Egypt - Apply for Asylum Visa

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for an asylum visa in Egypt, the applicant should write an application for asylum to the State Commissioner.
2. The applicant’s need to submit their application through the nearest competent officer (either or not an immigration officer) or through any office of the partnering world organization in Egypt.
3. In cases:i)where an application is submitted to a competent officer who is not an immigration officer, he / she (the competent officer) notifies the immigration officer about the presence of the asylum seeker as soon as possible, the immigration officer after receiving and examining application forwards to the Eligibility Committee ;ii)where an application is submitted at the office of the partnering organization, the Commissioner for Refugees in that office after viewing and approving application forwards to the Eligibility Committee.
4. When the Eligibility Committee receives the application, it has the obligation of examining documents and assessing eligibility of applicant. In this case, if found necessary, the committee in the due course of processing application may invite you to appear before it for an interview.
5. After processing application, the Eligibility Committee makes a decision and the decision is communicated to the applicant in writing by the state Commissioner.
6. In cases where the Eligibility Committee rejects approval of the applicant’s application, the reasons for rejecting application are also given in the communication by the State Commissioner.
7. If an application is approved and a person has been granted refugee status, the applicant and any other person included on the application is issued with an identity card by the Minister of internal affairs and the applicant shall be issued with a residence permit.
   

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Required Documents

• Identification documents of applicant and any other person included on application
• Proof of nationality of applicant and any other person include on application
• Marriage certificate (in case a spouse is include on the application)
• Proof of parenthood / guardianship in case minors are included on application
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Manpower and Immigration
Address 3 Youssief Abaas St Nasr City Cairo
Phone no. 22609366 – 22609368 – 22618019
Fax 22618019
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact link
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Eligibility

The followings foreigners are eligible for asylum in Egypt-

• A foreigner whose life / liberty is threatened on basing on his / her nationality, race, religion, having a different political opinion or being a membership of a particular political group;
  
• A foreigner his life, physical honesty is threatened basing on external hostility, foreign supremacy, occupation or events seriously distracting public order in home country;
  
• Foreign nationals in the Foreign country who are unable or unwilling to return to their home country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, or membership in a particular social or political group may obtain asylum.
  

Fees

The visa is free of charge

Validity

The visa is valid for 5 years.

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Need for the Document

Asylum is the legal title under which a foreigner stays in a given country and enjoys protection against expulsion and extradition. To apply for asylum refers to applying for refugee status in a foreign country and a person whose application for asylum is approved is referred to as a refugee. The Arab Republic Government of Egypt through the Ministry of Internal Affairs handles issues of refugees in partnership with world organization.

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