Egyptian expatriates to receive social protection, assures assistant minister

Assistant Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Amr Abbas, has affirmed that social protection for Egyptian expatriates will soon be implemented. This announcement comes specifically in light of recent crises in Libya, Morocco, Russia, and Ukraine. Mr. Abbas made this statement during his recent speech at the annual insurance and reinsurance forum in Sharm el-Sheikh, at the 2023 Sharm Rendezvous. He stated that the Immigration Ministry is keen to provide all possible forms of care to Egyptian expatriates, including insurance services, and is actively participating in discussing the new draft social insurance and pension law. Mr. Abbas also explained that the ministry is working on providing expatriates with insurance services through new insurance policies that aim to overcome various challenges. These efforts include assistance with transporting bodies of deceased expatriates back to Egypt. The goal is to establish a strategy that includes government facilitation for Egyptian communities around the world. He added that the ministry is planning to organize the fourth conference for Egyptian expatriates.