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Gain citizenship
If you are a non-Egyptian and want to gain Egyptian citizenship, you can at the office of Ms. Nada Nasef, Lawyers, Consultants, help you gain Egyptian citizenship, as Egyptian law grants a non-Egyptian wife married to an Egyptian the right to acquire Egyptian citizenship while retaining her original nationality, after submitting an application stating her desire to do so and the husband’s approval of her desire and submitting the required documents, with verification that the marital relationship between them has continued for two years, after which a decision by the Minister of Interior will be issued to grant her Egyptian citizenship, as the Ministry of Interior (Passports, Immigration and Nationality Authority) is solely responsible for matters related to citizenship, whether proving, acquiring, changing or recovering.
If the foreign wife acquires Egyptian nationality, she does not lose it upon the end of the marriage unless she regains her foreign nationality or marries a foreigner and takes on his nationality. This does not apply to the foreign husband who is married to an Egyptian woman, and he does not have the right to request Egyptian nationality, regardless of his current nationality.
Obtaining Egyptian citizenship Documents required to obtain Egyptian citizenship
The application for acquiring the nationality of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Form 19 Wife request for Egyptian Nationality) must be completed and signed by both the husband and wife, and the following must be attached:
Egyptian marriage document
No foreign marriage certificate is accepted. If the marriage procedures are not completed in a legal and official manner according to Egyptian law, it is necessary to take this step first by authenticating the marriage and then obtaining the Egyptian marriage certificate. This can be done at the consular department.
- Egyptian birth certificate of the husband’s father or one of his uncles or aunts (to prove that the grandfather is of Egyptian nationality)
- Egyptian passport of the husband
- Wife’s passport
- A written declaration signed by the husband stating his desire for his wife to acquire Egyptian nationality and that the marriage between them is still ongoing
- 4 photographs
- In addition to the required fees
This does not mean that the submission of these papers and documents will result in the acquisition of Egyptian citizenship simply by submitting them, as citizenship will not be acquired unless a decision is issued by the Minister of Interior approving the wife’s acquisition of Egyptian citizenship. The husband and wife must submit a declaration every six months stating that the marriage between them is still ongoing.
After this period, the decision of the Minister of Interior is issued, and then the Travel Documents and Immigration Authority at the Ministry of Interior sends the wife’s Egyptian nationality certificate to the consulate, which in turn delivers it to the concerned party.