| Visa Information |
Most tourists and visitors can obtain an entry visa at any of the Major Ports of Entry for about US$20.
Passport holders from the EU, UK, Australia, Canada, Croatia, Georgia, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Macedonia, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Serbia, Ukraine, and the USA can obtain a visa on arrival.
Visitors entering Egypt at the overland border post to Taba (from Israel) to visit the Gulf of Aqaba coast and St. Catherine can be exempted from a visa and granted a free residence permit for fourteen days to visit the area.
The following are exempt from visa requirements when visiting Egypt:
Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.
Citizens of the following countries are required to have a pre-arrival visa: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chechnya, Croatia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Lebanon, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, The Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sri-Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and all African countries.
NOTE: If you are NOT arriving by air or sea (Red Sea), you may need to organize a visa beforehand. If you travel overland from Sudan, you must arrange a visa before arrival.
The following are exempt from visa requirements when visiting Egypt:
Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.
Citizens of the following countries are required to have a pre-arrival visa: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chechnya, Croatia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Lebanon, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, The Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sri-Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and all African countries.
NOTE: If you are NOT arriving by air or sea (Red Sea), you may need to organize a visa beforehand. If you travel overland from Sudan, you must arrange a visa before arrival.
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