Egypt → Spain

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Egypt
To: Spain

Inflow 2023—OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Egypt to Spain

Inflows of nationals of Egypt recorded by Spain; stock of nationals of Egypt living there; and acquisitions of Spain's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	172
2001	257
2002	232
2003	184
2004	404
2005	560
2006	494
2007	477
2008	435
2009	297
2010	304
2011	356
2012	456
2013	487
2014	549
2015	537
2016	520
2017	594
2018	669
2019	715

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	—	—	172
2022	—	—	171
2021	—	—	175
2020	—	4,099	124
2019	715	3,820	91
2018	669	3,606	103
2017	594	3,439	61
2016	519	3,331	137
2015	536	3,117	93
2014	548	2,948	167
2013	486	3,011	165
2012	455	2,943	83
2011	356	3,023	78
2010	304	3,030	85

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Spain's consulates in Egypt

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Spain's consulates located in Egypt.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	20,760	12,586	6,923	33.3%
2023	19,102	10,158	7,442	39.0%
2022	19,784	13,209	5,115	25.9%
2021	5,371	4,153	610	11.4%
2020	3,664	2,809	603	16.5%
2019	17,178	13,509	3,050	17.8%
2018	15,239	11,476	2,868	18.8%
2017	13,276	10,162	2,758	20.8%
2016	18,181	13,797	4,011	22.1%
2015	17,697	14,684	2,374	13.4%
2014	16,028	13,183	2,356	14.7%
2013	17,948	14,250	2,404	13.4%
2012	14,502	12,673	905	6.2%
2011	11,447	9,639	909	7.9%
2010	11,298	9,299	530	4.7%
2009	8,654	6,912	863	10.0%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	8,654
2010	11,298
2011	11,447
2012	14,502
2013	17,948
2014	16,028
2015	17,697
2016	18,181
2017	13,276
2018	15,239
2019	17,178
2020	3,664
2021	5,371
2022	19,784
2023	19,102
2024	20,760

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Spain

First residence permits issued by Spain to citizens of Egypt (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Family774
Education550
Work436
Other reasons197

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	1,957	34	0	0
2024	1,611	20	177	426
2023	1,141	0	172	376
2022	1,198	0	171	346
2021	1,138	1	175	291
2020	789	0	124	291
2019	720	0	91	281
2018	668	0	103	229
2017	638	0	61	173
2016	604	0	137	152
2015	546	0	93	0
2014	519	0	167	0
2013	481	6	165	98
2012	385	2	58	0
2011	356	0	78	0
2010	306	0	85	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities340
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)72
Researchers17
EU Blue Card7

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 7,944
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 681
Changed status into work, 2025: 87
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 3

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Spain in Egypt, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Cairo	exteriores.gob.es
Consulate-general	Alexandria	—

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Spain, 2023; Egypt ranks 107.

Inflows to Spain, 2023

Colombia170,722
Morocco123,468
Venezuela88,361
Peru66,933
Italy48,089
Romania45,663
Argentina35,041
Ukraine34,385
Honduras32,357
Paraguay24,324
Ecuador21,762
Russia21,617

Other destinations for people from Egypt, 2023

Italy21,409
United States9,990
Germany8,712
Türkiye3,434
Canada2,515
France1,371
Netherlands1,251
Australia1,163
Austria864
Japan759