Regulations for obtaining Entry Visa to Egypt
1. Visa is valid
only for travel within 3 to 6 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 apply for the extension at the
Ministry of Interior Affairs in
2. There
are two types of Egyptian visa:
· Tourist Visa: is usually valid for a period not exceeding three months for single entry and six months for multiple entry.
· Entry
Visa: is required for any foreigner arriving in
3. 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
residency 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
· Parents, siblings and adult children of members of the
diplomatic and consular corps affected in
5. Rules for
issuing Tourist or Entry visa to
A- Arabic Countries
Citizens exempted from getting a visa to
Citizens of
Citizens
of the following countries are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival
visa to
B-
Citizens
of the following countries are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival
visa to
Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan,
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, the territory of Kosovo
Citizens of the
following countries can get a visa from our consulates abroad or upon their
arrival to
Citizens of all other European countries.
C- Asian Countries
Citizens of the
following countries are exempted from obtaining visa to enter Egypt
Administrative Region of Hong Kong, the
territory of Macau
Citizens of the
following countries can get a visa from our consulates abroad or upon their
arrival to
Citizens
of the following countries are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival
visa to
D-
USA diplomatic, mission and special passports holders have to have a pre-arrival visa from the Egyptian Consulates in the USA and to also submit to the Egyptian Consulate a note verbal from the US Department of State to request the issuance of the Visa for this passport.
E- South American Countries
South American citizens can get a visa from our
consulates abroad or upon their arrival to
F-
Australian and
G- African Countries
Citizens of Guinea Conakry are exempted from Obtaining
Visa to enter Egypt
Citizens of all other African countries are
required to be in possession of a pre-arrival visa to
6. 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. 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 spouse of Egyptian national will be granted a courtesy visa after declaring a proof of their marriage.
8. The American citizen (holding American ordinary 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. You can obtain the visa application form the consulate or sending a mail request to the consulate with self-addressed stamped envelope or by displaying and printing Visa form from here.
10. 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.
11. Visa fees vary from one nationality to another as follow:
Citizens of |
Tourist Single Visa |
Tourist Multiple Visa |
Entry single visa for > 1 |
Entry Multiple Visa for >1 |
Business Single Visa |
Business Multiple Visa |
Transit Single visa |
Transit Multiple visa
|
|
US, |
$ 15.00 |
$ 15.00 |
|
|
$ 15.00 |
$ 15.00 |
$15 |
$15 |
|
|
$ 20.00 |
$ 20.00 |
|
|
$ 20.00 |
$ 20.00 |
$25 |
$55 |
|
|
$20.00 |
$ 25.00 |
$100 |
$140 |
$ 50.00 |
$ 70.00 |
$25 |
$55 |
|
|
$ 20.00 |
$ 25.00 |
|
|
$ 80.00 |
$ 145.00 |
$25 |
$55 |
|
|
$ 20.00 |
$ 25.00 |
|
|
$ 80.00 |
$ 145.00 |
$25 |
$55 |
|
|
Free |
Free |
|
|
Free |
Free |
Free |
Free |
|
Other Nationalities |
$ 20.00 |
$25.00 |
|
|
$ 25.00 |
$ 40.00 |
$25 |
$55 |
12. To obtain a visa Please Submit the following to the consulate:
I- Individual Visa
1) A valid passport for at least 6 months with at least one blank page to stamp the visa.
2) One recent colored passport-size photo.
3) Completed application. Display Visa form from here
4) Visa fees
in Cashier Check or Money orders payable to “Consulate
of
5) For mail, please enclose self-addressed prepaid express mail or prepaid certified mail envelope to send the passport back (For FEDEX and DHL, please send cashier checks payable to the selected company from the above mentioned companies. or complete the sender section stating the account number and the name of the account holder The consulate does not accept any account numbers or credit cards or personnel checks for the payment to these companies).
6) In case
of foreigners (non-American citizens), they need to provide a copy of their
green card, legal residency license or a valid
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
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.
3) In case
there are foreigners (non-American citizens) among travelers, copies of their
green card, legal residency license or a valid
4) Visa fees
in Cashier Check or Money orders payable to “Consulate of
5) For mail, please enclose self-addressed prepaid express mail or prepaid certified mail envelope to send the covering letter and the manifest back (For FEDEX and DHL, please send cashier checks payable to the selected company from the above mentioned companies. or complete the sender section stating the account number and the name of the account holder The consulate does not accept any account numbers or credit cards or personnel checks for the payment to these companies).
13. The consulate needs 2 business days to process your visa.
14. Send your Passport with visa application form to the consulate in you jurisdiction as follow:
Visa Section
3521 International Ct. N.W
Visa Section
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont
Visa Section
1110 Second Avenue
Visa Section
500 N. Michigan Ave., Suite # 1900
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
Egyptian
Consulate General in
Visa Section
5718 Westheimer, Suite # 1350
