Guidance

Egypt: country policy and information notes

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

Documents

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

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

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Details

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. Updated the information on Christians.

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

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

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

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

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

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 'Country policy and information note: military service, Egypt, November 2019' removed as it is out of date.

  9. 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. Added country background note.

  11. Updated country policy and information note: Christians.

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

  13. Updated document on military service published.

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

  15. Updated country policy information note published.

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

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

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

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

  20. First published.