Citizenship by Investment in Egypt — January 2025 snapshot

Egypt operates an official citizenship-by-investment program through the Cabinet's citizenship-application examination unit. This is a citizenship pathway, not a visa or ordinary investor-residence permit.

Legal basis

The official Cabinet unit states that Law No. 140 of 2019 permits the Prime Minister to grant Egyptian citizenship to a foreign national through qualifying real-estate purchase, investment project activity, a non-refundable foreign-currency contribution to the Treasury, or a non-interest-bearing foreign-currency deposit. The unit also cites Prime Minister Decree No. 3562 of 2023 as part of the governing framework.

Four official investment alternatives

The official program materials publish these routes:

  • Real estate: purchase qualifying property for at least USD 300,000 transferred from abroad.
  • Investment project: the program headline describes a USD 450,000 minimum package; the detailed official program explains this as at least USD 350,000 invested in a project plus USD 100,000 paid as non-refundable foreign-currency revenue to the Treasury.
  • Cash deposit: USD 500,000 transferred from abroad and held for three years, refundable in Egyptian pounds without interest under the published rules.
  • Direct Treasury contribution: USD 250,000 in non-refundable foreign-currency revenue.

The official application process also publishes a USD 10,000 non-refundable application fee.

Temporary residence during completion

The Cabinet unit states that, after preliminary review, the investor can receive six months of temporary residence to complete the investment-program requirements. That interim residence should not be confused with the separate Investor Residence.

No automatic route for nomads or freelancers

Citizenship by investment does not create a general digital-nomad, freelance or startup-founder visa. Applicants must use an actual published investment alternative and satisfy the citizenship process.

See the Egypt immigration hub, investor visas, Africa, methodology, and legal disclaimer.

Official and supporting sources

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