In-Between Categories 45 of 1937, Egypt’s slow decolonization, the aftermath of World War II and the economic stagnancy it brought, and new Egyptianization policies in the labor market, such as the Company Law 138/1947, affected Greeks’ opportunities in Egypt and led to several waves of departures of foreigners. The number of Greeks dropped further at the end of the 1950s and beginning of the 1960s as they questioned their future presence in Egypt, due in part to additional laws that favored Egyptian nationals in the labor market, the Suez Crisis in 1956, and the Arab-Israeli Wars of 1967 and 1973. Overall, the number of Greeks dropped to 57,500 in 1947 and to 17,000 in 1967.28 Prior to 1950, the process of claiming Egyptian citizenship was relatively easy. The Egyptian state sought to limit the number of foreigners who benefitted from the Capitulations and therefore was eager to naturalize its non-citizen population. Consequently, Law 12, passed in 1929, granted Egyptian nationality to those already assimilated to Egyptian society with a common linguistic, cultural, or religious background. Though the Capitulations were officially abolished in 1937, it was not until 1949 that they were fully phased out. In 1950, Law 160/1950 replaced Law 12/1929, and made the naturalization process more complicated. Under this new law, foreigners could apply for and obtain Egyptian citizenship only if they met certain criteria, such as knowledge of the Arabic language, and were approved by the Ministerial Council.29 During the process of Egypt’s decolonization, part of which included the abolition of the Capitulations, Egyptianization policies were introduced to strengthen the position of Egyptian nationals, especially youth, entering the labor market. New labor laws aimed to promote Egyptian employees’ access to the job market, which consequently worsened the position of non-nationals. Specifically, Company Law 138, passed in 1947, demanded an increased percentage of Egyptian workers in companies (90 percent) and made a clear distinction between nationals and non-nationals.30 Furthermore, the social and economic position of non-nationals felt “unsafe” once laws regarding the residence permits changed. According to my interlocutors, any child (non-Egyptian national) born after 1956 could no longer obtain a ten-year residence and work permit, as was the case in the past. The 1956 laws introduced by Nasser limited residence and work permits to one year. This restriction complicated non-Egyptian nationals’ access to the Egyptian job market and possibly meant unemployment. As some of my interlocutors commented, if one only had a one-year or other type of restricted, residence permit, a young graduate’s opportunities in the workplace were limited.31