Egypt's Interior Ministry Approves 42 Citizens to Acquire Foreign Nationalities While Retaining Egyptian Citizenship

The Ministry of Interior issued two decisions granting 42 Egyptian citizens permission to naturalize with foreign nationalities while retaining their Egyptian citizenship.

• The Ministry of Interior issued decisions No. 962 and 963 of 2026, published in the Official Gazette, authorizing 42 citizens to acquire foreign nationalities.
• The decisions cite Egypt's 1975 nationality law and the 2018 ministerial delegation of authority to the Assistant Minister for the Minister's Office Affairs.
• The approved nationalities include American, British, Canadian, German, Italian, Swiss, Swedish, French, Turkish, Saudi, Algerian, Iraqi, Palestinian, Sudanese, South African, Philippine, and Saint Lucian.
• The citizens retain their Egyptian nationality, and the decisions take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.