Your Entry Visa To Egypt
Most tourists and visitors to Egypt can obtain an entry visa at any of the major airports or ports of entry. All foreigners arriving in Egypt should have a valid passport (with at least 6 months left before expiry) to get an entry visa. 
The visa can also be obtained from Egyptian Diplomatic and Consular Missions abroad, or when in Egypt ( for extension or renewal) from the visa department at the Travel Documents, Immigration and Nationality Administration (TDINA) at Mogamma building located at Tahrir squire in Cairo city centre.
There are 2 types of Egyptian Visa:
Entry Visa: is required for any foreigner arriving in Egypt for purposes other than tourism, e.g. work, study, etc. The possession of a valid entry visa is needed to complete the residence procedure in Egypt.
Tourist Visa: is usually valid for a period not exceeding three months and granted on either single or multiple entry basis.
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 that reasons.
Egyptian with foreign passports:
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.
How to get your visa at the airport:
The visa is simply a stamp (like a mail or postage stamp ) that you buy from the visa office, at the port of entry just before the immigration booth; you can't really miss it!
The visa will cost you around $15 and after buying it; you just stick in any empty page on your passport. Don't worry; it's so easy! Once you have bought your visa you then stand in line to get your passport stamped by the immigration officer.
USEFUL TIP:
While you are buying your visa, use the opportunity to exchange your currency, but please note, only $US, UK or Euros can be accepted.
Visitors entering Egypt at the overland border post at Taba, to visit the Gulf of Aqaba coast and St. Catherine's, can be exempt from requiring a visa and be granted a free residence permit, valid for fourteen days, to visit the area.
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.
Read below to see if you can get an entry visa at airport or you're required to get pore arrival visa:
Western Europe:
Citizens of the Western European can get a visa from our consulates abroad or upon their arrival to Egypt.
Citizens of Non Western European citizens. are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival visa to Egypt and they CANNOT get a visa upon their arrival:
Asia:
Citizens of North Korea, South Korea, Republic of China, Japan, Singapore, Maldives, Nepal, Brunei. can get a visa from our consulates abroad or upon their arrival to Egypt:
Citizens of the The rest of Asian citizens. are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival visa to Egypt and they CANNOT get a visa upon their arrival
Australia and New Zealand:
Citizen of Australian and Newzeland can get a visa from Egypt consulates abroad or upon their arrival to any Egypt port of entry.
North America:
USA and Canadian citizens can get an entry visa from our consulates abroad or upon their arrival to Egypt at any port of entry.
South America
South American citizens can get a visa from our consulates abroad or upon their arrival to Egypt at any port of entry.
Africa
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.
Arabic Countries
Citizens exempted from getting a visa to Egypt:
Citizens of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Geboti, Syria, Oman, Qatar, and Libya.
Citizens required to be in possession of a pre-arrival visa to Egypt:
Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Somalia, Sudan, Mauritania are and they CANNOT get a visa upon their arrival.
Fees of entry Visa at some Egyptian Consular Missions abroad
| Country | Single Entry | Multiple Entry |
| Argentina | $18 US | $23 US |
| Australia | $35 Aus | $42 Aus |
| Austria | 20 Euros | 15 Euros |
| Belgium | 15 Euros | 30 Cr$ |
| Brazil | 25 Cr$ | 31 $Cr |
| Canada | 25 $c | |
| Cyprus (Cypriot Nationals) | 8 Pound | 14 Pound |
| Cyprus (Other Nationals) | 12 Pound | |
| Denmark (Danish Nationals) | 132 Kr | 240 Kr |
| Denmark (Other Nationals) | 188 Kr | 220 Kr |
| Finland (Finnish Nationals) | 100 Mk | |
| Finland (Other Nationals) | 140 Mk | 175 Mk |
| France | 15 Euros | 15 Euros |
| Germany (German Nationals) | 15 Euros | |
| Greece | 4,300 Dr | 5,100 Dr |
| Holland | 35 Euros | 45 Euros |
| Indonesia | 45,000 Rp | 60,000 Rp |
| Ireland | 16,5 Pound | 20,5 Pound |
| Italy | 15 Euros | 15 Euros |
| Japan | 5,500 Yen | 7,000 Yen |
| Malaysia | 46 Ringet | 57 Ringet |
| Norway (Norwegian Nationals) | 30 Kr | |
| Norway (Other Nationals) | 180 Kr | 215 Kr |
| Russia (Russian Nationals) | 53,000 Rub | |
| Russia (Other Nationals) | 85,000 Rub | |
| Singapore | 46 S$ | 58 S$ |
| South Korea | 15,000 W | 20,000 W |
| Spain | 15 Euros | 15 Euros |
| Sweden | 170 Kr | 220 Kr |
| Switzerland | 50 SF | 60 SF |
| United Kingdom | 15 Pound | 18 Pound |
| United States (US Nationals) | $15 | |
| United States (Other Nationals) | $18 | $23 |
Egyptian Embassies and Consulates around the World
1 Darwin Avenue Yarralumla, Canberra, ACT 2600 Tel: (62) 273-4437/8 --------------------------------- Consulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt - Melbourne Level 6, 50 Market Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 Ph: (+613) 9614 1888/0710 Fax: (+613) 9614 6899 www.egyptianconsulate.org.au ------------------------------- Egyptian Consulate -- Sydney 335 New South Head Road Double Bay, Sydney NSW 2028 Tel: (2) 362-3482/8, 327-5538 |
Embassy of the Arab Republic of
Egypt |
454 Laurier Avenue East Ottawa, Ontario KIN 6R3 Tel: (613) 234-4931 / 35/58 Consulate 1 Place VilleMarie Bureau 2617 Montreal,Canada H3B 4S tel: 514-866-8455 fax: 514-866-0835 Montreal,Canada |
Konprinzen Str 2 Bad Godesberg, Bonn Tel: (228) 364000/8/9 Egyptian Embassy -- Berlin Branch Berliner Str 22 Pankow, Berlin 3 Tel: (30) 482-5095 Egyptian Consulate -- Frankfurt Eysseneck Str 52 6000 Frankfurt/Main I Tel: (69) 590557/8 |
Consulate General Of The Arab Republic Of Egypt 2 Lowndes St., London SW1X 9ET Entry Visa Application Form Tel: 020 7235 9777 24 Hour information service 09065 508 933 Obtaining application form by fax 09065 540 833 Obtaining application form by post 09065 266 650 |
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Egyptian Embassy 3 Vassilissis Safies Street Athens Tel: (1) 361-8612/3 |
Tel. (612) 62734437- 62734438 Fax (612)62734279 P.O. Box 1 Darwin Avenue, Yarralumla Act 2600 |
3rd Floor, Jebel Amman Zahran Street, Amman, Tel: (6) 641375/6, 641705 Egyptian Consulate -- Aqaba Al-Wahdat Al-Jarbiyya Al-Istiqlal Street Aqaba |
TEL (322)6635820 - 66358800 - 6635828 FAX (322)6755888 TELEX BOSTAN B 23716 embassy.egypt@skynet.be emb.egypt@azeuro.net egyemb@albnet.net |
City - New Delhi Tel. (9111) 6114096- 6114097 Fax (9111) 6885355 Telex 31 72245 EGND IN |
55000 Kuala Lumpur NOTE: This mission also serves as a non-resident mission to Brunai. |
City - Seoul Tel. (822)7490787-7490788 - 7490789 Fax (822) 7952588 Email embassyegyptkorea@yahoo.com P.O. Box 3734, SEOUL |
City - Hong Kong Tel. (+852)28270668 - 28270952 Fax (+852)28272100 Email : egyptcg@netvigator.com Telex: 73030 ZAFAR HX |
P.O BOX,
129
Vienna |
Plot NO. 38-51 UN Boulevard - Diplomatic Enclave Ramna 5-4, Islamabad City - Islamabad Tel. (9251)2209072 - 2209082 Fax (9251)2279552 P.O. Box 2088 |
Embassy Head Of Mission Ambassador
Magdy Abdel-Meneim Heeny Oslo 2 This mission also serves as a non- resident mission to Iceland. |
Ataturk Bulvari NO.126, 06680 Kavaklidere Ankara P.O BOX. 06680TEL
(90312)4684647/4261026/4266478 Consulate General 37 P. K. 80810 TEL (90212)2652440 -2636038 FAX (90212) 2574428 miscons-ist@emailaccount.com |
56, Avenue d'Iena 75116 Paris Tel: (1) 47 20 97 70 / 47 20 75 97 Egyptian Consulate -- Paris 58, Avenue Foch 75116 Paris Tel: (1) 45 00 84 64 / 45 00 49 52 |
Las. Colinas Building 42 nd Floor 6
Sukhumvit 21 Bangkok 10110 NOTE: This mission also serves as a non- resident mission to Cambodia |
TEL (322)6635820 - 66358800 - 6635828 FAX (322)6755888 TELEX BOSTAN B 23716 embassy.egypt@skynet.be emb.egypt@azeuro.net egyemb@albnet.net |
P.O BOX |
Embajada de la Rep�blica Arabe de
Egipto,
Alejandro Dumas No. 131 , Colonia
Polanco,
11560, M�xico DF |
75 Grange Road, SingaporeCity - Singapore Tel. (65)67371881 Fax (65)67323422 |
Related links:
Foreign embassy contacts and addresses in Egypt
