Minister of Immigration: One billion and 976 million dollars, the value of payment orders for the Egyptian Cars Initiative
Ambassador Soha Gendy, Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptians Abroad Affairs, revealed that the number of Egyptians registered on the “Cars for Egyptians Abroad” initiative platform To import passenger cars for personal use without customs duties, 589,724 Egyptians have reached abroad since the launch of the initiative.
Ambassador Soha Gendy confirmed that in response to the requests of Egyptians abroad, an initiative was launched. "Cars of Egyptians Abroad" To import a car from abroad, there were two stages, the first for a period of 3 months, and it was approved to extend its work for a new three months, and the second stage came for a period of 3 months and was extended for a similar 3 months to allow those who have not yet benefited from the initiative to import a car for themselves, without any customs, fees or charges. Taxes, in exchange for depositing a dollar deposit for a period of 5 years, which is fully recovered at the currency rate at the time, noting that the Council of Ministers approved during its meeting last week the ministry’s request to allow receiving remittances from Egyptians abroad who registered on the initiative’s application, and were issued payment orders or who They faced obstacles related to the countries in which they reside when transferring the deposit amount, for a period of one month from the date of expiration of the initiative’s law.
The Minister of Immigration added that the Ministry, since the launch of the Cars for Egyptians Abroad Initiative, She worked to remove all the obstacles they faced, and it also bore fruit, noting that the total value of payment orders issued to the beneficiaries of the initiative amounted to one billion and 976 million and 737 thousand and 388 dollars, indicating the total transfers that had been made estimated at 799 million and 462 thousand and 490 dollars so far, explaining Most of the payment orders are registered for people who have not decided on the car they will send, and then they register with a deposit for a small car worth about $823, as a way to reserve and register in the initiative, and then they later add a larger car with a higher deposit when they settle on it, which indicates a doubling The outcome of the initiative.
The Minister pointed out that with regard to the refund of deposit differences in the initiative since its launch between its two phases, 2,192 deposit differences were refunded out of a total of 2,400 deposit differences amounting to 12 million and 427 million. One million and 211 dollars, and it is being paid to the remaining beneficiaries, explaining that the number of Egyptians abroad who paid car import fees has reached 264,639 citizens.
The Minister of Immigration indicated that 29 have been released. One thousand and 475 cars out of a total of 602 thousand and 277 cars for which payment orders were issued to Egyptians abroad who benefited, in accordance with the controls established by law and registration through the electronic application of the initiative.
She explained that it was approved to make the payment available. Using alternative mechanisms to benefit Egyptians residing in countries of conflict or who face obstacles to bank transfers and have registered on the application in order to achieve equality among all, as the opportunity was provided for a period of one month from the date of the end of the initiative for cars for Egyptians abroad, for those Egyptians residing in those countries who registered on the application to complete The process of transferring the full value of the dollar deposit, and completing the rest of the transfer procedures, as the Egyptian abroad must have completed the registration process on the “cars application” Before the end of the initiative’s deadline, a registration number was issued to him containing his data.
Ambassador Soha Gendi added that if the Egyptian resides abroad in one of the countries referred to, and is registered on the application cars, he must register a complaint on the application in one of the following ways: either via the hotline or via the official email on the application, or by sending all the data (name – registration number on the application – complaint number – country of residence – transfer barrier) to The Ministry of Immigration, by any means of communication available, whether via email, or the official page of the Ministry.
The Minister of Immigration indicated that the Ministry will carry out its role through the committee formed by the decision of the Chairman The Council of Ministers, to follow up on the implementation of the law by identifying appropriate alternatives and solutions for every Egyptian abroad who registered on the application and faced obstacles in bank transfer, each case separately, according to the specificity and situation of the case, and according to what is appropriate for the country in which he resides abroad.
The Minister confirmed that the Ministry has devised many solutions and ideas that can be considered for each case separately, provided that these alternatives are made available, during the grace month period, in coordination with the concerned authorities, including Transferring amounts through exchange companies abroad, or transferring through Western Union, or from a relative’s account from abroad, or bringing the amount from abroad in cash in the dollar currency and proving it upon entry from the air or sea ports and depositing it in the initiative’s account at the National Bank of Egypt.< /p>
The Minister of Immigration also confirmed that everyone who proved serious and registered for the initiative through its electronic application, and did not complete the transfer procedures to link the dollar deposit, has the right to benefit from the grace period approved by him. The Council of Ministers, to complete these procedures and pay the full value due before the end of the grace period specified to benefit from the initiative.
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