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2/18/10

Your Entry Visa To Egypt

Most tourists and visitors to Egypt can obtain an entry visa at any of the major airports or ports of entry. All foreigners arriving in Egypt should have a valid passport (with at least 6 months left before expiry) to get an entry visa. 
-The visa can also be obtained from Egyptian Diplomatic and Consular Missions abroad, or  when in Egypt ( for extension or renewal)  from the visa department at the Travel Documents, Immigration and Nationality Administration (TDINA) building at Mogamma
building located at the second flower.

Citizens of the following countries should have a pre-arrival visa: 

Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chechnya, Croatia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, India, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Lebanon, Macao, Macedonia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, The Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sri-Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and All African countries .

There are 2 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 Egypt for purposes other than tourism, e.g. work, study, etc. The possession of a valid Entry Visa is needed to complete theresidence procedure in Egypt.
The Visa is valid only for travel within three months from the date of issue and is valid only for One- month stay in Egypt, beginning on the date of arrival. If you have a reason to extend your stay, you can do that from the ministry of interior affairs in Egypt after declaring the reasons for that and their acceptance for that reasons.
Egyptian with foreign passports:
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.

How to obtain your visa at the airport:
The visa is simply a stamp (like a mail or postage stamp) that you buy from the visa office, which you arrive at, just before the immigration booth; you can't miss it! The visa will cost you around $15 and after buying it; you just stick in any empty page on your passport. Don't worry; it’s so easy! Once you have bought your visa you then stand in line to get your passport stamped by the immigration officer.


USEFUL TIP

While you are buying your visa, use the opportunity to exchange your currency, but please note, only $US, £UK or Euros can be accepted.
Visitors entering Egypt at the overland border post at Taba, to visit the Gulf of Aqaba coast and St. Catherine’s, can be exempt from requiring a visa and be granted a free residence permit, valid for fourteen days, to visit the area.
Fees of entry Visa  at some Consular Missions abroad
Country
Single Entry
Multiple Entry
Argentina
$18 US
$23 US
Australia
$35 Aus
$42 Aus
Austria
20 Euros
15 Euros
Belgium
15 Euros
 
30 Cr$
 
Brazil
25 Cr$
31 $Cr
Canada
25 $c

 
Cyprus (Cypriot Nationals)
8 Pound
14 Pound 
Cyprus (Other Nationals)
12 Pound

Denmark (Danish Nationals)
132 Kr
240 Kr
Denmark (Other Nationals)
188 Kr
220 Kr
Finland (Finnish Nationals)
100 Mk

Finland (Other Nationals)
140 Mk
175 Mk
France
15 Euros
15 Euros 
Germany (German Nationals)
15 Euros 

Greece
4,300 Dr
5,100 Dr
Holland
35 Euros
45 Euros
Indonesia
45,000 Rp
60,000 Rp
Ireland
16,5 Pound
20,5 Pound
Italy
15 Euros
15 Euros
Japan
5,500 Yen
7,000 Yen
Malaysia
46 Ringet
57 Ringet
Norway (Norwegian Nationals)
30 Kr

Norway (Other Nationals)
180 Kr
215 Kr
Russia (Russian Nationals)
53,000 Rub

Russia (Other Nationals)
85,000 Rub

Singapore
46 S$
58 S$
South Korea
15,000 W
20,000 W
Spain
15 Euros
15 Euros
Sweden
170 Kr
220 Kr
Switzerland
50 SF
60 SF
United Kingdom
15 Pound
18 Pound
United States (US Nationals)
$15

United States (Other Nationals)
$18
$23


UK

Consulate General Of
The Arab Republic Of Egypt
2 Lowndes St.,
London SW1X 9ET

Entry Visa Application Form
Tel: 020 7235 9777
24 Hour information service
09065 508 933
Obtaining application form by fax
09065 540 833
Obtaining application form by post
09065 266 650

USA

Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
3521 International CTM.W.
Washington DC, 20008
Tel: (202) 895-5400
Fax: (202) 224-4319/5131
Ambassador's Residence
2301 Massachussettes St.
NW Washington DC, 20008
 
Egyptian Consulate -- New York
1110 2nd Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Tel: (212) 759-7120/1/2
USA Chicago

Egyptian Consulate -- Chicago
30 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60603
 
Egyptian Consulate -- Houston
2000 West Loop South
Houston, Texas 77027
Tel: (713) 961-4915/6, 961-4407
 
Egyptian Consulate -- San Francisco
3001 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, California 94115
Tel: (415) 346-9700/2
 
Germany

Egyptian Embassy
Konprinzen Str 2
Bad Godesberg, Bonn
Tel: (228) 364000/8/9
 
Egyptian Embassy -- Berlin Branch
Berliner Str 22
Pankow, Berlin 3
Tel: (30) 482-5095
 
Egyptian Consulate -- Frankfurt
Eysseneck Str 52
6000 Frankfurt/Main I
Tel: (69) 590557/8
Canada

Egyptian Embassy
454 Laurier Avenue East
Ottawa
, Ontario
KIN 6R3
Tel: (613) 234-4931 / 35/58
 
Consulate
 
1 Place VilleMarie Bureau 2617
Montreal,Canada H3B 4S
tel: 514-866-8455
fax: 514-866-0835
Montreal,Canada
Mexico

Embajada de la República Arabe de Egipto
Alejandro Dumas No. 131 , Colonia Polanco
11560, México DF
Tal: (5) 2 81 06 98
Fax. (5) 2 82 12 94
Australia

1 Darwin Avenue
Yarralumla, Canberra, ACT 2600
Tel: (62) 273-4437/8
 
Egyptian Consulate -- Melbourne
124 Exhibition Street, 9th Floor
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Tel: (3) 654-8869 / 8634
 
Egyptian Consulate -- Sydney
335 New South Head Road
Double Bay, Sydney NSW 2028
Tel: (2) 362-3482/8, 327-5538
New Zealand, Fiji, Western Samoa,
Marshal Islands & Papua New Guinea

1 Darwin Avenue,
Yarralumla Canberra ACT 2600 
Tel. (612) 62734437- 62734438
 
Fax (612)62734279
 
P.O. Box 1 Darwin Avenue, Yarralumla Act 2600
Greece

Egyptian Embassy
3 Vassilissis Safies Street
Athens

Tel: (1) 361-8612/3
Switzerland

Embassy 
61, Elfenauweg,
3006 Berne 
TEL (4131)3528012/3528013
FAX (4131)3520625
TELEX 912210
Jordan

Egyptian Embassy
3rd Floor, Jebel Amman
Zahran Street
, Amman
, Tel: (6) 641375/6, 641705
 
Egyptian Consulate -- Aqaba
Al-Wahdat Al-Jarbiyya
Al-Istiqlal Street

Aqaba
Belgium

Avenue de l'Uruguay 19, B-1000 Bruxelles
TEL (322)6635820 - 66358800 - 6635828
FAX (322)6755888
TELEX BOSTAN B 23716
embassy.egypt@skynet.be  
emb.egypt@azeuro.net
  
egyemb@albnet.net

India

Address 1-50 M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi- 110021 
City - New Delhi
 
Tel. (9111) 6114096- 6114097
 
Fax (9111) 6885355
 
Telex 31 72245 EGND IN

Malaysia

Address 28 Lingkungan U-Thant, Off Jalan U-Thant
55000 Kuala Lumpur 
City Kuala-Lumpur
 
Tel. (603) 42568184 - 42568745
 
Fax (603) 4573515 
P.O. Box 12004
Kuala Lumpur
NOTE:
This mission also serves as a non-resident mission to Brunai.
Korea

46-1 Hannam Dong,
Yongsan Ku Seoul 140-210 Rep. 
City - Seoul
 
Tel. (822)7490787-7490788 - 7490789
 
Fax (822) 7952588
 
Email
embassyegyptkorea@yahoo.com  
P.O. Box 3734, SEOUL
 
 

China

Suite 2201, Sino Plaza, 255 Gloucester Road, Causewaybay,
Hong Kong 
City - Hong Kong
 
Tel. (+852)28270668 - 28270952
 
Fax (+852)28272100
 
Email
 : 
egyptcg@netvigator.com    
Telex 73030 ZAFAR HX
Austria

P.O BOX
129
Vienna
TEL (431)3708104 - 3708106 - 3681134 - 3681135
FAX (431)3708127
TELEX 115623
egyptian.embassy@netway.at   
 
Pakistan

Plot NO. 38-51 UN Boulevard - Diplomatic Enclave Ramna 5-4, Islamabad
 
City - Islamabad
 
Tel. (9251)2209072 - 2209082
 
Fax (9251)2279552
 
P.O. Box 2088
Norway

Embassy Head Of Mission Ambassador Magdy Abdel-Meneim Heeny
Drmmensveien 90 A 0244
Oslo 2
TEL (47)22200010/22447767/22446876
FAX (47)22562268
TELEX 78405 FARISN
NOTE:
This mission also serves as a non- resident mission to Iceland.

Turkey
Ataturk Bulvari NO.126, 06680 Kavaklidere
Ankara
P.O BOX
06680TEL (90312)4684647/4261026/4266478
FAX (90312)4270099
Consulate General
173, Cevdetpasa Cadbebek
Istanbul
P.O BOX
37 P. K. 80810
TEL (90212)2652440 -2636038
FAX (90212) 2574428
miscons-ist@emailaccount.com    
France

Egyptian Embassy
56, Avenue d'Iena
75116 Paris
Tel: (1) 47 20 97 70 / 47 20 75 97
 
Egyptian Consulate -- Paris
58, Avenue Foch
75116 Paris
Tel: (1) 45 00 84 64 / 45 00 49 52 /45 00 69 23
Thailand

Las. Colinas Building 42 nd Floor 6 Sukhumvit 21 Bangkok 10110
 
City -Bangkok
 
Tel. (062)6617184- 2620236
 
Fax (062) 2620235
 
Telex 82544 Boustan Th
NOTE:
This mission also serves as a non- resident mission to Cambodia
Belgium

Avenue de l'Uruguay 19, B-1000 Bruxelles
TEL (322)6635820 - 66358800 - 6635828
FAX (322)6755888
TELEX BOSTAN B 23716
embassy.egypt@skynet.be  
emb.egypt@azeuro.net
  
egyemb@albnet.net
Austria
P.O BOX
129
Vienna
TEL (431)3708104 - 3708106 - 3681134 - 3681135
FAX (431)3708127
TELEX 115623
egyptian.embassy@netway.at
Norway

Embassy Head Of Mission Ambassador Magdy Abdel-Meneim Heeny
Drmmensveien 90 A 0244
Oslo 2
TEL (47)22200010/22447767/22446876
FAX (47)22562268
TELEX 78405 FARISN
NOTE:
This mission also serves as a non- resident mission to Iceland.
Singapore

75 Grange Road,
Singapore 
City - Singapore
 
Tel. (65)67371881
 
Fax (65)67323422

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