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القانون رقم 173 لسنة 2018 بتعديل بعض أحكام القانون رقم 89 لسنة 1960 بشأن دخول وإقامة الأجانب والقانون رقم 26 لسنة 1975 بشأن الجنسية المصرية (Law No. 173 of 2018)

Arab Republic of Egypt, Official Gazette No. 32 bis (b), 14 Aug 2018 (text as reproduced by Dar al-Qanun law firm, egyptlawfirm.net) · Law · 14 Aug 2018 · Egypt

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Text of Law 173/2018 (Official Gazette No. 32 bis (b), 14 Aug 2018) as transcribed by an Egyptian law firm's website, in four articles: Art. 1 replaces Art. 17 of Law 89/1960 to add a fourth residence category, 'deposit residence'; Art. 2 adds Art. 20 bis defining it (foreigners coming to invest who deposit at least EGP 7 million, or the foreign-currency equivalent set by PM decree, in an Egyptian bank; conditions, duration, deposit rules, banks and investment fields to be set by Interior Minister decree after Cabinet approval); Art. 3 adds Art. 4 bis to Nationality Law 26/1975 (Interior Minister may naturalise a deposit-residence foreigner after 5 consecutive years' residence before applying, if conditions 1-3 of Art. 4(4) are met; the deposit then passes to the Treasury; Art. 9 restrictions apply; application rules by Interior Minister decree); Art. 4 in force the day after publication. Rest of the page is the law firm's menus. The one image is the firm's logo (no text to OCR). No counts or fees. The EGP 7 million minimum is already term t-30e8d343de (whose notes carry the 5-year and Treasury rules) and the publication/entry into force is event e-5f23bfc145; nothing further in scope. No naturalised persons named.

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What it covers Creates a fourth residence category, 'foreigners with deposit residence' (new Art. 20 bis of Law 89/1960): a cash deposit of at least EGP 7 million in an Egyptian bank; new Art. 4 bis of the Nationality Law lets the Interior Minister naturalise them after five consecutive years of residence, the deposit then passing to the Treasury.

Notes Not the official Gazette scan: a law firm's transcription, which gives the Gazette issue and date. Wording matches press reports of the bill (Egypt Independent, 15 Jul 2018). The official Gazette copy was not found online.

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