Chairman of the Defense of Representatives to establish a unit in the Cabinet to examine applications for citizenship

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MP Kamal Amer, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Committee of the House of Representatives, said that a draft law amending some provisions of Law No. 89 of 1960 regarding the entry and residence of foreigners in the lands of the Arab Republic of Egypt and exiting them and Law No. 26 of 1975 on Egyptian nationality aims to delete the category of foreigners With residence in a depository and limited to three categories provided for in article 17 of the existing law, namely "foreigners with special residence, foreigners with normal residence, foreigners with temporary residence"He said.

"The law gave the prime minister the power to grant citizenship to every foreigner," he said. "He bought a property owned by the state or other public legal persons, established an investment project in accordance with the provisions of the investment law or deposited a foreign currency money. As promulgated by a resolution of the Prime Minister"He said.

Amer pointed out that a unit will be set up in the cabinet to examine naturalization requests submitted and issued by a decree from the Prime Minister. The committee will include representatives from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Investment, International Cooperation and the concerned security authorities. E-mail after payment of 10 thousand dollars or equivalent in the Egyptian pound, which can be refunded if the alien's application for citizenship is rejected.