Cairo: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli inaugurated the new headquarters of the Foreigners' Services Office in the New Administrative Capital, marking a significant step in Egypt's efforts to modernize and streamline services for foreigners.
According to State Information Service Egypt, the office has been relocated from Lazoghly, Cairo, to a state-of-the-art facility in Residential District R3, addressing previous congestion and logistical issues. This move is part of a broader institutional development initiative at the Ministry of Justice, aimed at improving the working environment and service quality.
Minister of Housing Sherif el Sherbini noted that the office was constructed to high standards to provide excellent services, aligning with the ministry's efforts to offer various facilities in new cities. Prime Minister Madbouli received a briefing from Minister of Justice Adnan el Fangari on the office's cutting-edge electronic systems designed to ensure swift and accurate transaction processing.
The office facilitates marriage procedures for foreigners and property ownership registrations, introducing services like real-time multilingual translation to assist communication with different nationalities. Fangari announced the launch of an online inquiry service for foreign marriage requirements, allowing applicants to understand necessary documents in advance, thereby reducing time and repeated visits.
He described the initiative as a pioneering model of digital transformation in justice services, aligning with the Vision of Egypt 2030 to establish an efficient administrative system. Madbouli also learned about the Foreign Property Ownership Office, which manages the registration of real estate for foreigners in Egypt.
Fangari explained that all notary offices are now digitally interconnected, including 16 new urban registry branches, leading to a unified system connecting the Real Estate Registration and Notarization Authority with the New Urban Communities Authority.
The Foreign Marriage Office handles personal status procedures involving foreign parties or Christian couples of different sects, with the number of service counters increased from five to eight. The relocation to the New Administrative Capital is in line with Egypt's Vision 2030, providing a modern facility with nearly triple the space and a 75% increase in service counters.
Fangari added that the ministry has increased service outlets and introduced a digital inquiry system, with plans for remote services to enhance convenience.