Immigration guides written for your country of departure
Every Arabic-speaking country has its own ministries, its own legalisation chain and its own filing city. These guides name them, in English, French and Arabic.
Applying from Morocco? Read the dedicated Morocco guideMaghreb
Algeria
A complete guide for Algerian applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Algiers, Oran, Constantine or Annaba.
Consular legalisationRead the guideTunisia
A complete guide for Tunisian applicants: legal routes, civil documents, apostille, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Tunis (and Sfax for some services).
ApostilleRead the guideLibya
A complete guide for Libyan applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Tunis in most cases, since several missions do not process files inside Libya.
Consular legalisationRead the guideMauritania
A complete guide for Mauritanian applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Nouakchott, with some services routed through Rabat or Dakar.
Consular legalisationRead the guide
Nile Valley
Egypt
A complete guide for Egyptian applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Cairo or Alexandria.
Consular legalisationRead the guideSudan
A complete guide for Sudanese applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Cairo, Port Sudan or Addis Ababa, depending on the destination.
Consular legalisationRead the guide
Levant & Iraq
Jordan
A complete guide for Jordanian applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Amman.
Consular legalisationRead the guideLebanon
A complete guide for Lebanese applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Beirut.
Consular legalisationRead the guideSyria
A complete guide for Syrian applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Beirut, Amman or Cairo — most missions do not receive files inside Syria.
Consular legalisationRead the guideIraq
A complete guide for Iraqi applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Baghdad or Erbil, depending on the mission.
Consular legalisationRead the guidePalestine
A complete guide for Palestinian applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Jerusalem, Ramallah or Amman, depending on the destination.
Consular legalisationRead the guide
Gulf & Yemen
Saudi Arabia
A complete guide for Saudi-based applicants: legal routes, civil documents, apostille, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Riyadh or Jeddah.
ApostilleRead the guidethe United Arab Emirates
A complete guide for UAE-based applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
Consular legalisationRead the guideKuwait
A complete guide for Kuwait-based applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Kuwait City.
Consular legalisationRead the guideQatar
A complete guide for Qatar-based applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Doha.
Consular legalisationRead the guideOman
A complete guide for Oman-based applicants: legal routes, civil documents, apostille, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Muscat.
ApostilleRead the guideBahrain
A complete guide for Bahrain-based applicants: legal routes, civil documents, apostille, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Manama.
ApostilleRead the guideYemen
A complete guide for Yemeni applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Egypt, Jordan or Oman — Schengen files are not received inside Yemen.
Consular legalisationRead the guide
Horn of Africa & Islands
Somalia
A complete guide for Somali applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Nairobi or Addis Ababa for most destinations.
Consular legalisationRead the guideDjibouti
A complete guide for Djiboutian applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Djibouti City, with some files routed via Addis Ababa or Nairobi.
Consular legalisationRead the guidethe Comoros
A complete guide for Comorian applicants: legal routes, civil documents, consular legalisation, costs, timelines and scams to avoid. Files are submitted in Moroni, with some categories handled from the region.
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