{"id":6521,"date":"2022-04-18T12:28:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T10:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advice.aqarmap.com.eg\/en\/?p=6521"},"modified":"2022-04-18T12:28:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T10:28:43","slug":"obtaining-egyptian-nationality-for-saudi-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aqarmap.com.eg\/en\/advice\/obtaining-egyptian-nationality-for-saudi-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Obtaining the Egyptian Nationality for Saudi Citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can real estate investment earn you Egyptian nationality? How can Egyptian nationality facilitate the challenges that face foreign investors? With the scale of Saudi investments in Egypt, granting Saudi investors the Egyptian nationality gives them more privileges which makes room for more investments in different fields.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earning the Egyptian Nationality<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earning the Egyptian nationality might be one of the goals of many Arab citizens since Egypt enjoys economic and political stability and is on the rise of economic growth. Its strategic geographical location enables it to get through any potential economic crisis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the latest indications, Egypt has scored a 9.8% increase in its overall economic performance in the first quarter in 2021\/22, which is considered the highest score it has achieved for 20 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Law No.26\/1975 states the requirements and conditions which foreigners can earn Egyptian nationality through, and it includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The child is born to an Egyptian mother and\/or to a father whose nationality is unidentified or in case the mother could not legally prove the father\u2019s parenthood to the child<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children with unidentified parents<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a person has Egyptian roots and can prove it, they can apply for Egyptian nationality after a 5-year residency in Egypt<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The husband or the wife can grant Egyptian nationality to their spouses after 2 years of ending their marriage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One can also earn Egyptian nationality if they stayed for 10 consecutive years in Egypt\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foreigners can also earn Egyptian nationality based on the recent amendment of \u201cForeigners with Trust Residency\u201d; which grants foreigners Egyptian nationality when they open a trust worth EGP 7 million or its equivalent of foreign currency and after a 5-year residency.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Egyptian Nationalities for Saudis in 2021<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the latest decision made by the ministries\u2019 cabinet on granting Egyptian nationality to foreigners in March 2020 to boost investments, Saudis are allowed to earn nationality in case they:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deposited a non-refundable $250,000 to the Central Bank of Egypt<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depositing $1 million as a trust in the Central Bank of Egypt (transferred from abroad) and it is refundable after 3 years in Egyptian pounds and without interest<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investing in a project with a $400,000 capital or partnering in a project with 40% share. In case of the project has ended before 5 years of its start, the investor has to deposit a non-refundable $250,000 to the Central Bank of Egypt\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buying a state-owned real estate property which could be a land, a factory, an apartment, or a building; worth no less than $500,000 transferred from abroad. In case the property is sold before 5 years of the date of contract, the foreigner\u2019s nationality application is in danger and they are required to transfer a non-refundable $250,000 to the Central Bank of Egypt<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depositing $750,000 as a trust in the Central Bank of Egypt and it can be refunded after 5 years in Egyptian pound with no interest<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Required Documents and Paper for Applying for Egyptian Nationality<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process of applying for Egyptian nationality also includes submitting required documents and papers through personally or by mail to:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reception Office for Foreigners Seeking Egyptian Citizenship, Naturalization Applications Examination Unit, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones Building &#8211; First Floor, 3 Salah Salem Street &#8211; Nasr City &#8211; 11562 Cairo<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An original copy of your application to the Egyptian nationality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A copy of the receipt of transferring the administrative fees of applying for the nationality, which is $10,000 transferred to the Central Bank of Egypt that is then sent to the Ministries\u2019 Cabinet and a unit that is specialized in processing the applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A copy of the applicant\u2019s passport of their original nationality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A declaration from the applicant of any other nationalities that they currently have<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A copy of each passport of each nationality in case the applicant has more than one other nationality (For example: an American applicant who also carries the French nationality has to submit a copy of their American and French passport to apply for the Egyptian nationality)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official birth certificate\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 new personal pictures of the applicant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An official record from the Ministry of Interior to state their criminal record<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An official document from the country of origin that proves that there the applicant is not convicted by any criminal penalty, any freedom-restricting penalty, and\/or any crime of honor; and the certificate has to be approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Original copy of the certificate that states all the movements of the applicant from the country of origin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official certificate that states all the movements of the applicants from the country of residence (where they have lived in permanently and\/or have at least spent 5 years in prior to the date of application)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original official certificate of the medical checkup that is signed by the applicant during his time of residency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>In case of investment and\/or ownership of properties: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the applicant has to submit a copy of the commercial registration and a copy of the taxation ID; in case the applicant owns a company, stocks in a company, a copy of any contract of property ownership in Egypt, and a copy of the driving license of any vehicles the applicant owns in Egypt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original document that proves the fulfillment of the investment track chosen by the applicant and it is to be submitted during the time of residency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real Estate Investment<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Egyptian constitution stipulates in Law No. 27\/2017 that there are 5 different tracks with their own conditions for anyone to pursue in order to obtain Egyptian nationality in exchange for investment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are number of reasons why investing is the best way to obtain Egyptian nationality, some of them include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As previously mentioned, you can deposit certai amount of money that can be refundable with no interest<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Egyptian real estate market is one of the best real estate markets in the Arab region<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Egypt has a strategic plan to expand its urban block, which has already started to show in cities such as the 6th of October, Sheikh Zayed, New Cairo, the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/advice.aqarmap.com.eg\/en\/new-capital-compounds-egypt\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> New Administrative Capital<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, New Toshka, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aqarmap.com.eg\/en\/for-sale\/property-type\/north-coast\/new-alamein\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Alamein<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real estate investment in Egypt is promising because of the existing developers in the market that have extensive expertise in urban expansion and strategic utilization of space<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real estate investment in Egypt also enjoys a wide array of sub-investments that vary between residential, commercial, and medical investments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Egyptian government shows a remarkable support to real estate investors which facilitates many procedures for investors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has low risk and high return rate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The continuing increase of Egypt\u2019s population is a big indicator to how this investment is constantly in demand<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can check thousands of real estate projects and compounds on Aqarmap\u2019s Compound Guide and evaluate it based on its location, prices, and finishing of units.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/aqarmap.com.eg\/en\/search-page-filters\">Start searching for properties on Aqarmap<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can real estate investment earn you Egyptian nationality? 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