Egypt - Apply for Visa on Arrival

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for a visa on arrival, the applicant needs to approach the immigration office at the airport.
2. The applicant must stand in the queue at the relevant visa desk at the airport before heading to the immigration office.
3. The visa on arrival is issued to the applicant once the applicant arrives in Egypt.
4. Later the applicant must pay the required fees.
5. The applicant will receive the visa sticker to stick to their passport.
6. Officers from the Egyptian border force will grant the visa and apply a visa sticker to a blank page in the traveller’s passport.
7. Once the visa on arrival is granted to the applicant it will allow international travellers to stay in Egypt for up to 30 days. The visa on arrival is also a single-entry visa.
   

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Required Documents

• Passport
• Identity proof
• 2 passport size photographs
• Proof of the Air ticket
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Finance
Arab Republic of Egypt
Ministry of Finance Towers,
Nasr City.
Extension of Ramsis Street,
Abbassiya, Cairo
Phone: 02/23428830
Fax: 02/23428830
Contact link

Immigration office, Egypt
Qasr Ad Dobarah,
Qasr El Nil,
Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Eligibility

41 countries are eligible for this process including the 27 states in the European Union, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, South Korea, Macedonia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Fees

The cost of the Egyptian visa on arrival is 25 USD. The applicant is required to pay only in US dollars and not in other currency. Also the applicant is required to pay in cash only, as the credit and debit cards are not allowed.

Validity

The visa is valid for 30 days.

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Processing Time

The visa takes an hour to 3 days.

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Instructions

• The Egyptian visa on arrival has been available to eligible tourists for years and has not been discontinued. There are currently 46 countries whose citizens can apply for a visa on arrival for Egypt.
• The passport used to enter Egypt must include at least 2 blank pages — as well as being valid for at least 6 months.
• The Egyptian visa on arrival is available at several airports and other entry points throughout the country, with the Egypt visa on arrival at Cairo Airport and the visa on arrival at Hurghada Airport being two of the most popular options.
• The process of obtaining an Egypt visa on arrival for US citizens is the same as that for EU passport holders and nationals of other eligible countries.
• The only difference is that nationals of certain EU states (including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and Portugal) can choose to show their national ID card instead of their passport along with passport size photographs.
  

Required Information

• Full name, address and contact details of applicant
• Sex and Age
• Nationality
• Purpose of visit
• Details of host
• Place of residence while in the country.
  

Need for the Document

As the name suggests, this visa is issued when you arrive in Egypt.
This particular type of visa, as the name suggests, it is issued once the traveler has already reached the Egyptian territory and cannot be applied for in advance.

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