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Exact statutory wording not located; boundary (20 vs 21) unverified.","age_measured_at":null,"adult_child_max_age_inclusive":null,"adult_child_conditions":"Must be unmarried","step_adopted":null,"disabled_child_any_age":null,"age_bands_for_fees":[]},"parents":{"eligible":false,"conditions":"Not included (IMI Daily; KB parents:false)"},"grandparents":{"eligible":null},"siblings":{"eligible":false,"conditions":"Not included (IMI Daily; KB siblings:false)"},"other":{"eligible":null}},"timing":{"together_with_main_applicant":true,"add_later":null,"add_later_conditions":null,"add_later_deadline":null,"after_approval_births_marriages":null,"age_out_during_processing":null},"costs":{"currency":"USD","contribution_includes_family":"Reported as covering spouse and children under 21 with no per-dependant surcharge - unverified","per_category":{"spouse":null,"child_under_18":null,"child_18_plus":null,"parent":null},"government_fees":[{"item":"Non-refundable government/application fee","amount":10000,"currency":"USD","applies_to":"submission; per application (KB application_main 10000); per-dependant application unclear"}],"due_diligence_per_adult":null,"notes":"Consultancy sources vary on whether the USD 10,000 fee is per application or per family. No official fee schedule located."},"dependants_status":{"residence_obligation":null,"work_rights":null,"independent_after":null,"citizenship_path":"derivative; spouse citizenship deferred two years after principal per secondary source","if_principal_divorces_or_dies":null},"verification":"machine-extracted","confidence":{"authority":0.25,"freshness":0.6,"textual_clarity":0.5},"evidence":[{"field":"relatives","basis":"IMI Daily explainer citing Law No. 190 of 2020 (published 14 Mar 2020)","source_url":"https://www.imidaily.com/africa/everything-you-need-to-know-about-egypts-new-citizenship-by-investment-program/","source_tier":"E_secondary","verified_date":"2026-10-09"}],"conflicts":[],"gaps":["No official/primary text (Law 190 of 2020, executive regulation, Citizenship Investment Unit) located - all family rules secondary","Exact child age wording and measurement date","Add-later rules, births/marriages","Per-dependant fees and whether USD 10,000 is per family","Spouse deferral of two years is secondary-only","Dependent status rights, divorce/death"],"last_checked":"2026-10-09","unsourced_basis":[{"field":"relatives.*","basis":"KB data/cbi-knowledge-base.json egypt.family_inclusion"}]},"provider":"Mirabello Consultancy","source":"Mirabello Consultancy","verified_by":"Mirabello Consultancy (IMC member, ACAMS-certified team)","book_a_consultation":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/contact-us-for-your-free-consultation","terms":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","disclaimer":"Provided by Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. for general information only, indicative and subject to change without notice; not legal, financial, tax, or immigration advice, nor an offer or solicitation. Programmes are operated and governed solely by the respective sovereign governments. No warranty of accuracy or completeness; Mirabello accepts no liability for reliance on this information. © Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. This data and its selection, structure and provenance are Mirabello's proprietary compilation — permitted for interactive, attributed use only; systematic bulk extraction, scraping, or redistribution to rebuild a competing dataset is prohibited (acceptable-use terms: https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/terms). Terms: https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","data_updated":"2026-10-28T05:30:02.773Z","government_fees":"see schedule","visa_free_set":"95","claims_provenance":{"government_fees":{"source_url":"https://egyptcitizenship.gov.eg/ECI/Default.aspx","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-10-02","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-31"},"min_investment":{"source_url":"https://egyptcitizenship.gov.eg/ECI/Default.aspx","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-10-02","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-31"},"path_to_citizenship":{"source_url":"https://egyptcitizenship.gov.eg/ECI/Default.aspx","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-10-02","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-31"},"processing_time":{"source_url":"https://egyptcitizenship.gov.eg/ECI/Default.aspx","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-10-02","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2026-12-31"},"visa_free_count":{"source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Egyptian_citizens","source_tier":"secondary","verified_at":"2026-10-25","confidence":74,"review_due_at":"2027-01-23"},"visa_free_set":{"source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Egyptian_citizens","source_tier":"secondary","verified_at":"2026-10-22","confidence":74,"review_due_at":"2027-01-20"}}}