Military Service for Egyptian Male Students

Military Service for Egyptian Male Students

Important Instructions
The Egyptian government recognizes you as an Egyptian citizen if your father is an Egyptian citizen (blood citizenship). Any prospective male student residing outside Egypt should contact the Egyptian embassy or consulate to clarify his military obligations before arriving in Egypt.


If you are an Egyptian/dual national male student, the Egyptian government recognizes you as an Egyptian. You are entitled to a six-month stay in Egypt as an Egyptian citizen, without any military service clarifications or obligations. If you exceed the six-month stay, you have to process the military service exemption for Egyptian/dual national in person, otherwise, you will not be allowed to leave the country until you clarify your military service status and issue the military service exemption.

Important note: 

According to the recent updates received from the military authorities, students cannot be enrolled in two universities at the same time. You must withdraw from the other university to continue at AUC. 

Egyptian ID Card

According to Egyptian Civil Law No. 143, Articles (48) and (56) enacted in 1994, all Egyptian citizens must issue the National ID Card within 30 days of their 16th birthday.

Procedure for obtaining your national ID card:

• Fill out the application form for the national ID card.
• Submit the form to the Office of the Registrar to be verified and stamped.
• Proceed to the Civil Registration Office (Segel Madani) the nearest to your residence, and submit the stamped form and your official birth certificate.

Military Service Status

According to the Egyptian Military Service Law No. 152, Article (8), enacted in 2009, all undergraduate Egyptian male students must identify their military service status. 

According to the Egyptian Military Service Law No. 127, Article (45), enacted in 1980, all graduate Egyptian male students must submit a photocopy of their military service certificates or forms indicating their military service status.

Procedure for obtaining your military service card and identifying your military service status:

Submit your military service card (Betaka 6 or 7 Gond) to the Office of the Registrar to start the military deferral process through AUC as soon as possible.

For Undergraduate students: 

Follow the steps below to obtain your military documents:

1. Go to the police station that issued your National ID (Kesm) to receive 6 or 7 Gond.
2. Purchase 2 Gond form (keep it blank).
3. Issue your birth certificate with your military service number (الرقم الثلاثي)
4. Withdrawal letter if you were enrolled in another university before.
5. Submit the required documents to the registrar's front desk. 

Important Note:

It is to be noted that the military deferral process takes up to one month to receive it from the military service authority.

Military Service Exemption:

Students who have the right to get an exemption from the military service (final, temporary, or being dual national) will have to process the exemption in person and then submit the original exemption hardcopy certificate to the military and credentials unit, Office of the Registrar. Soft copies are not accepted. 

Important Note:
Part-time male Egyptian students are not eligible to receive military status letters with vacation dates to obtain/issue travel permits. 

Contact Us

Military and Credentials Unit, Office of the Registrar
t+ 20.2.2615.2440
militaryregis@aucegypt.edu