Number of Egyptian immigrants fell in 2017, 48.5 % abandoned their citizenship: CAPMAS

By Hend El-Behary

The number of Egyptians who have officially immigrated in 2017 decreased by 5.2 percent, with 348 immigrants compared to 367 in 2016, according to a press statement released by The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

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The number of Egyptians who gained foreign nationalities reached 2,331 in 2017, compared to 2,241 in 2016, with an increase of 4 percent; this includes 1,201 Egyptians who have been granted naturalization while still keeping their Egyptian citizenship at 51.5 percent, while 1,130 received naturalization but shed their original citizenship at 48.5 percent.Read further: https://ww.egyptindependent.com/number-of-egyptian-immigrants-fell-in-2017-48-5-abandoned-their-citizenship-capmas/