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Travel Letters for Egyptian Male students Under Military Obligation

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The Office of Student Life (OSL) serves as a liaison between students and diverse officials. In this regard, students who will be traveling outside of Egypt on trips that are endorsed by the University and requesting the issuance of travel permits. AUC Egyptian male students, who are under military obligation, need to be aware of the process of obtaining an official letter addressed to the Military Service Zone and signed by the AUC President, for travel authorization. 

Requirements to obtain military letters:

  • Must be an enrolled AUC student
  • Endorsement letter/invitation signed and stamped by a University professor, office, department or your academic advisor; showing why you have to travel, in addition to the date of departure for each student
  • Enrollment certificate اثبات قيد from the registrar's office; indicating the student military registration number, year, city and age
  • Parental permission in Arabic to show that they approve your travel specifically that you are going on your own in a function that is not mandated by the University
  • Copy of valid passport (at least six months before travel date)
  • The invitation letter attains from the hosting entity; on a letterhead and stating the conference/activity name, city, country and duration


Procedures:

  • Acquire the specified enrollment certificate from the registrar's office
  • Compile all required documents, i.e. endorsement letter and/or AUC trip details, invitation letter and passport copy
  • Submit complete documents to:

Lamiaa Afify, Senior Manager 
Office of Student Life, Campus Center, Suite 1019, AUC New Cairo
[email protected] and [email protected] 
t: 20.2.2615.3899

Important Note: 

Upon receiving the complete required documents, OSL requires five working days to process your requested letter.

Final Phase:

Before proceeding to the Military Service Zone, students must obtain the Egyptian official stamp ختم النسر from the Ministry of Higher Education.

For more information, email the Office of Student Life at: [email protected].