Egypt
Citizenship by Investment
Minimum investment
USD 250,000
Processing time
3-6 months from application to Prime Ministerial decree
Physical presence
no specific residency period is required, unlike programs such as Cyprus or Spain; approved applicants are granted temporary residence for 6 months in which to execute the chosen investment
- Investment route
- •Non-refundable donation of USD 250,000 to the state treasury
- •Real estate investment of USD 300,000 in state-approved property (reduced from USD 500,000 by a 2023 Prime Ministerial decree), held 5 years
- •Business investment of USD 350,000 in a new or existing local business plus a separate non-refundable USD 100,000 donation to the treasury, maintained 5 years
- •Bank deposit of USD 500,000, refundable in Egyptian pounds without interest after 3 years
- Investment breakdown
- •figures per Law No. 190 of 2019 and Prime Ministerial Decree No. 876 of 2023
- •October 2024 amendments permit joint real estate investments provided each participant's share exceeds USD 300,000, require private-developer purchases to go through an Egyptian bank account, and mandate building-permit verification for all properties in an application
- Additional fees
- mandatory administrative fee of USD 10,000, transferred from abroad to the Central Bank of Egypt, applies to all routes
- Eligibility
- •18+
- •Clean criminal record
- •Verifiable source of funds
- Due diligence
- applications are reviewed by the Citizenship Application Examination Unit, affiliated with the Prime Minister's Office, with security clearance by the relevant national security authorities before approval
- Family inclusion
- •spouse
- •minor children up to age 21
- Naturalization
- citizenship is granted directly by decision of the Prime Minister once the investment is confirmed — no separate residency wait
- Renewal
- citizenship is permanent
- Dual citizenship
- Permitted for most applicants, though certain senior public-office and security-sensitive roles are restricted to those holding only Egyptian citizenship
- Key benefits
- •Only North African sovereign CBI program
- •Provides a foothold for regional trade and business under Egypt's various trade agreements
- Taxation
- •worldwide income taxed only if tax-resident in Egypt
- •non-resident citizens are taxed on Egyptian-source income only
Application process
- 1.submit application with supporting documents through official channels
- 2.complete the chosen investment
- 3.undergo Ministry of Interior security clearance
- 4.receive citizenship decree