{"id":59457,"date":"2024-01-30T14:21:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T12:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/cairo\/en\/?p=59457"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:09:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:09:57","slug":"foreign-citizens-are-now-required-to-obtain-registration-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/cairo\/en\/latest\/foreign-citizens-are-now-required-to-obtain-registration-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Citizens Are Now Required To Obtain Registration Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ministry of Interior has announced that foreign citizens in Egypt will now be required to obtain a registration card in order to be able to access the country’s services.<\/p>\n
The card will be available to foreigners who are exempted from filing for residency, such as foreigners married to Egyptians.<\/p>\n
Foreigners will be able to obtain the card from the Administration of Passports, Emigration, and Nationality.<\/p>\n
Starting this June, the services will be available for foreigners with the new registration card.<\/p>\n
The Ministry still hasn’t specified the cost of issuance of the card.<\/p>\n
However, they announced in the statement that this is part of their efforts to verify the status of foreign citizens in Egypt.<\/p>\n
Last August,<\/a> the Cabinet also announced that foreign citizens in Egypt will be required to residency fees in foreign currency.<\/p>\n Additionally, they advised those who don’t have a valid residency to legitimize their stay on the condition that they have an Egyptian host and pay $1,000 in administrative fees.<\/p>\n This decree was a part of the initiative that aimed to collect more foreign currency amid Egypt\u2019s ongoing inflationary problem that has decreased the country\u2019s currency value, leading to a severe shortage in foreign currency.<\/p>\n