foreigners

Law: How Egypt regulates foreigners' employment

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 - 12:51 GMT

Foreigners may not practice work except after obtaining a license to do so from the competent ministry, and they are authorized to enter the country and reside for the purpose of work.

Egypt requires foreigners applying for residency to pay fees in dollars

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 - 06:30 GMT

Foreigners residing illegally in Egypt have to legitimatize their residency in three months provided that they should be hosted by Egyptian citizens, and they should pay $1,000 in administrative fees as per the rules and conditions set by the Ministry of Interior, the Cabinet decision added.

Egyptian Cabinet drafts amendment to law regulating foreigners' real estate ownership

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 - 05:14 GMT

The Cabinet finalized drafting an amendment to law no.230/1996 regulating the ownership of real estate and lands by foreigners.

Egypt: SCA Fund doesn’t allow foreigners to have control or sovereignty over Suez Canal

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 - 04:13 GMT

The press conference was held to clarify a set of facts related to the draft law of the Suez Canal Fund after a controversy has been raised recently regarding the fund.

Discussed: Egypt's Labor Law regulates work of foreigners

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 - 06:54 GMT

The Egyptian Labor Law defines controls regulating the work of foreigners, and the conditions for their practice of work inside Egypt, in private sector establishments, public sector units, the public business sector, public and local administrative bodies, and the state’s administrative apparatus.

Egypt launches 1st insurance system for foreigners at fair price, high quality

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 - 08:07 GMT

Engineer Hossam Sadiq, Executive Director of the General Authority for Comprehensive Health Insurance, explained that the authority bears the burden of the costs of treating any disease from the birth of the citizen until his death.

All you need to know about registering foreigners’ marriage in Egypt

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 - 10:29 GMT

Egyptian citizens considering marriage from foreigners should meet some conditions in order to register their marriage contracts, in accordance with the Egyptian law.

What conditions should foreigners know to obtain special residence in Egypt

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 - 01:30 GMT

The law in Egypt has set a number of procedures and requirements that regulate the residence of foreigners in the country, to preserve the safety of the foreigners and that of the homeland as well.

11.4K expats work in Egypt's private sector: CAPMAS report

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 - 03:00 GMT

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) released Thursday the annual report on foreigners working in the private sector in Egypt for the year 2020.

Four ways you can be a naturalized Egyptian

Tue, 10 Dec 2019 - 03:31 GMT

A foreigner may acquire the Egyptian nationality in four cases as long as he does not have a mental disability and has never been convicted of a crime, unless he was later acquitted.

Parliament passes law granting citizenship to foreigners

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 - 02:59 GMT

The applicants shall submit their forms online and pay $10,000 in fees or its equivalence in Egyptian pound. Then, the unit shall consider the application within only 3 months.

Granting citizenship to foreigners has no link with ‘deal of the century’: Egypt

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 - 04:56 GMT

The House of Representatives (the lower house of the parliament) approved on Sunday new amendments to the law of Entry and Residence of Foreigners in Egypt that grant citizenship to foreigners who inject their investments into the country.

Parl’t approves law granting residence to foreigners buying property

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 - 03:45 GMT

The applicants shall submit their forms online and pay $10,000 or its equivalence in Egyptian pound. Then, the unit shall consider the application within only 3 months.

EGX ends in green against expectations

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 - 01:30 GMT

The benchmark EGX30 rose 0.70 percent, or 117.38 points, to end at 16,999.10 points.

EGX ends Tuesday in green for 2nd consecutive session

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 - 02:34 GMT

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended Tuesday in green for the second consecutive session, amid foreign purchases.

EGX ends Monday in green, market capitalization gains LE 14.8B

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 - 01:11 GMT

The benchmark EGX30 increased 2.14 percent, or 350.67 points, to end at 16,742.15 points.

EGX ends Thursday on mixed note amid Egyptian, Arab selling

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 - 01:27 GMT

The benchmark EGX30 rose 0.54 percent, or 88.21 points, to end at 16,472.28 points.

EGX ends Wednesday in green, passes 16,300 levels

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 - 01:31 GMT

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices recorded an increase for the fourth consecutive session by the end of Wednesday trading, amid foreign purchases.

EGX continues its upward trend, market cap. reaches LE 940B

Tue, 06 Mar 2018 - 01:48 GMT

The benchmark EGX30 rose 1.99 percent, or 313.25 points, to end at 16,022.26 points.

EGX ends in green, market capitalization gains LE 36.9B

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 - 02:04 GMT

The benchmark EGX30 rose 1.22 percent, to end at 15,709.01 points.

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