Egypt - Apply for Mechanical Divorce Record

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for Mechanical Divorce Record, the applicant has to approach the nearest Immigration office Contact link
2. The Petition is the main document that outlines the grounds under which a party is petitioning the court for divorce. The Petition may only be presented after the lapse of at least one year since the celebration of the marriage. A party to a marriage may petition the court for separation or dissolution of the marriage.
3. The applicant has to make sure he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
4. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
5. Submit the completed forms along with the supporting documents at the respective office.
6. The application is thereafter fixed for hearing whereby the court Registrar confirms whether the Petition is defended or undefended. The Registrar then directs that the Petition be listed for hearing for one day.
7. The Petition is fixed and Hearing takes place for one day depending on the number of witnesses and the courts’ schedule.
8. After a successful Divorce petition, a Decree Nisi is thereafter issued after judgment.
9. A Decree Nisi is a court order that states that the marriage has been dissolved by the court after the said court being satisfied that the Petitioner has proved the grounds of divorce pleaded by the Petitioner and that the Petition has not been presented or prosecuted in collusion with the Respondent and a further condition that the Petitioner has not condoned the acts of cruelty, adultery etc. as pleaded in the Petition.
10. The Decree Nisi is later made Absolute (final) within ONE (1) MONTH from the date of issuance of the Decree Nisi. This one month is time to raise any appeal or review.
11. A Decree Absolute is the last document issued to finalize the Divorce. It is the final stage of the divorce proceedings and confirms the dissolution of the marriage. This is a final order prepared by the Petitioner for signing by the judge. Now the divorce is final.
12. The final step is presenting a certified copy of the absolute decree order to the marriage Registrar.
13. This varies depending on the issues surrounding the divorce proceedings. On average, the court process normally takes at least three years.

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Required Documents

• Proof of marriage
• Certified copies of the parties’ valid Passports
• Proof / evidence of existence of stated grounds for divorce for instance police reports, doctors reports or any other proof.

Office Locations & Contacts

Egypt Immigration office
Address: 26VM+6H7, Qasr Ad Dobarah, Qasr El Nil,
Cairo Governorate 4272077, Egypt
26VM+6H7، قصر الدوبارة، قسم قصر النيل، محافظة القاهرة 4272077
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Eligibility

• Any legal married persons can apply for divorce and must have reasonable grounds for applying for divorce.
• To end your marriage, you must be separated for 12 months before you can formally apply for a divorce. The Court does not consider whose fault it was that ended your relationship.
• An order for dissolution of marriage will not be made, if the court is satisfied that there is a reasonable likelihood of cohabitation being resumed.
• An order for dissolution of the marriage must be based on the ground that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.

Fees

• In most cases, the court directs that each party meets their own costs. But the successful party can claim costs from the other side especially for transport and legal fees in a contested divorce.

Validity

• A divorce certificate is valid immediately after the divorce is granted and registered.
• The validity of the divorce decree is forever as long as both parties are alive.
• The divorce decree can lose its validity, if the divorced parties decide to get married.

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Processing Time

• This varies depending on the issues surrounding the divorce proceedings. On average, the court process normally takes at least three years.

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Required Information

• Full name of the both parties.
• Date of birth
• The occupation of the couples
• Age and sex
• Nationality
• Residential address of the couples
• The date and the place of the marriage
• Period of marriage
• Reason for applying for divorce
• Type of marriage to be dissolved
• Details of children if any
• Declaration

Need for the Document

• Divorce is a legal ending of any legal marriage. A divorce decree is that final order given by a court to complete divorce proceedings and it is usually signed by a judge. Like in any other country, in Kenya a divorce decree is obtained from court.

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