Egypt criminal status sheet and health certificate: Digital Egypt, the Interior Ministry and food-safety requirements

The criminal status sheet

1. File through the “issuing a machine-readable criminal status sheet” service on Digital Egypt, or through the channels listed in the Interior Ministry services directory and the public services manual.
2. Submit identity details and complete the application as the platform or the office publishes at the time.
3. Collect or download the sheet as notified, and check any requirement of the receiving body as to date of issue, legalization or translation.

Documents, fees, processing time and how long the sheet may be used follow what the platform or the office publishes at the time. This page does not state figures that are not in an official text we checked.

Health certificates for workers

Licences for shops and food establishments ordinarily require staff who handle food or serve the public to hold a health certificate issued by the competent health body. Which health office issues it, which examinations it covers and how long it remains valid follow what the health body and the licensing centre require at the time. When applying for a shop licence or for food-establishment registration with the National Food Safety Authority, confirm whether it is required and how it is filed.

How this relates to hiring

When registering employees for social insurance, obtaining a work permit or certain licences, the employer is often asked to have a criminal status sheet for the worker, and sometimes a health certificate as well. Labour Law 14 of 2025 regulates sick leave and occupational safety, but the procedures for issuing these two documents are set by the interior and health authorities and by licensing rules.

How Wang Fu can help

• Preparing and translating the file (Chinese, Arabic, English).
• Interpreting when you meet the authorities or file papers.