To enter Egypt, the visa (or visa) is an essential requirement, as you can imagine. And unfortunately, it is not the easiest procedure for someone who is not used to doing it. In any case, here we offer you detailed information on how to get it, who should apply for it, and other issues of interest. And if you need a professional and experienced agency to process the visa, Egipto Exclusivo will take care of it.
Tourists from practically all countries in the world must apply for a visa to Egypt for their trip. Only citizens of some Arab states with which this country has an agreement are exempt from this.
The visa to Egypt has an approximate price of 30 dollars, which can also be paid in euros or pounds sterling. The period of validity of this permit is 30 days, although that period can also be extended once you are in the country. For this, consult the section ‘Extension of the visa to Egypt’.
There is also the ‘multiple entry visa’ option, aimed at tourists who are going to enter and leave the country on different occasions, but always within this 30-day limit.
Regarding the method to obtain the visa to Egypt, we can distinguish two main types: the traditional visa and the electronic visa.
It is the classic way to obtain a visa to Egypt and can be done, in turn, in two different places:
This modality is valid for all tourists, regardless of their place of origin.
It is the easiest way to obtain a visa to Egypt for tourist trips. However, it is not available in all countries, but only some from the geographical area of Europe, North America, Oceania and the Far East of Asia. Specifically, for the following:
If you come from one of these countries, you can access the official website of Egytp Visa, of the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior, and carry out this procedure at least 7 days before your arrival in the country.
The price is the same, that is, $25 for a single entry and $60 for multiple entries
The south of the Sinai Peninsula, bathed by the Red Sea, has a special and differentiated treatment with respect to the rest of the visas to Egypt. Those who are going to make a trip to this area, can obtain a free visa for a period of 15 days, which can be obtained at the border tourist destination of Taba or at the airport of Sharm El-Sheikh.
These are the places covered by this free visa: Sharm El-Sheikh, Taba, Dahab, Nuweiba and St. Catherine’s Monastery. But beware: Ras Muhammad National Park is not included in this permit.
These are the requirements that will be required to obtain the visa to Egypt, which must be demonstrated at the time of arrival in the country:
If you are going to travel to the country for other purposes, such as working for a period (even less than 30 days) or you plan to reside for a longer time, you should contact the Egyptian embassy in your country to process a permit different from the tourist one.
Maybe the 30 days of your visa to Egypt will fall short. There are so many things to see and do in this country! In that case, you have the possibility to extend your visa . That extension has an approximate cost of 15 LE (Egyptian pounds), which depends on the place of processing. You can also request a multiple entry extension, for about 61 LE.
There are generally no problems in obtaining an extension, but the wait can be tedious. If you apply for the extension after the deadline, you will be charged a penalty of about 100 LE. But if you do not do so and return to your country outside the stipulated period, you must prepare for a fine of about 135 LE at the return airport.
This is the list of offices where you can process the visa extension to Egypt:
You can also extend the free Sinai visa. This is useful for those who, while on vacation in the Red Sea, decide to extend their stay in the country or take an excursion to other areas of the country. This option is available at the Sharm El-Sheikh airport office.
As we have seen, the casuistry related to the visa to Egypt is very complex: there are many modalities, which change according to the origin of the tourist, the destination to visit or the period to stay. In addition, the changing situation of tourism in the country and in the world can modify the requirements to obtain permits. To all this is added the added difficulty of the language, since carrying out these procedures in Spanish is not always possible.
For all this, to apply for an Egypt visa Exclusivo gives you a piece of advice: turn to a trusted agency that will process these permits for you. If you organize your trip with us, we will take care of providing you with a professional who will come to meet you at the arrival airport to carry out, together, the purchase of the sticker at the ticket offices and its presentation at the immigration offices. And if any other problem arises, we will also take care of helping you .
Do not let such an important issue complicate your trip to this country. To process your visa, Egipto Exclusivo is your trusted agency. Contact us!