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جدوى منح الجنسية المصرية مقابل ودائع دولارية
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What the document holds
Al Jazeera Net opinion piece (14 Mar 2023) by an Egyptian economist on citizenship for dollar deposits: 2016 proposal (USD 585m a year expected) and draft amendments; Law 173/2018 deposit residence (EGP 7 million, 5 years' residence); Law 140/2019 (USD 10,000 fee); the December 2019 decree's four routes and amounts; the 2 March 2023 cuts (USD 300,000 property, USD 350,000 + 100,000 project, USD 500,000 deposit for 3 years, USD 250,000 unchanged, 12-month instalments). Says few naturalisations appear in the Official Gazette (no number). Out of scope: Egypt's external financing needs (USD 22bn, 20bn, 8bn a month), IMF loan (USD 12bn), 97% devaluation.
What it supports
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Citizenship by investment
Rules and prices (13)
- Non-refundable payment to the state treasuryapplicant (in addition to the project)USD 100,000Since 2 Mar 2023 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Donationapplicant: non-refundable payment to the TreasuryUSD 250,000Since Dec 2019 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Property purchaseapplicantUSD 300,000Since 2 Mar 2023 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Business investmentapplicant (plus USD 100,000 non-refundable to the Treasury)USD 350,000Since 2 Mar 2023 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Business investmentapplicant: investment project, money transferred from abroadUSD 400,000Dec 2019 – 2 Mar 2023 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Depositapplicant: deposit returned in Egyptian pounds after 3 yearsUSD 500,000Since 2 Mar 2023 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Property purchaseapplicant: state-owned property, money transferred from abroadUSD 500,000Dec 2019 – 2 Mar 2023 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Depositapplicant: deposit returned in Egyptian pounds after 5 years without interestUSD 750,000Dec 2019 – 2 Mar 2023 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Depositapplicant: deposit returned in Egyptian pounds after 3 years without interestUSD 1,000,000Dec 2019 – 2 Mar 2023 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Application feeper application (Law 140 of 2019)USD 10,000Since Jul 2019 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Period for paying in instalmentsproperty route and the USD 250,000 Treasury payment (temporary residence meanwhile)12 monthsSince 2 Mar 2023 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Minimum shareholding in the businessinvestment project route40 percent of project capitalDec 2019 – 2 Mar 2023 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
- Payment to keep citizenship after an early salenaturalised person who sells the property or the project (or share) within 5 yearsUSD 250,000Since Dec 2019 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Citizenship through investment
Residence by investment
Rules and prices (2)
- Depositforeigner with deposit residence (deposit goes to the Treasury)EGP 7,000,000Aug 2018 – Jul 2019 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Deposit residence
- Qualifying period for citizenshipdeposit holder: consecutive residence in Egypt before applying for naturalisation5 yearsAug 2018 – Jul 2019 · Al Jazeera Net 2023Egypt · Deposit residence
About the document
What it covers History 2016-2023: Law 173/2018 deposit residence, Law 140/2019, the December 2019 decree's four options and amounts, the 2023 cuts; notes that the unit has not published how many people obtained citizenship.
Notes Opinion column by economic journalist Mamdouh al-Wali; read as a secondary account. Not stored.
Source id egy-aljazeera-opinion-2023 · accessed 10 Oct 2026