Passport / Visa - General Overview

Visitors from many countries can obtain visas on arrival in Cairo. Below is an overview of general information. Should you require more information, please contact the Embassy / Consulate for Egypt within your country, or contact us.

To download a visa application form, please Click Here - this documents is 2 pages and MUST be printed out on either side of a single sheet of A4 paper

Passport Required?

Visa Required?

Visa on Arrival?

British

Yes

Yes

Yes

Australian

Yes

Yes

Yes

Canadian

Yes

Yes

Yes

USA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other EU

Yes

Yes

Yes

PASSPORTS: Passport valid for at least six months from date of departure required by all.

VISAS: Required by all except the following: (a) nationals of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the Syrian Arab Republic and United Arab Emirates; (b) those continuing their journey to a third country within 24 hours, provided holding confirmed tickets.

Note: (a) The amount of stay permitted in Egypt in which visa exemptions apply to such nationals varies. It is advised to contact the nearest Embassy/Consulate prior to travel to confirm the details. (b) Those in possession of a residence permit to Egypt are not required to obtain an Entry visa if they leave Egypt and return within the validity of their residence permit or within six months, whichever period is less.

Types of visa and (guide) cost (UKGBP ): Tourist and Business (single- and multiple-entry). Cost varies according to nationality. For UK nationals: Tourist: £15 (single-entry); £18 (multiple-entry); Business: £53 (single-entry); £91 (multiple-entry). For US nationals: All visas £12. For Canadian nationals: Tourist: £15 (single-entry); £18 (multiple-entry); Business: £40 (single-entry); £70 (multiple-entry).Processing fees for other nationals vary considerably; check with the appropriate Consulate (or Consular section of Embassy) for details.

Validity: Varies, but are usually valid for six months from the date of issue for stays of up to three months. Visas cannot be post-dated. Visas can be extended (for over one month) one week before the end of the permitted stay in Egypt at Immigration.

Application to: Your Local Egyptian Consulate (See Below)

Application requirements: (a) Passport valid for at least six months with at least one blank page. (b) Application form, completed and signed. (c) One recent passport-size photo. (d) Postal applicants must enclose a registered- or recorded-delivery, self-addressed envelope and pay by postal order only. (e) Fee, payable by cash or postal order. (f) Business letter for Business visa.

Working days required: Same day for personal applications; seven days or more from day of receipt for postal applications. Processing may take longer (estimated six to eight weeks) for the following nationals, who require pre-approval from the relevant authorities in Cairo: Algeria, Bangladesh, China (PR), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.

Embassies & Consulates List

Australia

Egyptian Embassy 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

Canada

Egyptian Embassy 454 Laurier Avenue East Ottawa, Ontario KIN 6R3 Tel: (613) 234-4931 / 35/58

Egyptian Consulate -- Montreal 3754 Cote des Neiges Montreal, Quebec H3H 7V6 (514) 937-7781/2

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

Egyptian Consulate -- Marseilles 166, Avenue de Hamburg 13008 Marseilles Tel: 91 25 04 04

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

Greece

Egyptian Embassy 3 Vassilissis Safies Street Athens Tel: (1) 361-8612/3

Ireland

Egyptian Embassy 12 Clyde Road Dublin 4 Tel: (1) 606566 / 718

Israel

Egyptian Embassy 54 Rehov Basel Tel Aviv Tel: (3) 546-5151/2

Egyptian Consulate -- Eilat 68 Afraty Street Bna Betkha, Eilat Tel: (7) 597-6115

Japan

Egyptian Embassy I-5-4- Aobadai Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 171 Tel: (3) 37 70 80 22

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

Netherlands

Boweg I-2597 The Hague Tel: (70) 354-2000 / 4535

Saudi Arabia

Egyptian Embassy P.O. Box 1805 Riyadh 11741 Tel: (1) 465-7413 / 8452

Sudan

Egyptian Embassy Sharia Al-Jama'a Al-Mojram Khartoum Tel: (11) 77646/7, 72836

Egyptian Consulate -- Khartoum Sharia Al-Jamhuriyya Khartoum Tel: (11) 70291, 72190

Egyptian Consulate -- El-Obeid Al-Midan Al-Kabeer Al-Obeid Tel: (249) 4167

Egyptian Consulate -- Port Sudan Sharia Kabbashi Eissa Port Sudan Tel: (249) 2036, 5910

Sweden

Egyptian Embassy Strandvagen 35 Stockholm Tel: (8) 660-3145, 662-9603 / 9687

UK

Egyptian Embassy 26 South Street London W1Y 6DD Tel: (171) 499-2401

Egyptian Consulate -- London 2 Lowndes Street London SW1 Tel: (171) 235-9777

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

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