Open 2019–present
Egypt citizenship by investment
Egypt publishes a qualifying amount of $250,000 for its contribution route. The subtotal of itemised single-applicant charges is $260,000, before unlisted costs.
Instalments delay citizenship until full payment.
Evidence & review dates · 13 October 2026
Evidence reviewed Dated research; confirm current terms with the authority.
Egyptian Cabinet citizenship unit ↗All sources & limitations →Suggest a correction →- Legal outcome
- Citizenship subject to approval
- Base amount
- $250,000
- Published single subtotal
- $260,000
- Presence
- Confirm application presence
- Official guidance
- Up to 3 months: initial application decision
Cost breakdown
| Published item | One applicant |
|---|---|
| Treasury contribution | $250,000 |
| Application | $10,000 |
| Published subtotal | $260,000 |
Published contribution and application fee; other personal/document charges are separate. Pinned open-data subtotals include only supported dated line items; comprehensive total and exact family acceptance remain unresolved. Different currencies remain separate.
Qualifying routes
| Route | Base amount | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury contribution | $250,000 | Non-refundable |
| Qualifying property | $300,000 | Conditions apply |
| Investment project | $450,000 | Conditions apply |
| Bank deposit | $500,000 | 3 years; repayment / FX terms matter |
Reported timing and passport access
Observed periods and publisher passport categories
Passport Index snapshot
19 visa-free · 37 visa on arrival · 5 eTA
The publisher totals these as 61 destinations. This is a third-party index snapshot checked 2026-10-23, not a government guarantee. It concerns an ordinary national passport after citizenship and passport issuance; residence alone does not give these rights.
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Current and upcoming changes
Official research update · 2026-10-24
Published application stages: The Cabinet homepage lists a US$10,000 application fee, an initial decision within three months of submission, six-month temporary residence to complete documents, and a final decision within three months after completing investment requirements. Its separate six-to-twelve-month headline is not a passport-delivery guarantee. Checked 2026-10-24. Official source ↗
Each claim shows its own check date. Other profile facts retain their own dates.
Family of four
Household assumptions and eligibility
Principal, spouse and two children aged under 12. Eligibility, age definitions and dependency rules apply.
Family eligibility and dependent fees require separate review
Requirements
Eligibility, presence and exceptions
Current Cabinet programme page confirms the four investment routes. The deposit is repaid in Egyptian pounds without interest; FX and asset-retention conditions matter. No 6–12-month completion promise is made.
- Presence
- Naturalisation follows approval and completion of the applicable payments.
- Holding / ongoing duties
- Property/project retention 5 years; project USD 350,000 capital+USD 100,000 Treasury payment. Deposit USD 500,000 for 3 years, repaid in EGP without interest.
Travel access
Destination rules, conditions and source dates
Ordinary national passport after nationality and passport issuance. Short visits; personal circumstances and entry conditions apply. Each rule retains its own check date.
- UK visits
- Visa required
Short visits on an ordinary national passport. ETA eligibility and visitor conditions apply.
Checked 2026-10-13.
- Appendix Visitor: visa national list ↗UK Home Office · Immigration rules · Checked
What this source supports
Current ordinary-passport visit-visa requirements. Rules updated 8 October 2026.
- Appendix Visitor: visa national list ↗UK Home Office · Immigration rules · Checked
- Schengen visits
- Visa required
Ordinary national passport, short visits; entry conditions and document validity still apply.
Checked 2026-10-13.
- Consolidated Regulation 2018/1806, 30 December 2025 ↗European Union EUR-Lex · Government guidance · Checked
What this source supports
Annexes I/II and qualifying footnotes; ordinary national passports only
- Consolidated Regulation 2018/1806, 30 December 2025 ↗European Union EUR-Lex · Government guidance · Checked
- USA visits
- Visitor visa required
This nationality is outside the Visa Waiver Program. Individual exceptions may apply.
Checked 2026-10-13.
- Visa Waiver Program participating nationalities ↗US Department of State · Government guidance · Checked
What this source supports
Ordinary-national-passport visitor rules; no current CBI nationality in the participating list
- Visa Waiver Program participating nationalities ↗US Department of State · Government guidance · Checked
- Canada visits
- Visitor visa required
No nationality-based visitor waiver is established here. Individual exemptions may apply.
Checked 2026-10-13.
- Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked
What this source supports
Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules.
- Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked
Global category counts, where shown above, are attributed publisher snapshots. The selected destination rules here use government evidence. Recognition of a document is separate from visa exemption.
Sources
Publications, supporting claims and review dates
Checked means the cited material was reviewed, not that the authority published a new rule that day. Source authority and retrieval limitations are recorded below.
Citizenship investment optionsEgyptian Cabinet citizenship unit · Checked
Government guidance
250000 contribution;300000 property;350000 project capital+100000 contribution;500000 three-year deposit with EGP repayment;five-year asset-retention conditions.
Frequently asked questionsEgyptian Cabinet citizenship unit · Checked
Government guidance
Contribution/property instalments up to a year; citizenship only after full payment.
Appendix Visitor: visa national listUK Home Office · Checked
Immigration rules
Current ordinary-passport visit-visa requirements. Rules updated 8 October 2026.
Visa Waiver Program participating nationalitiesUS Department of State · Checked
Government guidance
Ordinary-national-passport visitor rules; no current CBI nationality in the participating list
Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel documentImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Checked
Government guidance
Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules.
Consolidated Regulation 2018/1806, 30 December 2025European Union EUR-Lex · Checked
Government guidance
Annexes I/II and qualifying footnotes; ordinary national passports only
Cabinet investment-citizenship portal: funding, application fee and stagesEgypt Cabinet Citizenship Unit · Checked
Government guidance
USD 250,000 contribution and USD 10,000 application fee; initial decision within three months of submission and final decision within three months after completing investment requirements. These are separate stages, not a guaranteed passport-delivery period.
Egypt passport dashboardPassport Index / Arton Capital · Checked
Publisher passport-access snapshot
Publisher-reported destinations on an ordinary national passport: visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA are separate categories. Their sum is the publisher mobility score; it is not a visa-free-only count or a government entitlement.
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Open research data
These programme claims are pinned to release 2026-10-25.2. Partial evidence, missing fields and conflicting official statements remain visible.
Claim revisions, conditions and source dates · Release manifest and checksums