.
ACRA records, board resolutions and powers of attorney are legalised for a branch or representative office registered with GAFI and the Commercial Registry.
Singapore principals legalise agency agreements and company letters for the commercial agents register or GOEIC factory registration.
A power of attorney or court document is legalised so a lawyer or relative can act for you at the real estate registry or an Egyptian court.
Document routes
Starting points differ for Egypt legalisation: government records go straight to SAL, private papers need our partner Notary Public, and trade documents begin with a Singapore chamber of commerce. We also handle experience letter legalisation when an Egyptian employer wants proof of past work.
| Document | Issued by | First step in Singapore | Common use in Egypt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage certificate | Registry of Marriages or ROMM | SAL directly (government document) | Recording the marriage with the Egyptian civil registry |
| Birth certificate | ICA | SAL directly (government document) | Registering a child with an Egyptian parent |
| Degree certificate | Singapore university or polytechnic | Our partner Notary Public certifies a true copy | Supreme Council of Universities equivalency, work permits |
| Transcript | Singapore university or polytechnic | Our partner Notary Public certifies a true copy | Postgraduate admission and equivalency files |
| Commercial invoice | Singapore exporter | Certified by a Singapore chamber of commerce | Customs clearance and letters of credit |
| Certificate of origin | Singapore chamber of commerce | Chamber-issued, then SAL | Customs clearance and duty checks |
| ACRA business profile | ACRA | Our partner Notary Public certifies, then SAL | Branch, office and agency registration |
| Board resolution | Singapore company | Executed before our partner Notary Public | Appointing a branch manager or Egyptian agent |
| Power of attorney | You, as the person granting it | Signed before our partner Notary Public | Property, bank and court matters in Egypt |
Values, buyer name and goods description must match across the invoice, certificate of origin and shipping papers before any trade document is lodged.
Singapore to Cairo
Like UAE embassy attestation, Egypt adds a foreign ministry step after the embassy stamp, so the Singapore chain is only part of the job. We run every stage here and brief you on what happens in Egypt.
We read the list from the Egyptian office, bank or buyer and confirm whether each document starts at our partner Notary Public, SAL or a chamber.
Our partner Notary Public certifies private and company papers, while trade documents are certified by a Singapore chamber of commerce.
The Singapore Academy of Law authenticates the notary, chamber or government signature on each document.
We lodge the documents with the Embassy of Egypt in Singapore and collect them once legalised.
After we return the originals, you or your agent take them to an Egypt MOFA authentication office before the receiving office accepts them.
By document
Choose your document to see how it is prepared to legalise documents for Egypt, from family records to export papers.
Marriage and birth certificates go straight to SAL and then to the Embassy of Egypt.
Degrees and transcripts are certified by our partner Notary Public before SAL and the embassy.
Invoices and certificates of origin start with a Singapore chamber before SAL and the embassy.
Company records and signed authorities are prepared for GAFI, the Commercial Registry and Egyptian agents.
Egypt checklist
Share a scan and the Egyptian office, bank or importer that asked for it, and we confirm the legalisation stages, price and timeline in writing.
Cost
Pricing for Egyptian embassy attestation follows the stages your document needs, with the SAL charge built into our step price. The Egyptian embassy fee is passed on at cost and confirmed in your quote.
Paid separately: chamber of commerce charges on trade documents, the Egypt MOFA authentication fee paid in Egypt, and any Arabic translation. Each Singapore step is priced the same as on our main Singapore legalisation service.
Timeline
Counting back from your shipment, wedding or joining date matters for Egypt, because the embassy queue and the MOFA step in Cairo both sit after the Singapore stages. Tell us the date early and we plan around it.
Egyptian offices often want recent documents, so if you also need police certificate legalisation, apply for the certificate close to your submission date.
Before we lodge
Getting these items together on day one keeps Egypt legalisation moving without a second courier run.
Most Egyptian offices want an Arabic version, and our certified translation for legalisation can prepare it in Singapore if the receiving office accepts one done here.
Courier your Singapore original to us and our legalisation from overseas team completes every Singapore step and ships it back to Cairo or Alexandria.
Avoid a rejection
Problems with Egyptian embassy attestation usually surface at the MOFA counter in Egypt, far from the documents' source. We check these points in Singapore, including a prior divorce certificate legalisation when a remarriage is registered in Egypt.
✕ Getting a Singapore apostille for Egypt
✓ We take every Egypt document through SAL authentication and the Egyptian embassy, because Egypt does not accept an apostille.
✕ Invoice values that differ from the shipping papers
✓ We compare the invoice, certificate of origin and ACID details before the chamber step.
✕ Skipping the chamber stamp on trade documents
✓ We send invoices to a Singapore chamber of commerce first, since SAL needs that certification.
✕ Translating before the stamps are complete
✓ We confirm with you whether Egypt wants the Arabic version made before or after legalisation.
FAQ
Clients ordering Egypt embassy legalisation often ask these before sending papers. Something else on your mind? Ask us on WhatsApp.
Ask On WhatsAppNo. The Egyptian embassy here only legalises documents that SAL has authenticated, and SAL only covers Singapore documents, so papers from elsewhere follow that country's route.
Not always. Egypt's foreign ministry runs authentication offices in several cities, so your agent or relative can usually use the nearest one.
Yes. A relative, lawyer or company representative in Egypt can usually present the legalised original, and we tell you what they should carry.
No. A Singapore marriage certificate is a government document, so it goes to SAL and the Egyptian embassy without either spouse attending.
A mismatch can cause trouble in Egypt, so we may suggest a notarised one-and-the-same-person declaration legalised alongside the main document.
Each shipment's commercial invoice and certificate of origin is legalised separately, because each set of papers belongs to one consignment.
Sometimes, but Egyptian offices often want a recently issued document, so check with them before relying on an old legalised copy.
It depends on the office, as many Egyptian bodies prefer a translation from an accredited office in Egypt, so ask them first and we follow their answer.
Send a scan and tell us who in Egypt asked for it, and we confirm the route and price before any work starts. You can also read what clients said in our document legalisation reviews.