Egyptian passport

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Egyptian passport
The front cover of a contemporary Egyptian passport.
Type	Passport
Issued by	Egypt
First issued	27 January 2008 (current version)[1]
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Egyptian citizenship
Expiration	7 years after acquisition
Cost	E£1,000

Egyptian passports (Arabic: جواز السفر المصري) are issued to nationals of Egypt for the purpose of international travel. Besides serving as a proof of Egyptian citizenship, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Egyptian consular officials abroad if needed. Egyptian passports are valid for seven years for adults, and is issued for lesser periods for school or college students, or those who have not finalized their status of the military conscription. Starting in 2008, The Egyptian government introduced newer machine-readable passport (MRP), in order to comply with international passport standards and requirements with 96.7% conformance to ICAO Document 9303.^[2] The newer passports offer better security and state-of-the-art anti forging parameters and have a soft cover.