Egyptian consulate in
1. The Visa is valid only for travel within
three months from the date of issue and is valid only for One- month stay in
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
3. Those in possession of a residence permit
in
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 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
B-
Citizens exempted from
getting a visa to
Citizens of the
following countries can get a visa from our consulates abroad or upon their
arrival to
Western
European citizens.
Citizens
of the following countries are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival
visa to
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
Citizens
of the following countries are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival
visa to
The rest of Asian citizens.
D-
E- South American Countries
South American citizens can get a visa from our consulates
abroad or upon their arrival to
F-
Australian and Newzeland citizens can get a visa from our consulates
abroad or upon their arrival to
G- African Countries
All African Citizens
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 wife to Egyptian husband will be granted a
courtesy visa after declaring a proof for their marriage.
8. 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. You can obtain the visa
application form from 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 varies 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 |
|
|
$ 60.00 |
$ 110.00 |
$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, and a blank page to stamp the visa.
2) One
passport-size photo.
3) Completed
application.
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, AIRBORNE, DHL, UPS 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 Egypt”, Personal &Business Check are not
accepted.
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, AIRBORNE,
DHL, UPS 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
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
1990 Post Oak Blvd. Suite # 2180
