You Can Obtain A Tourist orEntry Visa To Egypt With The
Following Regulations:
1.
Valid Time of the Visa:
The Visa is valid only for travel within three months from the
date of issue and is valid only for one-month stay
in Egypt, beginning on the date of arrival. If you have
a reason to extend your stay, you can do that from the ministry
of interior affairs in Egypt after declaring the reasons
for that and their acceptance for these reasons.
2. There are two types of Egyptian visa:
• Tourist
Visa: is usually valid for a period not
exceeding three months and granted on
either single or multiple entry basis.
• Entry
Visa: is required for any foreigner arriving
in Egypt for purposes other than tourism,
e.g. business, work, study, etc. The possession
of a valid Entry Visa is needed to complete the residence
procedure in Egypt.
3. Residence
Permit:
Those in possession of a residence permit in Egypt are not required to
obtain an entry visa if they leave the country and return
to it within the validity of their residence permit or within
six months, whichever period is less.
4. Egyptian visa fees do not apply to the following:
•Holders of diplomatic passports.
•Officials of international organizations and
specialized agencies and state delegates to
conferences.
•Arab League officials.
•Non-national spouses of Egyptian nationals.
•Non-diplomatic personnel of diplomatic and consular
missions affected in Egypt.
•Parents, siblings and adult children of members
of the diplomatic and consular corps affected
in Egypt.
5.Rules for issuing Tourist or Entry visa to Egypt:
A- Arab Countries:
Citizens exempted from getting a visa to Egypt:
Citizens of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen,
Gepoti, Syria, Oman, Qatar, and Libya.
Citizens of the following countries are required
to be in possession of a pre-arrival visa to Egypt and they CANNOT get a visa
upon their arrival:
Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Somalia, Sudan, Mauritania.
B- European CountriesCitizens exempted from
getting a visa to Egypt:
Malta.
Citizens of the following countries can get a visa from our consulates
abroad or upon their arrival to Egypt:
Western European citizens.
Citizens of the following countries are required to be in possession of
a pre-arrival visa to Egypt and they CANNOT get a visa upon their arrival:
Non Western European citizens.
C- Asian Countries
Citizens of the following countries can get a visa from our consulates
abroad or upon their arrival to Egypt:
North Korea, South Korea, Republic of China, Japan, Singapore,
Maldives, Nepal, Brunei.
Citizens of the following countries are required to be
in possession of a pre-arrival visa to Egypt and they CANNOT get a visa upon
their arrival:
The rest of Asian citizens.
D- USA and Canada
USA and Canadian citizens can get a visa from our consulates
abroad or upon their arrival to Egypt.
E- South American Countries
South American citizens can get a visa from our consulates
abroad or upon their arrival to Egypt except those from Palestinian origin
and Belies citizens from Lebanese origin.
F- Australia and Newzeland
Australian and Newzeland citizens can get a visa from our
consulates abroad or upon their arrival to Egypt.
G- African Countries
All African Citizens are required to be in possession of
a pre-arrival visa to Egypt and they CANNOT get a visa upon their arrival.
6.Clearance
Needed:
Citizens of some countries need to have a clearance from Egyptian
authorities before granting them tourist or entry visa which
takes not less than 3 weeks, so if you are a citizen of those
countries which CANNOT get a visa upon their arrival, please
contact the consulate to know about your case.
7. Courtesy Visa:
Any Egyptian citizen holds foreign passport will be granted a
courtesy visa after declaring proof for Egyptian nationality
like Egyptian (passport, personal or family identification
card or birth certificate), also the foreign wife to Egyptian
husband will be granted a courtesy visa after declaring
a proof for their marriage.
8.Visas
for Americans:
The American citizen (holding American passport and not any other kind
of documents) who does not have enough time to obtain a
visa before traveling to Egypt can obtain it upon arrival there
(The departure from the arrival port will be delayed for some time
until obtaining the visa).
9. Application Form:
You can obtain the visa application form from the consulate.
10. Business
Visas:
For Business visa applicants, kindly enclose a letter from the
Company stating the purpose of the trip, duration of stay,
and who would be responsible for travel & accommodation
expenses.
To obtain a visa Please submit the following to the
consulate:
I- Individual Visa
1) A valid passport for at least 6 months, and a blank
page to stamp the visa.
2) One passport-size photo.
3) Completed application.
II-Group Visa
1) A letter typed on the company letterhead, stating the number of travelers
(Must be more than 15 applicants), nationalities, date
of departure and date of arrival to Egypt. This letter
must be notarizedbefore a Notary Public.
2) A manifest with Name, Nationality, Passport number, Issue
date, Expiration date, and one passport-size photo for each passenger
to be affixed by the data.