The Embassy
- Embassy Team
- Directions
- Opening Hours
- Closure Dates
Embassy Team
Directions
Opening Hours
Public Office:
Sunday to Thursday, 09:00-15:00
Telephone hours:
Sunday to Thursday, 09:00-15:00
In order to apply for an Irish visa, or passport or to avail of any other consular service offered by the Embassy you need to make an appointment with our Embassy Appointment Center which is managed by Vodafone.
Please call the Appointment Centre on 090070678 (from any landline) or 2101 (from any Vodafone mobile phone). Calls will be charged at EGP 3 per minute. To cancel an appointment please call 25224899 (free of charge).
The Appointment Centre can assist you with further information on the relevant application procedures and required documents.
The Appointment Centre is open from 08:00 to 20:00, 7 days a week.
Consular/ Visa/ Passport Queries
In order to apply for an Irish visa, passport or to avail of any other consular service offered by the Embassy you need to make an appointment. To do so, please contact us by email via the "Contact Us" section of our wesbite:
Consular Queries - Department of Foreign Affairs (dfa.ie)
Closure Dates
The Embassy of Ireland in Cairo will be closed on the following days in 2021:
Coptic Christmas Thursday 7 January 2021
Revolution 25th January Thursday 28 January 2021
St Patrick's Day Wednesday 17 March 2021
Easter Sunday Sunday 4 April 2021
Easter Monday Monday 5 April 2021
Coptic Easter Sunday Sunday 2 May 2021
Coptic Easter Monday Monday 3 May 2021
Eid Al Fitr (12 – 15 May) Wednesday 12 May 2021
Eid Al Fitr (12 – 15 May Thursday 13 May 2021
30th June Revolution Thursday 1 July 2021
Eid Al Adha (20-23 July) Tuesday 20 July 2021
Eid Al Adha (20-23 July) Wednesday 21 July 2021
Eid Al Adha (20-23 July) Thursday 22 July 2021
Armed Forces Day Thursday 7 October 2021
Prophet's Birthday Monday 18 October 2021
St. Stephen's Day Sunday 26 December 2021
Please note the above dates are subject to change.
Out of hours Emergency Contact Details
If you are an Irish citizen and in need of emergency assistance outside of normal office hours, then you can contact us on the following emergency number: +20 1274443942
Alternatively, the Duty Officer at the Department of Foreign Affairs can be contacted at +353 1 408 2000.