Egypt authorizes 63 citizens to acquire foreign nationalities while keeping Egyptian citizenship

Egypt's Interior Ministry has authorized 63 citizens to acquire foreign nationalities while retaining Egyptian citizenship, per decisions published in the Official Gazette.

• The Interior Ministry issued three decisions — numbers 1552, 1557, and 1558 of 2026 — each permitting 21 citizens to naturalize abroad.
• The decisions, dated September 9 and 12, 2026, were published in the Official Gazette along with the names of the beneficiaries.
• The gazette also published a separate decision restoring Egyptian citizenship to 21 additional people.
• Under Article 10 of Law No. 26 of 1975, Egyptians may acquire foreign nationality only with a permit from the interior minister.
• The ministry's decision restoring citizenship to the 21 people is numbered 1559 of 2026 and dated September 12, per the Official Gazette.