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CERTIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS

Procedure for Certification of Documents

  • All documents must be notarized by a notary public.  For legal documents, it should also be authenticated by a county clerk prior to certification.
  • All documents must first be certified by the American Egyptian Cooperation Foundation (AECF) prior to its submission for legalization at the Consulates General of Egypt.  Please refer to the geographical jurisdiction of AECF offices before sending your documents.
  • The original document must be submitted to AECF for certification.  The certification fee is $40.00 per document, payable to:  American Egyptian Cooperation Foundation by a certified check or money order only.  Three copies of the original documents must also be submitted for filing purposes (1 copy for AECF, 2 copies for the Consulate).
  • The certificate of origin must be accompanied by the commercial invoice.  Invoice number must be stated in the certificate of origin.
  • For alimentary articles exported to Egypt, all necessary certificates must be presented (e.g. health certificate, halal certificate, sanitation certificate, etc.)
  • For tallow exported to Egypt for soap and other detergent products, a certificate stating that "the tallow is free from radiation, D.D.B. and/or L.A.B." must be presented.
  • For documents sent by mail or courier, please provide a self-addressed stamped envelope or a filled-out courier airway bill (with your account number on it for billing) and a courier envelope.
  • Certification of documents are processed by AECF the same day.
  • For further inquiries, please call (212) 867-AECF or send us an e-mail

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Geographical Jurisdiction

For:  Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont
Please send documents to:   
                                         A.E.C.F.
                                         235 East 40th St., Suite 22A
                                         New York, NY 10016
                                         Tel. (212) 867-2323
                                         Fax. (212) 697-0465

Business Hours:  9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Monday - Friday)
Officers-In-Charge:  Ahmed A. Meguid (Finance, Legal & Commercial Documents)
                             Maria B.A. Dulay (Marketing & Development, Special Events)
                             Janet Agustin (Medical & Health Programs)
                            

For:  Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia
Please send documents to:  
                                        A.E.C.F.
                                        805 15th Street N.W., Suite 100
                                        Washington, D.C. 20005
                                        Tel. (202) 393-3369

Business Hours:  10:00 am - 2:00 pm (Monday - Friday)
Officer-In-Charge:  Iris Williams


For:  Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Please send documents to: 
                                        A.E.C.F.
                                        28 East Jackson Blvd., Suite 809
                                        Chicago, IL 60604
                                        Tel./Fax. (312) 427-9368

Business Hours:  9:30 am - 1:30 pm (Monday - Friday)
Officer-In-Charge:  Debra Mack


For:  Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
Please send documents to:
                                        A.E.C.F.
                                        1535 W.Loopsouth, Suite 200
                                        Houston, TX 77027
                                        Tel. (713)624-7113
                                        Fax. (713)624-7117

Business Hours: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Monday - Friday)
Officer-In-Charge:  Ezzat Moneir Michail


For:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Please send documents to:
                                       A.E.C.F.
                                       870 Market Street, Suite 855
                                       San Francisco, CA 94102
                                       Tel./Fax. (415)837-0989
Business Hours:  10:00 am - 2:00 pm (Monday-Friday)
Officer-In-Charge:  Violet Santos


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