Ahmad 
The Egyptian government announced a deadline for foreigners residing on its territory to regularize their status and obtain official residency, until September 30, 2024.
This initiative aims to ensure that all foreigners residing in Egypt have legal status, while benefiting from all government services and rights provided by the state.
The government has issued a special invitation to foreigners who enjoy exemption from the residence fee to register and obtain their exemption card.
This measure follows the decision of the Prime Minister stating that after September 30, 2024, all services for foreigners who did not receive an exemption card will be suspended.
The government also confirmed that after the expiration of the deadline on September 30, 2024, legal action will be taken against foreigners who have not complied with the modernization of their legal status, and they will be treated as violators of Egyptian residency regulations.
It is noteworthy that the number of expatriates residing in Egypt, according to some international estimates, reaches more than 9 million “guests and refugees” representing about 133 countries, 50.4% of males and 49.6% of females, with an average age of 35 years, representing 8.7% of the size of Egypt’s population.
Egypt pays $1.2 billion to the foreign oil companies