Guidance

Egypt: country policy and information notes

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 9 December 2016
• Last updated: 2 January 2024 — See all updates

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Country policy and information note: Christians, Egypt, December 2023 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: Christians, Egypt, December 2023

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Country policy and information note: opposition to the state, Egypt, December 2023 (accessible)

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Country policy and information note: military service, Egypt, March 2023 (accessible)

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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.

Published 9 December 2016
Last updated 2 January 2024 + show all updates

1. 2 January 2024

   Updated the information on Christians.

2. 22 December 2023

   Added accessible version of CPIN: opposition to the state, Egypt, December 2023.

3. 20 December 2023

   Updated country policy and information note: opposition to the state, Egypt, December 2023.

4. 9 August 2023

   Removed document 'Country background note: Egypt, December 2020' as it is internal guidance only.

5. 21 April 2023

   Updated country policy and information note: military service, Egypt, March 2023.

6. 30 November 2022

   Added new country policy and information note on military service in Egypt and updates made to country policy and information note on opposition to state in Egypt.

7. 8 July 2022

   Replaced the ‘Country background note: Egypt, December 2020’ and removed the ‘Country policy and information note: women, Egypt, June 2019’.

8. 12 January 2022

   'Country policy and information note: military service, Egypt, November 2019' removed as it is out of date.

9. 28 April 2021

   Removed 'Country policy information note: background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation, Egypt, July 2017'. It was replaced by 'Country background note: Egypt, December 2020'.

10. 15 December 2020

    Added country background note.

11. 2 November 2020

    Updated country policy and information note: Christians.

12. 16 July 2020

    Replaced 'Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood July 2017' with the updated document 'Egypt: Opposition to state, July 2020'

13. 2 December 2019

    Updated document on military service published.

14. 21 June 2019

    Updated Country Policy and Information Note: Egypt - Women June 2019

15. 27 July 2017

    Updated country policy information note published.

16. 14 July 2017

    Updated documents 'Country policy and information note: Christians, Egypt' and Egypt - Muslim Brotherhood to updated versions.

17. 16 March 2017

    Added 'Country policy and information note: military service, Egypt, March 2017'.

18. 8 March 2017

    'Country policy and information note: women, Egypt, March 2017' added.

19. 24 February 2017

    'Operational guidance note: Egypt, 19 December 2013 (re-issued October 2014)' removed.

20. 9 December 2016

    First published.