En Egypte, la nationalité est fondée sur le code de la nationalité de 1975. Il a été modifié en 2004, afin d’octroyer aux femmes égyptiennes le droit de transmettre la nationalité à leurs enfants. Le Comité des Nations Unies sur l’élimination de la discrimination à l’égard des femmes se félicite de la révision de la loi, mais a fait part de ses préoccupations en raison des difficultés persistantes pour les femmes dans la pratique.
L’Egypte a longtemps été une destination pour les migrants, que ce soit ceux qui fuient la guerre en Palestine et qui ont eu tendance à rester en Egypte, ou des migrants plus récents fuyant les guerres dans la Corne de l’Afrique qui ont eu tendance à rester seulement provisoirement. La loi égyptienne ne permet pas aux réfugiés d’être naturalisés, quelle que soit la durée de leur séjour, sauf s’ils sont mariés à un Egyptien ou ont un parent égyptien. Les Palestiniens sont explicitement exclus de la naturalisation pour préserver leur identité et leur cause politique.
Le Réveil arabe de 2011 a apporté de nouvelles avancées en matière de nationalité, d’abord un meilleur accès à la nationalité pour les enfants de père palestinien (conformément à la recommandation du Comité des Nations Unies sur les droits de l’enfant) ; mais il y eut ensuite beaucoup de privations de la nationalité de Palestiniens et d’autres individus présumés être impliqués dans des activités terroristes. La nouvelle constitution adoptée en 2011 établit de nouvelles restrictions sur la nationalité pour le président et sa famille.
Cabinet withdrew Egyptian citizenship Thursday from three citizens holding Israeli citizenship on charges of obtaining foreign citizenship without authorization. The ruling was published in the 28th edition of the Cabinet’s official gazette. Two of the three siblings, H. A and A.A, […]
Aya Salah President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has ratified amendments to the Egyptian Nationality Law of 1975, allowing foreign minors born in Egypt to either a man or a woman born in the country or with an Egyptian origin to acquire citizenship […]
On April 12, 2023, the Egyptian House of Representatives approved new modifications to Law No. 26 of 1975 on Citizenship. The new amendments pertain to articles 6 and 11 of the Citizenship Law. New Amendments Amendment to Article 6 Under the new […]
CAIRO – 12 April 2023: The House of Representatives approved Wednesday the amendment of Article 6 of law no. 26/1975 on the Egyptian citizenship, granting women of foreign origin the right to pass the nationality to their minor children whose […]
(Beirut) – The Egyptian authorities in recent years have systematically refused to provide or renew the identity documents of dozens of dissidents, journalists, and human rights activists living abroad, Human Rights Watch said today. The refusal is apparently intended to […]
Egypt has eased its citizenship restrictions for foreigners, as the country struggles to secure enough US dollars to import food for its people and repay its accumulating debts. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued Decree no. 876/2023, reducing the […]
Do you want to be Egyptian? In this article, we will discuss all requirements to obtain Egyptian Citizenship The requirements to obtain Egyptian citizenship: Egyptian Law 140 of 2019 sets out the controls for granting Egyptian citizenship to a foreigner. […]
Egyptian law allows citizens to be granted permission to naturalize a foreign nationality while retaining their Egyptian nationality and that makes them exempt from military service. Masry Al-Youm answers how the Egyptian expatriates obtain the approval of the Egyptian authorities […]
By Muhammad Kamal In December 2020, political and human rights activist Ghada Naguib became the first Egyptian citizen to be stripped of her nationality over her criticisms of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government and its human rights abuses. Naguib and […]
We have seen good progress in achieving equality in nationality laws with 19 countries making partial or full legal reforms and making significant commitments at the regional and global levels since Equality Now began in-depth work advocating for the reform […]
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly approved Egyptian citizenship to 17 foreigners for bank deposits in Egyptian banks in accordance with the latest amendments passed in 2019 to laws that govern citizenship and residency regulations for foreigners. According to the decree, […]
By Amelia Smith & Laila Ahmet In December 2020 Ghada Najibe woke up to a phone call – « the Egyptian government has announced they are stripping you of your nationality », Ghada’s friend told her down the line. That morning Egypt’s […]