eg_cbi
Unit for Granting Egyptian Citizenship in Exchange for Investment
Egypt · Africa
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2019
- Governing lawPublished
- Law No. 190
- Responsible authorityPublished
- General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI)
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Gain Egyptian citizenship through strategic investment options with access to the Arab world's most populous nation and its emerging opportunities at the crossroads of Africa and the Middle East
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $250,000 in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 21 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 26–39 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Nomad Watch lists: in person
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Filed inside Egypt
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Citizenship granted in 6-9 months
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.investinegypt.gov.eg/English/pages/wecanhelp.aspx#49
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $250,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $250,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $10,000
- Application feePublished
- $10,000
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $20,000
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- USD 250,000 non-refundable donation
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Real estate USD 300,000; business USD 350,000 + USD 100,000 donation; bank deposit USD 500,000 (3 yrs)
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 6 months
- Length of residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- RenewablePublished
- No
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- None required (founder ruling 22 Sep 2026: RBI and CBI grant the right to live without requiring it)
- Tax residency rulePublished
- As a citizen, you're automatically tax resident and subjected to Egypt tax regime
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 0%-27.5%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- Immediate
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Immediate upon approval
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.gafi.gov.eg/English/Howcanwehelp/Pages/Egyptian-Citizenship.aspx
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.henleyglobal.com/citizenship-investment/egypt
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://en.amwalalghad.com/?p=157919 | https://nomad.watch/visas/citizenship/egypt-cbi-contribution
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.