Egypt Travel Visa

To help you arrange for your lifetime adventure to Egypt, we will tell the most important step to enter this country. You will need Egypt Entry Visa to be able to enjoy your time on the pharaohs lands. The Visa instructions differs from each country and each person, in this blog we will tell you everything about the Egypt Entry Visa.

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Details about the Egypt Entry Visa

To be able to enter Egypt and enjoy all the interesting sites and the charming natural places there, you will need to get an Entry Visa. To enter Egypt with ease and comfort, we will tell you all the details that a traveler may need.
The Visa is the formal document key that can allow the non-citizens to enter a foreign country to spend a specific limited time. To enter Egypt, you can have one of these 3 different kinds of visas:

• Free Visa
• Visa upon arrival.
• E-visa (Electronic visa).
• Throughout this article, we will provide you with detailed information about each case for most of the countries to get their Visas to Egypt.

Countries can have a Free Visa to Egypt

Between the whole world, there are 9 countries can easily have a free entry Visa for 3 months. They don’t need to apply for a Visa to enjoy a trip to Egypt.
These countries are:

Bahrain
Hong Kong
Oman
Macao
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
The United Arab Emirates
Malaysia

There are some certain conditions that give the Countries a Free Visa to Egypt.  

Countries can have Egypt Visa Upon Arrival

There are also list of countries that can get the Egypt Entry Visa upon their arrival at any of the airport terminals in Egypt. This visa allows the travelers for 30 days stay in Egypt. 

You have to meet the following conditions to get the Visa upon your arrival: 

• Having a valid passport for six months
• Your country has to be among the eligible countries list.
• You will need to pay the Visa fees in the airport which is 25 USD and you can only pay in cash. The travelers of the eligible countries can pay in dollars, Euros, or British Pounds.

Here are a list of the main international Airports in Egypt: 

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

Countries can Apply for an E-Visa

Now, you can easily apply for the Egyptian visa online and get the E-Visa (electronic visa). You will be able to get the single entry visa or the multiple-entry visa, to choose what suits you here are the details for each visa: 

A Single entry Visa will allow you to stay for a maximum of 30 days, and it’s valid for 6 months from the day of issuing. 

A multiple entry Visa will allow you to visit Egypt and leave then get back again as much as you want for almost 3 months, but you have to make sure that your stay in Egypt will not exceed the standard 30 days per visit.  

There are some requirements to get the Egyptian E-Visa online. Here is your guide: 

• Firstly, make sure that you have a valid passport with at least of 8 months from the day you’re applying for the Visa. 
• Then you will find an online form that you need to fill, but be careful to not make any errors. 
• Now, you will get to the paying step, where you can use your credit or a debit card to pay the Visa fees. 
• Make sure to upload a scan photo of your passport main page. 
• Finally, you have to get a copy from the e-Visa with you while reaching the Egyptian border upon your arrival.

Applying for the E-visa is a process that can take around 5 business days, and you have to start this process at least 7 days before your travel to Egypt. 

There are specific countries that are eligible to apply for the e-Visa, please check the list below:

Now, you can easily use this link to apply for the Egyptian E-Visa online:  Egypt E-Visa Online. But GAT Tours will also be here for you to handle all the Visa process for you, just mention it.