Egypt Travel Visa

The Egypt Travel Visa is the stamp anybody coming to Egypt should have on their passport to be allowed to enter Egypt.

What is a visa to enter Egypt?

Egypt A travel visa is the only way to get through Egypt’s impossible gates. The main goal of this page is to tell every visitor everything they need to know about Egypt’s Entry Visa requirements so they can easily and comfortably get into Egypt.

Non-citizens can get a travel visa for Egypt. This is a document that lets them enter and stay in a foreign country with some restrictions, such as a limit on the amount of time spent and a ban on working. Egypt offers three different kinds of visas to get in:

• Visa-free.
• The visa on arrival.
• Egypt electronic visa (e-visa).

Visa-free

Countries Are Allowed to Have A Free Visa to Egypt

There are 9 countries that are allowed entry to Egypt without a visa (visa-free) for 3 months:

Hong Kong	Macao
Bahrain	Oman
Kuwait	Saudi Arabia
The United Arab Emirates	Malaysia
Lebanon at Borg El Arab Airport, Hurghada Airport, or Sharm el-Sheikh Airport if arriving on a charter flight.

Countries Can Have A Free Visa to Egypt According to Certain Conditions

Algeria	It is provided for being aged 14 years and below.
Jordan	is provided if holding a normal 5-year passport, and the passport does not contain a stamp from the Jordanian Registration Office on the reverse side cover of the passport (on page 60).
Libya	It is provided being a female national or for residents of Butnan District on Sundays and Mondays
Afghanistan	It is provided for being aged 50 years and above or 16 years and below.
Lebanon	It is provided if being aged 50 years and above or 16 years and below (for all of Egypt), the visa is not required for Alexandria and South Sinai (for all ages)
Morocco	It is provided for being aged 14 years and below.
South Sudan	It is provided for being aged 50 years and above or 16 years and below or being a female.
Sudan	It is provided for being aged 50 years and above or 16 years and below or being a female.
Tunisia	It is provided for being aged 50 years and above or 16 years and below.
Yemen	It is provided if being aged 50 years and above or 16 years and below or traveling for medical reasons.
China	It is provided holding a return ticket, an upper-class hotel reservation, and an equivalent of USD 2000.

 

Visa on arrival

Travelers can obtain a tourist visa on arrival at any airport terminal in Egypt. The visa on arrival allows the visitor 30 days in Egypt, In order to obtain it:

• You have to be one of the eligible countries.
• Also, have a passport with six months remaining.
• You will need to pay the usual visa fee of 25$ USD in cash (credit and debit cards are not accepted) at the Egyptian Airport, so make sure to have cash money on you at all times. Eligible travellers are able to pay the fee in either US dollars, Euros, or British Pounds, and are advised to arrive at the Egyptian point of entry of their choice with the exact change to avoid delays.

Egypt has increased its number of nationalities able to receive Egypt visas upon arrival to Egypt to more than 180 nationalities, as long as they have a valid and used visa on their passports for:

United States	Canada	Belgium	Germany
Australia	Japan	Denmark	Hungary
New Zealand	Austria	France	Italy
The Czech Republic	Greece	Iceland	Liechtenstein
Estonia	Latvia	Lithuania	Luxembourg
Finland	Malta	Norway	Netherlands
Poland	Slovakia	Spain	Switzerland
Portugal	Slovenia	Sweden	South Africans, Kazakhs, Armenians, Georgians, and Azerbaijanis traveling to Egypt for the first time will be given emergency entry visas at the ports if they have visas for Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the US, UK, and the Schengen nations.

International Entry Points for Visas on Arrival

• Cairo International Airport, Cairo
• Hurghada International Airport, Hurghada
• St Catherine International Airport, St Catherina
• Borg el Arab International Airport, Alexandria
• Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
• Luxor Airport International Airport

Egypt electronic visa (e-visa)

The term “e-Visa” refers to an electronic visa that may be obtained online for either a single-entry or multiple-entry visa. A 30-day maximum stay is permitted in Egypt with a single entry visa, with a six-month validity period starting on the day of issuance.
Travelers who want to leave and enter Egypt often may do so with an Egyptian visa. Multiple entries are permitted throughout three months with Egypt’s multiple-entry access, provided that no more than 30 days are spent. The prerequisites for an Egyptian e-visa are:

• Own a current passport with at least eight months left on it after the date of admission.
• Fill out the online application completely and accurately.
• You may use a credit or debit card to pay the e-Visa charge.
• Upload a scan of your passport’s front page.
• To show the e-Visa at the Egyptian border upon arrival, print a copy of it.

You should apply seven days before you go to Egypt, and it will take about five business days to get your visa. The e-Visas can be single-entry (for stays of up to 30 days) or multiple-entry (for stays of more than 30 days) (valid for up to 90 days). The E-Visa is also open to people from the following countries:

Argentina	Armenia	Australia	Azerbaijan
Albania	Austria	Bahrain	Belarus
Belgium	Bulgaria	Colombia	Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Brazil	Chile	China
Czech	Canada	Croatia	Ecuador
Georgia	Hungary	Cyprus	Estonia
Denmark	Finland	France	Germany
Greece	Hong Kong	Iceland	India
Ireland	Italy	Japan	Kuwait
Macedonia	Latvia	Malaysia	Lithuania
Malta	South Korea	Luxembourg	Mexico
Netherlands	Monaco	Moldova	New Zealand
Montenegro	Oman	Paraguay	Peru
Qatar	Norway	Poland	Romania
Serbia	Portugal	Russian	Federation
San Marino	Republic of Kosovo	Saudi Arabia	Singapore
Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden
Switzerland	Taiwan	Ukraine	Uruguay
United Arab Emirates	Vatican	Venezuela	United States
United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)

Egypt Transit Visa

Do I need a visa to pass through Egypt?

A transit visa is a special visa that lets a person move through a country without waiting for a turn. The traveler will only be able to stay in the country for a certain amount of time to change flights to get to their final destination outside the country that gave them the visa.
If the traveler plans to change flights in Egypt on the way to another place, they may need an Egyptian transit visa to leave the airport and legally travel through Egypt. A transit visa is not required if the traveler is only at the airport for a few hours.

What do you need to get a transit visa for Egypt?

A valid passport from a country that is allowed
A valid ticket for the next leg of the trip is proof of the traveler’s plans.

Without a Transit Visa, going through Egypt, Many people from other countries may be able to pass through Egypt for up to 48 hours without a visa. Eligible people can leave the airport and see what’s around it if they have between 6 and 48 hours before their next flight. If a traveler has less than 6 hours to wait for their next flight, they must stay at the airport.

Which Nationalities Do Not Need Visas to Transit Through Egypt?

There are some exceptions to the Egypt transit visa. People from the following nine countries can enter Egypt without a permit:

Malaysia	UAE	Saudi Arabia
Oman	Macao	Lebanon
Kuwait	Hong Kong	Bahrain

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