Client story
Client Story
Where they started
The family was large—spouses and several children—and wanted all members to obtain a second passport. However, upon first calculation, they became discouraged: in many programs, the cost effectively multiplies by the number of family members, and for a large family, the total sum becomes prohibitive.
Why the standard route did not work
Their question was, essentially, an arithmetic one: how to grant citizenship to everyone without overpaying per individual. They needed a program where family size is not a cost multiplier, but rather a single investment covering everyone.
What BRIDGES had to solve
Egyptian citizenship works favorably here for large families: the principal investment is made once, and the family is included in the application, making the per-person passport cost affordable. This changes the arithmetic—the larger the family, the more noticeable the per-person savings compared to expensive programs.
Why a standard answer would not do
The family came to BRIDGES to execute this carefully: to process Egyptian citizenship for all members so that each family member would receive a passport while keeping the per-person cost affordable.
There are many of us—my spouse and children—and when I calculated the cost of a second passport for everyone under other programs, I simply lost hope: you multiply by each person and the price becomes astronomical. Anna showed me that Egypt calculates differently: one investment covers the entire family, and the per-person cost is reasonable. We processed citizenship for everyone, and each child received a passport. For a large family, this turned out to be genuinely affordable.
