Egypt Entry Visa Regulations 

Visitors to Egypt must obtain a visa from one of the Egyptian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries that are eligible for visa on arrival. Visitors must hold passports that are valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival to Egypt.

In March 2015 it was announced that all foreigners travelling to Egypt for tourism will require visas in advance as of May 15, 2015. The only exemption will be for organized groups visiting through an Egyptian travel agency.

 In April 2015 Egyptian authorities announced that they have reversed the decision until an electronic visa system is in place.

Egypt  Entry Visa Fees  :

Egypt Entry Visa Costs 25 $ each to be bought Cash from inside the Terminal

Egypt Entry Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 8 countries and territories may visit Egypt without a visa for 3 months:

  •  Bahrain
  •  Hong Kong
  •  Kuwait
  •  Macao
  •  Oman
  •  Qatar
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  United Arab Emirates

Egypt Entry Visa on arrival :

According to the Egyptian Consulate General in the United Kingdom citizens of the following countries can obtain visa upon arrival at any of the Egyptian ports of entry:

  • European Union All European Union countries
  •  Australia
  •  Canada
  •  Georgia
  •  Japan
  •  Macedonia
  •  Malaysia
  •  New Zealand
  •  Norway
  •  Republic of Korea
  •  Russian Federation
  •  Serbia
  •  Ukraine
  •  United States

Egypt Entry Visa Required in Advance

According to the data Egyptian Government provided to IATA citizens of all countries may obtain a visa on arrival to Egypt valid for 30 days except for the citizens of the following 84 countries and territories:

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan 
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Bosnia
  • Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Comoros
  • R Congo
  • DR Congo
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti, El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea, Ethiopia
  • Gabon, Gambia, Ghana
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran, Iraq
  • Israel
  • Kenya
  • DPR Korea
  • R Kosovo
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Palestine
  • Philippines
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • St. Vincent
  • the Grenadines
  • Sudan
  • Swaziland
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • (except those aged below 20 and above 45), Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe