Country Report: Alternatives to detention Last updated: 19/06/25 Author Refugees Platform in Egypt Visit Website
Egypt Table of contents Statistics Overview of the legal framework Introduction to the asylum context in Egypt Egypt as a country of destination, transit and origin EU-Egypt Cooperation on Migration Asylum Procedure General Flow chart Types of procedures List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure Number of staff and nature of the determining authority, UNHCR Access to the procedure and registration Access to the territory and push backs Removal and refoulement Registration of the asylum application Applications from detention and at the border Procedures Regular procedure Dublin Admissibility procedure Accelerated procedure Guarantees for vulnerable groups Identification Special procedural guarantees Subsequent applications The safe country concepts Information for asylum seekers and access to NGOs and UNHCR Provision of information on the procedure Access to NGOs and UNHCR Differential treatment of specific nationalities in the procedure Reception Conditions Detention of Asylum Seekers General Legal framework of detention Grounds for detention Alternatives to detention Duration of detention Detention conditions Place of detention Conditions in detention facilities Access to detention facilities Pre-deportation detention Procedural safeguards Judicial review of the detention order Legal assistance for review of detention Differential treatment of specific nationalities in detention Content of International Protection Status and residence Residence permit Civil registration Refugee Card Naturalisation Cessation and review of protection status Cancellation of protection status Family reunification Criteria and conditions Movement and mobility Freedom of movement Travel documents Resettlement Housing Employment and education Access to the labour market Access to education Social welfare Health care Access to justice and the right to litigation Temporary Protection
