Egypt Visa on Arrival, Cairo

Obtaining Egypt Visas is the first concern for all travelers arriving in Egypt , especially if it is his/her first time. Getting a visa is actually very simple for the majority of nationalities as you can buy it at the airport upon arrival.

In the arrival hall, head to any bank (you will find at least 3) and buy a visa from the bank clerk. The visa used to be 2 stamps (like postage stamps) one blue and one orange. Recently, they replaced them with a single colored sticker. However, it is possible that they may return to using the 2 stamps.

Take your visa from the bank clerk and stick it on the first empty page in your passport. Now, fill your arrival card. You should have received this from a flight attendant prior to landing. If you did not get one, don’t worry, you can find one in the arrival hall. You must ensure that you complete all fields on the arrival card IN CAPITAL LETTERS. Now you can join the queue for passport control.

Cost: US$15 or the equivalent in € (Euros) or £ (Pounds Sterling).

No photo is needed.
No photo is needed.

Duration: A tourist visa is valid for up to 3 months.

Multiple Entry Visa: must be obtained in your home country prior to arrival.

Please note that this information applies to all Egyptian airports, like Cairo International airport, Luxor Airport, Aswan Airport and so on, except that in Sharm El Sheikh International airport you may not need to get a visa ONLY if you are staying just in Sharm or the cost of Aqaba gulf , but getting out of these areas will require that you should get a visa, this is in case if you may like to go to Cairo or any other place in Egypt or Sinai .

If you do get asked for a return ticket by the immigration officers, it's better to say something along the lines of "we're leaving on the ferry to Jordan in a few weeks…"

2 Replies to “Egypt Visa on Arrival, Cairo”

  1. every traveller ‘s been to egypt, knew to buy visa stamp from bank counter.
    ddn’t you visit egypt yet? now with budget airlines, very low fares avaailable before easters

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