🇪🇬Egypt
Citizenship by Investment
Egypt's citizenship-by-investment route — one of the most affordable CBI programmes globally, administered by the General Authority for Investment (GAFI).
Required documents
- ·Source-of-funds report
- ·Police clearance from every country lived in 6+ months
- ·Medical certificate
- ·Proof of qualifying investment (deed, deposit slip or project approval)
Things to know
- ·Dual citizenship permitted; no renunciation required.
- ·Egyptian passport gives visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to ~50 destinations.
- ·Bank-deposit route refunded after 3 years (no interest).
Apostille & legalization
Consular legalizationFull consular legalization — Egypt is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so the apostille shortcut does not apply.
Documents that must be legalised
- ·Police / criminal-record clearance
- ·Medical certificate
Bank statements, employment contracts, photos, passport copies and the application form itself do not need an apostille.
- Obtain originals or certified copies of each required document.
- Have them notarised, then certified by the relevant authority in United States (U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications).
- Submit the certified documents to the Egypt embassy or consulate in United States for consular legalization (the final stamp).
- Translate the legalised document into the official language of Egypt — translation is usually required after the consular stamp, not before.
Translation: Most documents must be translated into the local language by a certified translator. Agency translations are usually accepted.
Issuing authority in United States: U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications
Documents older than 3–6 months are often rejected. Plan to obtain fresh originals shortly before your visa application.
Verified 2026 — confirm current rules before applying.
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